From the renowned team of Vahed and Desai ( Monty Naicker; between reason and treason) and prolifi c author Waetjen, this heirloom book pays homage to the people who arrived 150 years ago and carved out an honoured niche in South African society. A brilliant photographic history of the Indian diaspora in South Africa, from 1860 to the 150th anniversary celebrations in 2011. Over 700 images (some never seen in print before) create a collective portrait of a people, who over the years, came offi cially to be classifi ed as ‘Indian’, and were partitioned by a colonial and then apartheid state. It tells the stories of how ordinary people resisted and made accomodation for the the changing times. Through institutions of family, community organisation, religion and national politics, as well as cultural expressions such as food, fashion and creative arts, South african Indians have formed a vibrant local prescence thathas contributed to the rainbow of national life.

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