Comments on: ‘Life on a plantation’

By: Tara Sherwood (Ramotar)

Tara Sherwood (Ramotar) — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 20:08:45 +0000

sir, I am trying to trace my Indian ancestors who travelled on British Ships as Indentured Labourers to work in the sugar plantations in British Guiana.
My grandfather, I am told, came from the Punjab. Can you please direct me to where I can find the “Passenger List” of people on the ships. The first ship arrived circa 1838 in Demerara. I would very much appreciate your help . I have been trying for a long time but it is so difficult to get hold of such list. Thank you. Tara

By: Preeti Rawat

Preeti Rawat — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:10:03 +0000

Sir I ve read ur Sea of Poppies and dont ve words to describe how much I liked it.Recently in your blog you wrote about a Delhi University Student Ashutosh Kumar’s work on migration of indentured workers from UP and Bihar in 19th century.I am also a delhi university pass out. I happened to meet this person twice and was very sure he has a lot of potential in him.Your words of praise will certainly boost his confidence and also of other university students.

By: Sangeeta Ray

Sangeeta Ray — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:03:49 +0000

Dear Amitav: i am always impressed by your citation of sources and your generosity in giving everyone due credit. The cartoon is fascinating. I just rec’d your copy of River of Smoke from England and have dived right in. Thank you for continuing to write such marvelouslycrafted and huge novels. In these days of the cult of the sparse I marvel at the largesse of your words and vocabulary and the expansiveness of your canvas. Having spent some time in the late 70s in Mauritius (a bit young to remember a lot but some things linger) I look forward to reading your depiction of the island.
Best
Sangeeta

By: Payoshni

Payoshni — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:23:10 +0000

Thanks for the blog post. Also, glad to see your words of appreciation for Ashutosh. I met him at the British Library last year. A very interesting young man. I am sure your words of encouragement will inspire him to do even better.