Meeting the Indian Tanzanian Community (#34) 

what the local said was correct, all of the Indians arrived in 19th centruary are laborer to work in fields and other areas!

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That economist was awesome

That gentleman was truly gentle and knowledgeable!! 👌👌

Amazing to know the history. Thank you and that gentleman

Love that Economist.

A true gentleman. Typical Indian personality.

What is his name ,he looks very sensible person

anita khandelwal please thank him ..he is really gentleman...love from India..

If u see any Gujaratis u should say bhai .........bhaiya is said to North indians

That's a beautiful story.

This happened to me, as an international student ten years ago landing in an asian country being welcomed by African students who at first were baffled then surprised when i spoke Swahili and from there on it was like being at home again. Or the time i decided to talk about Tanzania without any hesitation at a school function and every indian asian was surprised that i was from Africa. Teaches you a lot about how people have preconceived notions about race and country.

@@mang2453 Tanzanian born indians are mix of religions (Hindu, Muslim , Sikh, Christians) and i don't think a certain religious upbringing makes you loyal to your nation , My loyalty to Tanzania stems from the simple fact that this is my country and i will always remain Tanzanian regardless of my skin color , religion or location , and this what is unique about Tanzania we have learnt to live together as Tanzanians (agreed this is not for everyone )

Africa at Heart. Kudos Guys!

Yeah bro and western worlds need to learn that African is not Black peoples continent there alot of races and cultures

and where is bhabi??

Indian parents thinks like that only. Marriage and children with love and affection is the quality life of any human kind.

@@sunilkumar-yp6xt 😂🤣😂🤣.....sahi boley bhai...

It’s not called peculiar..it’s called “typical” Indian questions. Peculiar is negative word.

@Kabir S I am, but we are Indians, we can joke about things, or people but when it comes on country we don’t take it as joke. Country above everything. Other than this particular comment I enjoyed watching the whole video as well reaffirmed that Indians no matter whether they go they only make that nation proud..young or old all are genius just like this economic phd uncle in the video.

Karibu sana Tanzania Noel..

Hello Noel, It's very sad to read your comment about Africans being badly treated in India is total misunderstanding.India is the country where one can enjoy freedom more than that of one's home country. I see bright students coming to India for studies and some of them misuse this freedom and they get into drug deals and it's abuse then things go bad. These are a minority but they bring disgrace to the whole Africans.

@@chai_rI'm from india bro and most students who are in supplies and dealing of drugs are Africans here, 2 of them were restricted in 2019. It's the stereotype (which is mostly true) which brings bad name to African students. Though not all of them are like that, one of my best friend is also African, he is very good in studies.

No country treats you badly as long as there is no offensive thing happening from your side. Moreover, media houses always overhype things. One of my neighbour was African (married to Indian) and she told us that in Nigeria they show churches in India getting vandalised and people misbehaving with Christians. She has started her own channel on YT just to show the reality to her people in Nigeria. Infact, there are some African majority villages in India and they are living since many years. Yeah few people from Africa who come as a student end up brining some 'not allowed' items and get caught/deported but that can happen anywhere in the world. Asian countries take drugs very seriously.

@@vaibhav3946 I like the spirit of your response I said some we have the shameful example of Uganda in Africa, the writing of .T Rajshekar and what we read in media like the racist attacks in greater Noida near Delhi...I never been to India so what I said was based on reading Thanks

Well... bro North Indian dishes is much tasty then south Indian dishes. If you really get taste then come to India. Because India is land of tasty food. I appreciate you vlog. Keep doing.Take care

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Yes unforgettable

I am not Indian, but I have to admit that the very first human started from Africa while culture and the origin of all the religions and philosophies started from India

Don't know about sindhis and Sikhs, but man Gujaratis are in every country in the world.

I grew up with a lot of Sindhis here in Indonesia. They're quite an affluent community. There's also Gujaratis and Sikhs, though I haven't had the pleasure of knowing as many.

@Abubakar Mohiuddin Tamils are only is highly developed countries like USA Canada , but Gujaratis are literally everywhere

@Abubakar Mohiuddin lol they all r in gulf 😂😂😂😂 middle East is heaven for them

Love from Mysore❤ glad to know u liked my city

karibu tena kaka. me pia dar is my home. watching from Seattle

Karibu nyumbani Jitendra

Is there a Tanzanian community in NYC?

@@TheJournoNYes.

