Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Darinee Alagirisamy talks about the history of Tamil migration (both involuntary and voluntary) to Singapore from the vantage point of Tamil Nadu. We discuss the contributions of Indian convict labour, abuses in the kangany system, colonial self-interest, and the social reformers who tried to uplift the Tamil working class.

00:00 Introduction

02:16 My Research & Teaching

08:35 The Perspective from Tamil Nadu

14:06 Convict Labour

19:13 Tamil Migration

23:41 Abuses of the Kangany System

30:17 British Self-Interest

36:11 Tamil Reformers