Girmit Diwas 2024

Girmit Diwas 2024

For the past 12 years, GOPIO Queensland has been commemorating the GIRMIT Diwas in honour of the first Indian to arrive in Fiji.

By GOPIO Queensland Inc

Date and time

Mon, 13 May 2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM AEST

Location

Queensland Parliament

2A George Street Brisbane City, QLD 4000 Australia

About this event

For the past 12 years, GOPIO Queensland has been commemorating the GIRMIT Diwas in memory of the first Indian to arrive in Fiji; the event is a tribute to those heroic ancestors who left the shores of India for distant lands under British rule. Indian arrival day is observed in many countries, where these indentured labourers were taken under harsh conditions, making it a day of remembrance, not a day of song and dance. GOPIO International has been instrumental in inaugurating a memorial at Kiddorepore Ghat, Kolkata; join us as we observe Girmit Diwas on 13th May. The first ship " Leonidas, carrying Indians, arrived in Fiji on 14th May 1879

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GOPIO Queensland Inc

GOPIO Queensland has been a very active chapter of GOPIO International; GOPIO Qld hosts their annual flagship event, India Day Fair, every year at Roma Street Parkland. Delegates of GOPIO Queensland have attended all major International conventions and are recognised as one of the most active chapters. Past Presidents of GOPIO Qld have served as International coordinators and conveners of GOPIO International regional conferences, amongst many other such engagements. Members of GOPIO Qld are serving as Executive Vice president of GOPIO International and GOPIO International Science and Technology chair; this says a lot about the calibre of its members   

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