The Habshis. Most Goans even from 60s Bombay do not know this term. I would see then at the Urs in Wadala.
(Fwd from SAI.) ++ vjp Africans In India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers Now through Saturday, July 6, 2013 Program Locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Latimer/Edison Gallery (Map and directions <http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/64/directions>) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CLOSED Partially accessible to wheelchairs Over the centuries, East Africans have greatly distinguished themselves in India as generals, commanders, admirals, architects, prime ministers, and rulers. They have written a story unparalleled in the rest of the world: that of enslaved Africans attaining the pinnacle of military and political authority. Known as Habshis (Abyssinians) and Sidis, they have left an impressive historical and architectural legacy that attest to their determination, skills, and intellectual, cultural, military and political savvy. This exhibition, the first of its kind, retraces—in over 100 photographic reproductions of paintings and contemporary photographs—the lives and achievements of a few of the many talented and prominent Sidis of yesterday. Curated by Dr. Sylviane A. Diouf and Dr. Kenneth X. Robbins. For more information on Africans in India, visit the online exhibition *The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World*<http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africansindianocean/>
