Coolitude is both an intellectual interpretation of and a poetic
and artistic immersion into the world of the vanished coolie. This
collection of previously unpublished texts, poems and sketches
captures the essence of the Indian plantation experience and
deconstructs traditional depictions of the status of the coolie in
the British Empire.
The concept of 'coolitude' encompasses the experiences of first
generation workers together with those of their descendants spread
across the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands today. The
symbolic value of the word lies in both the scope it gives us to
interpret the specificities of the coolie experience and its use as
a comparative tool. The book embraces 'coolitude' in its various
incarnations: the shared experience of the voyaging migrants, the
walk from village to port town and the weeks spent on board ship.
All Coolies, irrespective of whether they went to Fiji, South
Africa, the West Indies or the Indian Ocean islands, underwent an
exile from their Indian homeland. 'Coolitude' emphasizes their
shared history.
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