@@maishamazuri9897 Where in NYC? I've come across Kenyans and other East Africans in NYC, but no Tanzanians

Glad this brought back some good childhood memories!

@@SabbaticalTommy Next time in an Indian hotel go for South Indian breakfast ( dosa/vada/idly) and Punjabi Lunch ( North Indian) ( veg or non veg)

"Indian" is a Nationality, Not a name of religion. That temple might be Hindu Temple or Sikh Temple.

You are right. The question is how come they don't let Tanzanian media into their Temples. They let you white American with your shorts 😮. I don't understand how hyprocasy is can be even beyond religion values 😢

Karibu Tanzania Asma

I think they adapted to tanzanian culture because tanzanians are so friendly I have been to Tanzania 2016 and 2018 and I loved it

@@dianamkita6571 ni nyumbani dear asante

@@fowziahassan7242 true Tanzanians are very humble people and welcoming

Ukweli usemwe, Kenyan Indians are not friendly as Tanzanians, can't even speak Kiswahili...

Tanzanian love their People and their Country. I have this admiration for Tanzania since, i was little Boy. I fell in love with Tanzania through Julius Kanbarage Nyerere Ujamma philosophy. Since then always have affinity with Tanzania. I end up marrying a Tanzanian and she give me my first Child 2 and half years ago My Daughter was born in Mwanza City. We reside in US

Pinalla👍😊

Its a blessing to have Indians outside India...they will make the world around even more beautiful...hinduism is a way of life..adore it❤️

No. They are very racist here in Kenya!

@@averyj5446 many indians speak Swahili

@@hk254lyt8 indians are racist??? I am not sure i can believe u

Pinalla😄

Those Indians should go back to their country leave our coutry alone!

@@Sppah697 why do you say that, how have the Indian harmed you,

So what! You treat Africans who lives In India like animals!

True Spirit & Fine Africa..... it is a matter of different situation when you compare indians in Africa to Africans in India. The young African generation think they are very clever and do not need anyone. They hardly think what their country would be like without the businesses and job creations by foreign people, companies and investments from abroad. Ask yourselves first if the Africans will manage on their own. The Asians/Indians are an asset and without their hard work and entrepreneurship, your countries would not be where it is today. The Germans and the British would have left your countries bare and vulnerable same way they did to India. But india bounced back and same way because of Indians' strength and courage that you are enjoying the fruits of their labour. Racism runs in every culture including in the Africans. The young generation needs to be educated in the history of their country.

right u are

You must be Malayali. Our first question would be "rajyam evadaya"

@@Jay-gq3yk what does it mean?

#middle aged uncle “ 😂😂😂😂

@@sapandeepsharma means "where are you from?" (where's your city/town?)

I was looking for a comment like this. I am so glad that you are back home. It would be so good if all members of the Indian community gradually move back to India, their motherland. Their motherland always will take them back with love.

They do have some temples in Arusha visit there

Is Manyara a rural area? The economist in the video said Indians in Tanzania are only urban dwellers? I'm not Tanzanian, so pardon my lack of knowledge

The temple in DSM was established well over hundred Years ago.when the Indians were brought to East Africa by the british.being devout Hindus they built these places Of worship .unlike Islam the Hindus never converted other People to Hinduism.That is the Beauty of Hinduism.

@@liongkienfai104 I think that Indian is not very knowledgeable I found gaps in his so called wisdom.Take his Knowledge at your peril.

They were not displaced, they chose to leave and when given the chance to return to India many didn’t want to go back.

@@livingfinance exactly.. many actually lied when british were looking for workers to build the railway in east africa. they just wanted to get out of india.

IN SOUTH AFRICA INDAINS WERE SLAVES THATS TRUE HISTORY MANY INDIAN DONT LIKE AS WELL MANY ISLANDS INDIAN WERE SLAVE BRITISH SOLD I. 1700

@@romenhome5138yes the same India that the British turned into one of the poorest places on earth

" BREATH " means " to in-take oxygen ..." ... Take notice of it.

@@webmace he missed a single letter “d”, breadth. I’m sure his intentions were correct.

@@lilylovely007 Sure, He missed but I am vigilant. coincidently my mobile number ends with 007.

@@webmace weird flex, but ok

@@Django0324 I say it is 'value-addition'.

