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I read the article about the early years of the British in East Africa. Obviously of interest to me was mention of the role of Indians in the time period and specially that of Goans. I was disappointed to read only a 1-2 line reference of their contribution. Perhaps this report was written before the Goans and other Indians arrived in significant numbers. Can someone quote from some authoritative source the contributions of Goans and Indians to British East Africa? I am not seeking solitary examples or anecdotal cases but rather a systematic study of the Goan contributions; and British appreciation of that contribution if any. Thanks PS. On my trip of South Africa, I managed to find / purchase two books (written about 100 years ago) on S. African wild life with left-hand pages written in Afrikaner and the opposite-pages in English. The pictures were blank squares and were filled in from pictures obtained from cigarette packets sold in that period. Interesting win-win situation where I presume the sale of the books was tied to cigarette sales.
