Indians in South Africa

E18596

South African population group diaspora community ethnic community

Indians in South Africa are a diverse community descended largely from 19th- and early 20th-century indentured laborers and traders from the Indian subcontinent, who have played a significant cultural, economic, and political role in South African society.

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Statements (106)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South African population group → diaspora community → ethnic community →
ancestralOrigin	British India → present-day Bangladesh → present-day India → present-day Pakistan →
associatedOrganization	Natal Indian Congress → South African Indian Congress → Transvaal Indian Congress →
associatedReligionBody	Jamiatul Ulama South Africa → Muslim Judicial Council → South African Hindu Maha Sabha →
censusCategory	Indian or Asian →
citizenshipStatus	mostly South African citizens →
colonialPowerAtFirstArrival	British Empire →
contemporaryEconomicRole	academics → business owners → civil servants → professionals →
continent	Africa →
country	South Africa →
culturalInfluence	Durban curry → South African business → South African cuisine → South African music → South African politics → South African theatre → bunny chow →
demographicStatus	minority group in South Africa →
diasporaRelation	Indian diaspora → South African diaspora →
firstLargeScaleArrival	1860 →
heritageLanguage	Bhojpuri → Gujarati → Hindi → Malayalam → Marathi → Tamil → Telugu → Urdu →
historicalEconomicRole	artisans → market gardeners → small traders → sugar plantation labourers →
historicalEvent	abolition of indenture in early 20th century → indentured labour system in Natal → resistance to apartheid →
historicalMigrationType	indentured labour → passenger traders →
identity	Indian South African → South African Indian →
language	Afrikaans → English → South African English → Zulu →
largestReligion	Hinduism →
legalStatusPost1994	equal citizens →
majorAncestralRegion	Andhra Pradesh → Bihar → Gujarat → Kerala → Maharashtra → Tamil Nadu → Uttar Pradesh →
majorSettlementArea	Chatsworth → Lenasia → Phoenix → Reservoir Hills → Tongaat → Verulam →
majorSettlementCity	Cape Town → Durban → Johannesburg → Pietermaritzburg →
notableCulturalFigure	Anant Singh → Krijay Govender → Mariam Bibi → Ronnie Govender →
notablePoliticalFigure	Ahmed Kathrada → Fatima Meer → Kader Asmal → Mac Maharaj → Mahatma Gandhi → Monty Naicker → Pravin Gordhan → Yusuf Dadoo →
notableSportsFigure	Ashwell Prince → Hashim Amla → Imran Tahir →
politicalInvolvement	anti-apartheid movement →
populationGroupClassificationApartheid	Indian →
primaryAncestralOrigin	Indian subcontinent →
primaryDestinationProvince	KwaZulu-Natal →
primaryDestinationRegion	Natal →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam → Jainism → Sikhism →
significantReligion	Christianity → Islam →
subjectTo	Group Areas Act → apartheid laws → pass laws →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
M. D. Naidoo ("Indian South African") → South African ("Indian South African") →	ethnicGroup
Indians in South Africa ("South African Indian") → Indians in South Africa ("Indian South African") →	identity
Group Areas Act ("Indian people in South Africa") →	discriminatedAgainst
Transvaal Indian Congress ("Indian South Africans") →	ethnicConstituency
1946 Passive Resistance Campaign ("South African Indians") →	ethnicFocus
Natal ("Indian South Africans") →	hasEthnicGroup
Indian Opinion →	namedAfterEthnicGroup
Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-South Africans") →	relatedGroup
South African Indian Congress ("South Africans of Indian origin") →	representedGroup