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UMkhosi weMariamman eThekwini, KwaZulu Natali

Ngenkathi abantu baseNdiya behlala eThekwini eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu eyedlule, abagcinanga ngokuzijwayeza nezimo kepha baletha nemikhuba yabo yamasiko esasetshenziswa kakhulu nanamuhla. Umkhosi waminyaka yonke weMariamman Festival ungesinye sezibonelo ezinjalo. Ukuthokozela ukwehluka kwamasiko eThekwini ukukuqonda, futhi eThekwini sinenhlanhla eyanele yokufunda ngesiko lomunye nomunye njengoba sigcina futhi sihlanganyela kulamasiko. Kuwo wonke amasiko kunesiphakamiso sokubonga kumandla aphakeme aphethe futhi … Read more

Indlu eyakhiwa uGV Naidu

ITheku linesikhathi eside ngokwendawo yalo enhle nezindawo ezingamagugu, ezicebile, abantu abahlukahlukene, umuntu ngamunye enza umlando wakhe. Lezi zakhiwo zixoxa indaba yezepolitiki, ezenhlalo nezomnotho ezidale izinkumbulo nezifundo ezibalulekile emlandweni. Ngenkathi abokufika abangamaNdiya befika eThekwini, akubona bonke ababenenhloso yokuba yizisebenzi ezingabhalisiwe. UMnumzane Gurusamy Veerasamy, owaziwa ngo-G.V. UNaidu, weza eThekwini njengosomabhizinisi efuna amathemba angcono. Wakha indlu oGwini Olusenyakatho … Read more

U-Alicia noMerischa Naicker

UMerischa Naicker no-Alicia Naicker, baneminyaka eyishumi amabili nanye. Bangabantu abasha abazalelwa endaweni yaseThekwini. Yize beziqgaja ngokuba izakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika, kabanamahloni ngemvelaphi yabo yaseNdiya. UMerischa no-Alicia babalwa ezigidini zamaNdiya ahlala eNingizimu Afrika. Alikho izwe ngaphandle kwaseNdiya elinabantu abaningi abadabuka eNdiya njengeNingizimu Afrika. Nansi ividiyo ka-Alicia noMerischa bezigqaja ngemvelaphi yabo yaseNdiya futhi bejabulisa izihlwele emcimbini we-Umkomaas Secondary Has … Read more

Banana leaves in Indian culinary tradition – Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Contents Introduction Eco-friendly kitchen tool Banana leaf plates Dishing up on a banana leaf Medicinal properties of banana leaves Introduction When indentured labourers came to South Africa 150 years ago from India, they brought much of their culture and customs with them, and with it the use of banana leaves in culinary customs. The banana … Read more

Two Famous Temples in Mount Edgecombe, Durban

When the Indian indentured labourers settled in Durban, they were faced with a challenge of maintaining their rich culture and tradition in a foreign land. Their first priority was in setting up an area of worship wherever they settled. The majority of the labourers were Hindus and there was always a need to set up … Read more

The Mariamman Festival in Durban, KwaZulu Natal

When the Indian population settled in Durban more than a hundred years ago, they not only adapted but brought with them their own traditional and cultural practices which are still largely practiced today. The annual Mariamman Festival is one such example. To appreciate cultural diversity in Durban is to understand it, and in Durban we … Read more