UN EXHIBITION "Africans In India – From Slaves to Generals and Rulers" at South Asian University, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri > 11am to 5pm on 22nd to 31st March 2016

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Time : 11:00 am - 5:00 pm  Add to Calendar 22/03/2016 11:00 31/03/2016 17:00 Asia/Kolkata UN EXHIBITION "Africans In India – From Slaves to Generals and Rulers" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/03/un-exhibition-africans-in-india-from.html South Asian University, Lobby Level, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi DD/MM/YYYY

Entry  : Free 
Note : Do bring a Photo id to access Akbar Bhavan and follow security instructions

Venue : South Asian University, Lobby Level, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Landmark : behind Yashwant Place

Venue Info : www.sau.int | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Race Course(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : UN EXHIBITION "Africans In India – From Slaves to Generals and Rulers"

This exhibit, created and curated by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. 
The New York Public Library, tells the fascinating history of enslaved East Africans in India, known as Sidis and Habshis, who rose to positions of military and political authority. Through colourful photographs and texts, the exhibit conveys that their success was also a strong testimony of the open-mindedness of Indian society in which they were a small religious and ethnic minority, originally of low status. It also sheds light on the slave trade in the Indian Ocean and the history of Africa and its Diaspora in India.

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