DID YOU KNOW?
· In 1860, 330 South Indians bit the bullet and embarked on a voyage over Kalapani. They had heard of fields of gold and riches awaiting them at the end of the Rainbow in South Africa. While some wanted to escape the caste system, others wanted to escape the establishment-remember the Brits had tightened their clutches after the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. There may have been many other reasons - one thing for sure they left India in the quest for a better life.
