Indians in Madagascar form a community of roughly 25,000 individuals according to the statistics of India's Ministry of External Affairs; other estimates of their population range from 15,000 to 30,000. Among them are 867 non-resident Indians, with the rest being locally born descendants of early immigrants.[1][2] They form a minority ethnic group in Madagascar.
By the 1780s, a community of roughly 200 Indian traders had formed at Mahajanga, a port on the north-west coast of Madagascar, near Bombetoka Bay at the mouth of the Betsiboka River. Confusion arose over their legal status; they often declared themselves to be Malagasy subjects in order to evade the laws against slave-holding or the building of stone houses, both forbidden to British subjects, while their dhows, which they used to transport goods to and from the African mainland, flew French flags.[3] Initial arrivals were mainly Muslim Khojas, Ismailis and Daoudi Bohras, with some Hindus settling later.[4] The 1911 census found 4,480 Indians in the country, making them 21% of the total foreign population and the second-largest foreign population after the French.[5] Following the nationalisation of private businesses in the 1970s, many were compelled to leave; those who remained were largely uneducated, but stayed on and gradually built their businesses. By 2000, they were generally believed to control 50-60% of the country's economy, making them the target of demonstrators during periods of unrest.[6]
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Singhvi, L. M. (2000), "Other Countries of Africa", (PDF), New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs, pp. 89–109, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-06
Further readingedit
Stratton, Arthur (1964), "The Chinese and the Indians", The Great Red Island: A Biography of Madagascar, Scribner, pp. 26–44, OCLC 1670237
Blanchy, Sophie (2004-01-22), Karana Et Banians: Les Communautes Commercantes D'Origine Indienne A Madagascar, Harmattan, ISBN978-2-7384-2656-7
April 27, 2024
indians, madagascar, form, community, roughly, individuals, according, statistics, india, ministry, external, affairs, other, estimates, their, population, range, from, among, them, resident, indians, with, rest, being, locally, born, descendants, early, immig. Indians in Madagascar form a community of roughly 25 000 individuals according to the statistics of India s Ministry of External Affairs other estimates of their population range from 15 000 to 30 000 Among them are 867 non resident Indians with the rest being locally born descendants of early immigrants 1 2 They form a minority ethnic group in Madagascar Indians in MadagascarKaranaTotal population25 000 1 Regions with significant populationsAntananarivoLanguagesGujarati English Telugu Tamil French Malagasy Hindi Languages of IndiaReligionHinduism Islam including Sunnism Shi ism Isma ilism and BohraRelated ethnic groupsOverseas Indians Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further readingHistory editBy the 1780s a community of roughly 200 Indian traders had formed at Mahajanga a port on the north west coast of Madagascar near Bombetoka Bay at the mouth of the Betsiboka River Confusion arose over their legal status they often declared themselves to be Malagasy subjects in order to evade the laws against slave holding or the building of stone houses both forbidden to British subjects while their dhows which they used to transport goods to and from the African mainland flew French flags 3 Initial arrivals were mainly Muslim Khojas Ismailis and Daoudi Bohras with some Hindus settling later 4 The 1911 census found 4 480 Indians in the country making them 21 of the total foreign population and the second largest foreign population after the French 5 Following the nationalisation of private businesses in the 1970s many were compelled to leave those who remained were largely uneducated but stayed on and gradually built their businesses By 2000 they were generally believed to control 50 60 of the country s economy making them the target of demonstrators during periods of unrest 6 See also edit nbsp India portal nbsp Madagascar portal Chinese people in Madagascar Hinduism in Madagascar Islam in Madagascar Demographics of Madagascar India Madagascar relationsReferences edit a b Singhvi 2000 p 94 A 2001 Oliver 1885 pp 115 206 Singhvi 2000 p 105 Martin 1916 p 906 Singhvi 2000 p 106Sources editA Kathirasen 2001 07 31 A vibrant minority The Chinese and Indians who make up a tiny minority in Madagascar are doing very well for themselves New Straits Times Singapore archived from the original on 2012 10 22 retrieved 2008 10 28 Martin Frederick 1916 Madagascar The Statesman s Year book The Statesman s Year book Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1916 St Martin s Press pp 905 908 Oliver Samuel Pasfield 1885 The True Story of the French Dispute in Madagascar Unwin Singhvi L M 2000 Other Countries of Africa Report of the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora PDF New Delhi Ministry of External Affairs pp 89 109 archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 06Further reading editStratton Arthur 1964 The Chinese and the Indians The Great Red Island A Biography of Madagascar Scribner pp 26 44 OCLC 1670237 Blanchy Sophie 2004 01 22 Karana Et Banians Les Communautes Commercantes D Origine Indienne A Madagascar Harmattan ISBN 978 2 7384 2656 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indians in Madagascar amp oldid 1133314508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
