Kalathmika Natarajan

Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy uncovers the remarkable role of emigration, particularly of indentured labourers, in forging independent India's foreign relations. Over the centuries, millions of migrant labourers sailed from the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, to shape what is now the world's largest diaspora. This book recovers the histories and legacies of those 'coolie' migrants,...