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Andrea Gunraj’s non-fiction debut explores ‘undertold’ legacy of indentured labour

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Andrea Gunraj’s non-fiction debut explores ‘undertold’ legacy of indentured labour

Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed Present blends memoir, historical critique and cultural analysis

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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOpen this photo in gallery:SuppliedTitle: Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed PresentAuthor: Andrea GunrajGenre: Non-fictionPublisher: McClelland & StewartPages: 312 As a child, author Andrea Gunraj knew little about how her ancestors arrived from India to present-day Guyana. The sole story she heard made her shy away from that painful history: two young boys in India lured onto a boat, landing in what was then British Guiana, never to return home again. Gunraj’s ancestors were among the 1.6 million Indian indentured labourers who entered exploitative contracts with the British between 1834 and 1917.

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