This article first appeared in MyIndMakers. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was born on August 17, 1932. Affectionately known as ‘Vidia’, Naipaul’s grandfather was an indentured laborer from India. He was brought to Trinidad by the British farm owners to work on sugar plantation. The system of an indentured laborer, in those days, was a way to circumvent the newly enacted anti-slavery law. From toiling on the sugar plantation as a slave to being knighted (1990) by the same colonial masters, this journey of two generations is a remarkable one.
Remembering Vidia: My Tribute to Sir VS Naipaul
Remembering Vidia: My Tribute to Sir VS…
Remembering Vidia: My Tribute to Sir VS Naipaul
This article first appeared in MyIndMakers. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was born on August 17, 1932. Affectionately known as ‘Vidia’, Naipaul’s grandfather was an indentured laborer from India. He was brought to Trinidad by the British farm owners to work on sugar plantation. The system of an indentured laborer, in those days, was a way to circumvent the newly enacted anti-slavery law. From toiling on the sugar plantation as a slave to being knighted (1990) by the same colonial masters, this journey of two generations is a remarkable one.