In 1909, four women board a ship in Madras to cross the Kala Pani, the ‘black water’, to Natal. Lutchmee, a young widow, has escaped her vengeful mother-in-

This Book Is A Celebration Of The History And Presence Of Biharis In Mauritius. It Brings Together Prose, Poetry And Art To Recreate Scenes And Events Of Bihari

When used in India, the term Kala pani refers to the cellular jail in Port Blair, where the British colonisers sent a select category of freedom fighters. In th

With a series of rich case studies focused on mobile laborers, this book demonstrates how the regional migrations of the early modern era came to be connected,