Download or read book Re-indenture, Repatriation and Remittances of Ex-indentured Indians from Danish St. Croix to British India 1863-1873 /cLomarsh Roopnarine written by Lomarsh Roopnarine and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period 1863-1873, the Danish Crown transported 321 indentured East Indians from the Indian sub-continent to Danish St. Croix. Forty-five of them perished on the sea voyage and the plantations, 254 returned home and the remainder re-indentured for another five years. Inadequate housing, harsh working conditions, insufficient wages and poor diet led to the discontinuation of indenture on the island. However, unlike other Western European governments, the Danish Colonial Government repatriated ex-indentured Indians to India. This article examines broadly the experience of the Indians on St. Croix and the factors mentioned above which led to the discontinuation of the system within a very short period. it also seeks to assess the impact of these new immigrants, however limited, on St. Croix society, and the society on them. The article also documents how much remittance Indians took back with the to India.