Fiji Indian people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Indo-Fijians
gptkbp:ancestry Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:Fiji_Indian_cuisine
gptkbp:culturalOrganizations gptkb:Fiji_Girmit_Council
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discrimination faced discrimination and political instability
gptkbp:education significant contribution to Fiji's education system
gptkbp:emigratedTo significant emigration since 1987
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Diwali
gptkb:Holi
gptkb:Eid
gptkbp:historicalPeriod descendants of indentured laborers brought by the British between 1879 and 1916
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fiji Indian people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Standard_Hindi
English
Fiji Hindi
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fiji
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Radio_Fiji_Two
gptkb:Indian_Weekender
gptkb:Shanti_Dut
gptkbp:migratory indentured labor system (Girmit)
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Carnatic_music
Fiji Indian folk music
gptkbp:notableContributor cultural diversity in Fiji
economic development of Fiji
gptkbp:notableEvent Fiji coups of 1987, 2000, and 2006 affected Indo-Fijian community
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Brij_Lal
gptkb:Aiyaz_Sayed-Khaiyum
gptkb:Satendra_Nandan
gptkb:Mahendra_Chaudhry
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation significant in Fijian politics
gptkbp:percentageOfFijiPopulation ~37% (as of 2007 census)
gptkbp:population ~315,000
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_people
gptkb:South_Asian_diaspora
gptkb:Fijians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:sport gptkb:cricket
hockey
soccer
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:business
public service
sugar cane farming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Hindi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6