there is one little kept secret in frica.you will find all foreign nationalities marrying locals led by whites but also by asians like chinese. but try to find an indian who is married to a local black. plese remember that they are settled there for hundreds of years.
the unpleasnd truth is that indians there are racists and treat the local blacks as inferior.you will hardly find any indian doing any charitable work(like running school,hospitals leave alone building roads etc) for locals . this is outrageous as the indins are the richest community in most africn nations.the same indians are well known -even today-for their slave-like attitude to the whites of whatever nationlities. all this make lethal cocktail for the indian community.they are the most disliked-even hated - foreign community in africn countries.
RE:why indians dont marry locals in africa?
by Manjula A on Jan 11, 2008 11:54 AM Permalink
Not just that. I've heard Indian shop-owners and other Indian businessmen are big frauds in Kenya and that they take advantage of the innocent and unsuspecting public and loot them like anything.
RE:why indians dont marry locals in africa?
by on Jan 11, 2008 01:13 PM Permalink
I do not concur to your post. I have beento India andthe Indians in that country definitely express acertain amount of friction between the two races. I was told, "oh! you are from Kenya where all those black people live right?" Growing up in Kenya (with my origins in Guarat), I have had quite a big portion of my friend circle being African and we do not use the colour of skin as a criterion for choosing friends.
I agree that Indians live a fairly prosperos life; but I also believe that it is because theyhave each others backs covered in that country. I know many financially humble families who live fairly affluet lives because they've been looked ot for by the wealthy Indians contrary to the Afrcan people who want power and money at whatever cost.
The reason that Indians do not give to charity organisations is because they do not trust them. Corruption s a huge factor in that country; noone knows where the money is going which is why they themselves do have charity organisations such as KSIVC AKDN Bilal etc etc.
The African people (in the working population) are very intelligent and thus very respected by the Indians. I know Kikuyus' and Luos' who are best of friends despite they tribal and political differences. This goes to show that greed is more common at the top of the food chain as opposed to the working class population.
RACISM DOES NOT EXIST IN KENYA, TRIBALISM DOES AND SHOULD BE ERADICATED OR AT LEAST CURBED!!!
RE:why indians dont marry locals in africa?
by ravi kumar on Jan 12, 2008 09:44 AM Permalink
I appreciate what you have said. It gives a very close view about the kenyan life. And I think much more on the expected lines.
RE:why indians dont marry locals in africa?
by on Jan 11, 2008 01:12 PM Permalink
I do not concur to your post. I have beento India andthe Indians in that country definitely express acertain amount of friction between the two races. I was told, "oh! you are from Kenya where all those black people live right?" Growing up in Kenya (with my origins in Guarat), I have had quite a big portion of my friend circle being African and we do not use the colour of skin as a criterion for choosing friends.
I agree that Indians live a fairly prosperos life; but I also believe that it is because theyhave each others backs covered in that country. I know many financially humble families who live fairly affluet lives because they've been looked ot for by the wealthy Indians contrary to the Afrcan people who want power and money at whatever cost.
The reason that Indians do not give to charity organisations is because they do not trust them. Corruption s a huge factor in that country; noone knows where the money is going which is why they themselves do have charity organisations such as KSIVC AKDN Bilal etc etc.
The African people (in the working population) are very intelligent and thus very respected by the Indians. I know Kikuyus' and Luos' who are best of friends despite they tribal and political differences. This goes to show that greed is more common at the top of the food chain as opposed to the working class population.
RACISM DOES NOT EXIST IN KENYA, TRIBALISM DOES AND SHOULD BE ERADICATED OR AT LEAST CURBED!!!
RE:why indians dont marry locals in africa?
by V H on Jan 12, 2008 07:39 AM Permalink
Surajit, Why should Indians be forced to marry locals? You do not become a great humanitarian by marrying locals. I think Indians do not marry outside because we have strong sense of what our culture is and like to keep that culture at home, while adopting to the local culture on the outside. Racism is in the act of discrimination not in the act of marriage. Every other argument against indians for not marrying locals is in a sense racist argument!!
