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Looking Back at 1900 Day leads today's complete edition for Mauritius.
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Bengal is the heart of the nationalist movement. The British partition of Bengal in 1905 has inflamed Hindu-Muslim tensions. The jute mills of Calcutta employ thousands. The countryside is poor and getting poorer. The monsoon still decides who eats and who does not.
The day commemorates the arrival of the first indentured laborers from India, and it is observed with ceremonies at the Aapravasi Ghat and cultural programs across the island. The name refers to the ship that carried the first laborers, and the day is a reminder of the sacrifice and resilience of the Indian diaspora in Mauritius. The ceremonies include the laying of wreaths, the singing of bhajans, and the sharing of prasad.
