Indian South Africans

IShree Gopal Hindu Temple elise Temple Valley eVerulam, eThekwini

IShree Gopal Hindu Temple eliseVerulam eNyakatho yeTheku liyingqophamlando emlandweni elisukela ezinsukwini zezisebenzi zaseNdiya. Kuwuphawu emlandweni okhombisa ukuzimisela nesibindi sezisebenzi ezazicindezelwe ezaziqinile emasikweni nasenkolweni. Nakuba babekwelinye izwe, babezimisele ukulondoloza isiko labo elachumayo kuze kube manje. Nomaphi lapho behlala khona noma bebuthana khona, bamisa izindawo ezingcwele lapho bekhulekela khona. Umlando weShree Gopul Temple IShree Gopal Hindu Temple … Read more

UGuru Dhanasargaren

UGuru Dhanasargaren Govender waba umfundisi oyisakhamuzi e-Umbilo Shree Ambalaavanar Alayam (ithempeli lesithathu) ngo-2007. Lapho sivakashile, wasamukela ethempelini lakhe, eshiywe phakathi nesonto ntambama. Ngaphakathi, kuthule cwaka kuhlangene nephunga elimnandi lomlotha ongcwele. “Uyazi, benginomuntu waseShayina ofike lapha wathi kimi ‘ngingathandaza ngendlela yami’ ngathi, ‘akunankinga, wamukelekile kakhulu’. Futhi wahleka futhi wathandaza, futhi wakhuleka ngendlela esithandaza ngayo.” Wathi: Kwesinye … Read more

URonnie Govender

U-Ronnie Govender wazalwa ngo-1934, e-Cato Manor, eThekwini. Ungumbhali wemidlalo owaziwayo. Kuze kube manje u-Govender ubhale futhi waqondisa imidlalo engaphezu kwengu-16, okubandakanya i- “Beyond Calvary”, “At the Edge”, “The Lahnee’s Pleasure” ibingomunye wemidlalo edlala isikhathi eside eNingizimu Afrika ne- “Off-Side”. Usungule i-Shah Theatre Academy eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu ukukhuthaza iTheatre yaseNingizimu Afrika engacwasi ngokobuhlanga. Ngo-2008 washicilela incwadi … Read more

IBunny Chow edumile eThekwi: Beans Bunny

Okuqukethwe Umlando weDurban Bunny Chow Ukufika kwamaNdiya eThekwini ngawo-1860 abona uhlelo olusha  nezindlela zokuphila ezintsha. AmaNdiya athola izindlela ezintsha zokuphila ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa okudala/ ubuwona. I-bunny chow yayingenye yalezo zinto ezisungulwe ekuqaleni kwawo-1900 ezenziwa ngokufaka u-curry (isishebo) Phakathi esinkweni. Igama elithi chow yigama lesi-slang laseNdiya lokudla. Umlando wama-bunny chows ubuyela emuva ngesikhathi lapho abamnyama babengavunyelwe ukuhlala … Read more

Iresiphi ye-Indian Meatballs kanye neChutney

Okuqukethwe Iresiphi ye-Indian Meatballs kanye neChutney Ama-Meatballs ngokuvamile aziwa ngokuthi amaKebabs phakathi kwamaNdiya aseNingizimu Afrika. I-kebab chutney iwukudla okusheshayo okuthandwayo okuphakelwa ku-roti roll noma nelayisi ezindaweni eziningi zokudlela zokudla zamaNdiya zaseThekwini. Ama-kebabs angenziwa futhi nge-soya mince ukubhekela abangayidli inyama. Zilungiselelwe ngezinongo eziningi, okwenza kube isidlo saseNdiya esibabayo. IKebabs ingatholakala futhi ithengiswa ezitolo ezinkulu zasendaweni, zilungisiwe … Read more

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