- Indo-Guyanese
Infobox Ethnic group
group=flagicon|India Indo Guyanese flagicon|Guyana
poptime= 400,000
popplace=Guyana ,Barbados ,United Kingdom Canada ,United States
rels=Hinduism ,Islam ,Christianity
langs= Hindi, Urdu, English, and various other languages
related=Unreferenced|date=August 2008
Indo-Guyanese are people with roots in the
Indian subcontinent who are citizens or nationals ofGuyana . They are often referred to as Indians or East Indians. Indo-Guyanese make up a majority of the population of Guyana and are the largest ethnic group in the countryFact|date=February 2007.Overview
The majority of Indo-Guyanese are the descendants of the Indentured labourers who were brought from
British India , to what was then calledBritish Guiana to work insugar cane plantation s after the abolition of slavery in 1833. These indentured labourers were brought by ocean travel aboard the vessels Hesperus and Withby. Most Indo-Guyanese are Hindus; substantial minorities areMuslims andChristians .Indo Guyanese have made significant contribution to the economic and cultural growth and diversity to the Guyanese culture,festivals such as Holi,Deepavali and Eid are national holidays along with Indian Immigration Day (also referred to as Rama Khan day) which is celebrated on the 5 May each year. Rama and Khan being the first two Indian nationals to set foot in Guyana.
Notable Indo-Guyanese
*
Bharrat Jagdeo - Current President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
* Major GeneralJoe Singh
*Balram Raghubir - former Commissoner of Police
*Rohan Kanhai - former West Indies Captain
*Alvin Kallicharran - former West Indies Captain
* LadyShakira Caine - former Miss Guyana
*Cheddi Jagan - formerPresident of Guyana
* ProfBishnodat Persaud -former Director, Commonwealth Secretariat and Professor, University of West Indies
*Yesu Persaud - leading entrepreneur
* SirShridath Ramphal - former CommonwealthSecretary General
*Terry Gajraj - A popular artist/singer specializing inChutney music
*Shivnarine Chanderpaul - former captain of theWest Indies cricket team
*Ramnaresh Sarwan - former captain of the West Indies cricket team
*Narsingh Deonarine - West Indian cricketer
*Dave Baksh - former lead guitarist ofSum 41 (nowBrown Brigade )
*Ryan Boike - LW for MNSHLTC Stangs ] )
*Anil Boodhoo - IT Consultant
*Ray Sawh - Multi-Millionare
*Nicole Narain - Playmate and celebrity sex tape participantSee also
*
Guyanese British
*Guyanese Canadians
*Hindoestanen
*Indo-Jamaican
*Indo-Trinidadian people
*Indo-Caribbean music
*Indo-Caribbean people
*Indo-Caribbean American people
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