Column fills the gap in India/SA family story
Nov 11, 2020
3 minutes
NADIA KHAN
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HAVING heard the stories of her great-grandparents’ lives in South Africa, Stella Prabhudas Pillai’s wish was to connect with her long-lost relatives.
Despite numerous efforts, Pillai, who was born and lives in India, was unable to find the family of her maternal great-grandmother, Nagamma, until recently.
Pillai’s great-grandmother was born in South Africa and her great-grand father, Thangalan, was an indentured labourer.
He travelled by ship, Umzinto XLV Madras, in June 1909 and worked for the
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