Episode Summary:

What happens to the human spirit when an identity is replaced by a serial number? In the second installment of our series on the Indian indentured labourers of Mauritius, we move from the deceptive promises made in rural Indian villages to the cold, stone reality of the "Great Experiment". Podcast Hosts walk through the arrival process at Aapravasi Ghat—the "landing place"—where nearly 700,000 people began their new lives not as settlers, but as a numbered workforce.

In this episode, we explore:

• The Landing at Aapravasi Ghat: We discuss the psychological weight of the 14 stone steps that every immigrant had to climb. These steps weren't just an entrance to an island; they were the threshold of a system that would define generations.
• The Dehu ...