The lives of two Indians during indenture in two European Caribbean colonies, Danish St Croix and British Guiana, are analyzed. Archival information and interviews are used to explore their lives. Findings reveal that despite the static and stoic aspects of indenture, there was an amazing transformation in lives through religious conversion and educational success. Studying biographical details is just as significant as examining other broad features of indenture, as they uncover hidden dynamics that may have otherwise been lost in history. Assessing biographical evidence is a great way to tell stories that reveal the individual’s life and their relationships with society. Biographical details tend to share personal, familial, or community bonds of the past, which is a valuable contribution to the study of indenture.
Lomarsh Roopnarine (Thu,) studied this question.