While, studying the Stone Age we have to see that the human beings are not stayed permanently in place. Even though in the Neolithic were settled in the permanent place and engaged in the agricultural activities for their living they have to compulsion to an ambulant for various reasons like famine, natural calamities and for the better amenities. This is an indisputable fact that from the beginning of the Stone Age even still the human beings are moving place to place.




They have migrated to the many places, in the Continentals and in particular they have to select abundant places where they in the Western countries, USA and in Eastern countries like Malaysia, Singapore. Some of them have to send for an indenture laborers.

In this session we have to see about Fiji is situated on the east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean with more than 300 scattered islands. More than 100 islands are inhabitants. Its total area is 7,056 square miles. The main inhabitants of this land are Indians and Fijians.

According to Mrs.Thulasi Gopal a famous writer, who has dwelled in Fiji for more than seven years writes in her travelogue that the major industry of that island is farming the sugar cane plantations.

The British East India Company needs more and more laborers to build their colonies where they hold two third of the world. It would be learnt that the Sun never sets in the British Empire. In the beginning of the seventeen and nineteenth centuries there found new place, islands were to live and govern. Fiji became a British colony in 1874.

Fiji an island were contained more than 300 islands in it. Along with only 100s have an evidence that to trace the habitants for living. According to Thulasi Gopal a famous travelogue writer , who dwelled in Fiji for more than seven years writes in her book that the major industry of that island is farming sugar cane plantations.

This clearly shows that the large number of the Indians were used in to this island as an indenture workers in to this sugar cane plantations. We have enough evidence about the migration of Tamils from the South.

This will help to the readers to understand that why the British have deployed Indians to Fiji?

Why the British brought the Indians to Fiji?

Governor Sir Arthur Gordon served in Mauritius and Trinidad. He had a lot of experiences in this lands. He transferred to Fiji as Governor. He said that he not like to interfere the customs of the native. He also served in Fiji. He further added that Indian labors are hardworking people and they do not demand more wages.

Therefore, in his view, in a highly populated country like India, where there was unemployment and poverty and which was under British rule it was easy to get cheap labour.



The Arkatis the British company’s agents painted rosy pictures about Fiji to the poor laborers who lived in the British colonies and enticed to take them to the Fiji islands. In this way they have succeeded to bring the cheap laborer to their sugar cane fields.

Notably these laborers who moved to these unknown islands from their kith and kin have crushed in the unknown soils with harsh and cheap wages.



Mr.Bala Ganapathy Tamil Advisor to Fiji government gives the following data. Fiji total population is 6,78000. In this Madrassis 1,16000. About 70000 or 80000 Tamils. This is an approximate figure in 1995.The request of the Tamilnadu government has refused, by the Fiji and it does not give any original figure of the total population of Tamils.

An interesting notes while seeing about the Tamil teaching in Suva the capital of Fiji.

At the earlier time, say during the beginning of the indenture there were no schools for Indian laborers children. Of course, some Christian missionaries started schools for the children but this has taught only in English. At this time some Hindu missionaries and many interested social organizers come forward to teach Tamil languages to the children.



Sri Swani Manoharanandha head of the Arya Samaj propagated the religion including the Indian education.

Mr. K.S. Raman built a Tamil school in Rakki Rakki district. Sadhu Kuppusamy worked in the year 1921 for four years .His first student were Doraisamy,Kuppan,Perumal Chetty,Raj Gounder and Ramasami Nidu. Mr. Sanjeevi Reddy in 1921 donated 5 acres land to construct a school buildings. In this school Srimaan. Manikka Reddy father kanna Kanniappa Reddy and Singiri Naidu worked as teacher. Tamil and Telugu languages taught in this school.

By Sivashanmugam. Karur. Tn. India.



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Can Tamils follow the Tamil culture in abroad?


We have evidence of Tamils contact with the Romans and even Americans from the earliest period. But we don’t have memories of Tamil settlements in these countries during the ancient period. Scholars also infer that the imperial Cholas of the later days must have travelled as for as Mexico. However on the basis of dependable evidence we can say that large scale Tamil migration to African, West-Indian Ocean islands began to take place only in the 19th century.



chat clearly shows the countries suppliThe following ed by total Emigration from Madras Presidency.To Mauritius Bourbon (Reunion) 1874 -75 : 5,844

,, Ceylon--------------------------------------------: 17,227

,, British Burmah---------------------------------: 264

,, West Indies--------------------------------------: 3,043

,, Other places ------------------------------------: 3,614



With pitiable that all these migrate are lost their identity except Ceylon.

Interestingly seen, now after two centuries this chat is increasing as on dated 31 Mar 2011, say up to 80,000 H-1B visas alone. Under, the H-1B cap, U.S. Companies selected our youths for skilled works.



Unfortunately, these migrates were attracted by the life style and mounting salaries of this country. In this, no parents are kept away from this theory. As, the head of the family it is common to give better chances to give their kids. But they didn’t or doesn’t think about the demerits of this life. The main reason of not caring about the other aspects is that their kids yearnings are lot.



However, some parents worried about their kids who are residing in U.S.A. This applied to Europe, Gulf and African countries.

This is an important thing, to know the categories of visas.



American Government issues visas in various categories like Tourist visa, H1B and L-1 visa. Apart from this lot of higher study visas are given by the U.S.A. Here, there are no problems in the L-1 visa holders, because their companies took all responsibilities. They could not stay long term in this country.



Until these, problems are not arising to their parents. Whenever their kids or one of the family members induced or advised to stay or get P.R. the problems will begin.



In, the H1B cap there some risks meanly about their future. When compare to others these Peoples gets the P.R. easily, say within five to seven years. After, getting the P.R. they tried to bring up their kids in the western styles. This will damage their families and ours culture.



All parents having the confidence to them. They have trust upon the kids that he or she is not going out of culture. This may be true because they have brought up in Indian soil. But the question arises about their hereditary. This is really tough to the green card holders to brought their children as in Indian culture. What they are going to do? Are they going to allow the hardship to their native the way of settling in these brain drain country ?



Conclusion.



Obviously, one of my two sons is in U.S. as senior software consultant in Deloitte. Six years back at the beginning when he started his service it gives very pleasant to me. But after the first grand-daughter born we feel some pain in our hearts. While, thinking about our grand-daughter's future we have fear. Because, that situation is not well to her. In this circumstances what we are going to do?



I am leaving an unanswered questions before me with in the hope, may find solutions for this in the future.



By sivashanmugam.India.