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Mauritius

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Mauritius · Formal indenture (1834–1920)

Primary site of the formal 1834–1920 indenture system. Aapravasi Ghat (UNESCO WHS #1227) is the origin site of modern indentured labour migration. Mauritius National Assembly is a Tier-1 policy surface — Tamil-PIO descendants have historically held cabinet positions.

Population — as cited

Tamil ~6% of total (~80,000)
Statistics Mauritius — 2022 Census; Tamil-specific via community/religious survey · 2022

Mauritius does not publish ethnicity in census by law; Tamil estimate derives from religious/language survey data.

TLTE never aggregates a "Tamil population" or "Tamil GDP" figure. Numbers are cited verbatim from the named source.

Memory custodians

  • ·Mahatma Gandhi Institute Indian Immigration Archives (UNESCO MoW: 2,055 registers, 454,000 immigrants 1842–1910)
  • ·National Archives of Mauritius (P-series immigration)
  • ·Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund (UNESCO WHS #1227)
  • ·EAP863 — diaspora and disease in the Indian Ocean 1867–1930

Tamil-language press / cultural bodies

  • · Community cultural newsletters; no major Tamil daily

Outlet names only. Never journalist names. See the Press Freedom Desk for protection rationale.

Remittance corridor

India ↔ Mauritius (KNOMAD)

Tamil-specific corridors do not exist in any public dataset. Country-pair via World Bank KNOMAD is the available proxy.

Relations to other nodes

  • Tamil Naduindenture routeFormal indenture 1842–1910 (UNESCO MoW)
  • Tamil Nadumemory custodianMGI archives indenture records
  • South Africa · Durbankindred associationIndian Ocean indenture legacy
  • Réunionkindred associationIndian Ocean Commission rim

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