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'Sugar' by Australian authors, delves into history of Indian indentured labourers in Fiji
Edward Narain and Tarryn Phillips have co-authored a new novel set in Fiji that explores the history of the Indian diaspora in Fiji and their use as indentured labourers in the Fijian sugar industry. Credit: SBS Hindi
Indo-Fijian author Edward Narain and Associate Professor Tarryn Phillips of La Trobe University have co-authored 'Sugar,' an ethnographic novel exploring the history of India's indentured workers in Fiji and the causes behind Fiji's high diabetes rates and social inequity. Here, they discuss how their fiction work confronts the array of complex matters affecting Fiji.
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