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Parmanand Singh

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Parmanand Singh (born 1905) was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives. [1]

27 relations: Anand Singh, Arya Samaj in Fiji, Attorney General of Fiji, Auckland, Ba (town), Ba District, Fiji, Ba Province, Chattur Singh, Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji), Fiji, Fiji Labour Party, Gujarati people, Hindi, House of Representatives of Fiji, India, Indian indenture system, Indians in Fiji, James Ramchandar Rao, Lautoka, Legislative Council of Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry, New Zealand, Punjabis, Senate of Fiji, Vishnu Deo, Viti Levu, Yalalevu.

Anand Singh

Anand Singh Bisht is a Fijian lawyer and former politician of Indian descent.

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Arya Samaj in Fiji

The Arya Samaj was the first religious, cultural and educational Fiji Indian organisation established in Fiji.

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Attorney General of Fiji

Fiji's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. The office is usually held by the Minister for Justice, although they are distinct offices.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Ba (town)

Ba is a town in Fiji, 37 kilometres from Lautoka and 62 kilometres from Nadi, inland from the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.

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Ba District, Fiji

Ba is a district situated on the north western part of the island of Viti Levu in Fiji.

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Ba Province

Ba is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.

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Chattur Singh

Chandersen Chattur Singh caused a major sensation in early Fiji Indian politics, when against all odds he defeated A. D. Patel, a well known lawyer and political ally of Vishnu Deo, in the 1937 Legislative Council Election.

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Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji)

The Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSR) began operations in Fiji in 1880 and until it ceased operations in 1973, had a considerable influence on the political and economic life of Fiji.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Matanitu Tugalala o Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य), is an island country in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island.

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Fiji Labour Party

The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) is a political party in Fiji.

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Gujarati people

Gujarati people or Gujaratis (ગુજરાતી) are an ethnic group traditionally from Gujarat that speak Gujarati, an Indo-Aryan language.

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Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

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House of Representatives of Fiji

The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian indenture system

The Indian indenture system was a system of indenture, a form of debt bondage, by which 3.5 million Indians were transported to various colonies of European powers to provide labour for the (mainly sugar) plantations.

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Indians in Fiji

Indo-Fijians are Fiji citizens who are fully or partially of Indian descent, which includes descendants who trace their heritage from various parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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James Ramchandar Rao

James Ranchandar Rao (a.k.a. James Ramchandar Maharaj) was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives.

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Lautoka

Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji.

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Legislative Council of Fiji

The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.

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Mahendra Chaudhry

The Rt. Hon. Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (Fiji Hindi: महेन्द्र पाल चौधरी PBS, MP; born 9 February 1942) is an Indo-Fijian and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Punjabis

The Punjabis (Punjabi:, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), or Punjabi people, are an ethnic group associated with the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, who speak Punjabi, a language from the Indo-Aryan language family.

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Senate of Fiji

The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament.

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Vishnu Deo

Pt. Vishnu Deo (Hindi: विष्णु देव) OBE (17 July 1900 - 7 May 1968) was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Fiji Indians.

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Viti Levu

Viti Levu (pronounced) is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.

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Yalalevu

Yalalevu is a settlement in the District of Ba in Fiji, bounded by the Ba River on the east, Namosau River on the south and the settlement and village of Nailaga towards the north and west.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmanand_Singh

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