User:Melan325

I'm writing this because I feel the contribution by wikipedia regarding the Indian demographics in their "South Africa" article does not do justice to the contribution and influence that Indians have in South Africa. Indians are an important part of the society, albeit a smaller minority population; Indians in South Africa made a siginificant contribution to the apartheid struggle.In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi came to South Africa and witnissed the injustice of the Inidan people by the White government. In 1894, Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights. They worked together with the ANC organisation to abolish aprtheid, and many Indians were imprisoned on Robbin Island. Inidans and Blacks used to live side by side until the Apartheid government separted them. Most Indians settled in the Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal, where their culture and cuisine are very popular. Local Zulu children are even learning the ancient Indian dance of Bharatanatyam.Melan325 (talk) 19:35, 27 January 2010 (UTC)