Yeah I really appreciated that guy, very willing to share everything he knew

@@SabbaticalTommy indeed. Keeping enjoy your time here. You're now a Tanzanian 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

You will Never, in my 40 years of upanga the Lord would come!!! Am not calling it racism, it's called fukn racism

@@simonpure109 I know that those Mr Simon sabbatical he is so lucky to get that opportunity

@@Tino_Official_tz very very,and you absolutely Know why,!!! Almost team tagging mate😂😂😂

Indians were just like Europeans during colonialism, they were second class so as long as Tanzania got independence they had to give what they wrongful accumulated

They better go back to India and leave our Tanzania

What does baba mean?

I wish your people treated us like we treat them

@@V59971 Baba means lord Shiva or very elderly or superior.

@@denny414 true

@@denny414 bro we love black people

Wow thanks, I'm glad you guys find this interesting

Not actually,they are present in far away Fiji and also western Africa,they like to migrate just like punjabis.

I am aware of that. They are everywhere even USA etc. But I was referring just to why majority of East African Indians are Gujarati and not say Tamil( who are the majority Indians in Malaysia/Singapore). So west coast of India is pretty close to East Africa.

@@plum_loco major port was kolkata,which carried people from bihar UP to as far away as Fiji and surinam,Guyana,Trinidad.

Yes loads in UK

@@crankshaft5867 yes one side of my g/patents fro Bihar...love from gt guyana

Now where are u??? Hows afgan now??

Who knew that this was a global phenomenon!

@@SabbaticalTommy I don’t get it either. some people just like bread too much😂

Romas are the real Indians and their exodus dates back to more than 1000 years. They are in Romania, throughout Europe and recently I understood they are there even in Ukraine.

@Victor Victor Ignorance is not a crime. Your information is not right. India was big country and it's boundaries extended to Afghanistan and the country was known as Bharath. Yes, india was born as a country in 1947. And our genealogy has nothing to Australoids. The real indians are the dark skinned Dravidians and they are still there in the south Indian states. But the north indians.are a mix of Aryans and indians. The Indians, you see in America before the arrival of Columbus are east Indians. If you know the history of Indian exodus during the regime of the British in India you will now how are they scattered all around the world. Otherwise ask a historian about it.

@Victor Victor You can generalise but in the case of the present day north Indians. Sanskrit is supposed to be the language of the Devas or Gods as per Hinduism and its mythology and and all the vedas are written in Sanskrit. But long before that Tamil was written and spoken and the Dravidians existed. These history of these mixing up are relevant only in the north and not in the south.

Really is it true ? I am sock to know that

Wow, that's insane. Even in India we have Siddis, polar opposite my friend.

No the bread is called chapati

@@machinefannatic99 oh good to know. What’s the difference between the two?

Kay Dimarco quite a difference in how it tastes and how its prepaired. I think chapati is more denser and better tasting, its why in eadt africa we eat chapati for break fast lunch dinner. Anyhow

@@machinefannatic99 sounds delicious!

That particular bread was chapati...(wheat flour)... naan is made from maida ...what you use for baking

Yummy!

@@annavaileth9237 I disagree with you. ...all he ( Sabbatical) is trying to do is to present a balanced profile of Tanzania's ethnic diversity. I'm sure if you were visiting USA & your video focused only on white Americans & completely ignored African Americans, you would not be appreciated by African Americans.

@@rajnikantchande2677 Absolutely. I think it is an excellent video too.

AYY TELUGU!

Many more community insights coming up..

@@SabbaticalTommy I have a question, are many gujrati Indians 🇮🇳 married to Africans

@@paparazzina1 Nope

Haha yeah despite my world travels I've just never had much experience with India or Indian food. Hoping to change that

@@SabbaticalTommy Tommy, I wish you were live I would have guided you to eat that food. Traditionally you eat chapati/bread with all the curries and then eat rice with lentil soup at the end. They served eggplant curry and lentils in different forms. You should have removed rice bowl from the plate so you had room to eat. Waitress was no help. Yogurt is a given in our diet. Lentils and yogurt are protein substitute instead of meat. Did you like/enjoy the taste of that food? When you get back to NYC, let me know I can introduce you to some nice Indian Restaurants if you are interested. I am enjoying your vlogs of E. Africa immensely.It is nostalgic for me.

2.5K to 20K 🙌

The Indians brought to East Africa had no experience of Sugarcane or bond with it. Instead the building of the Railways for the British was a Harrowing experience for the Labourers. About 38 Indians a month were killed by lions.This are accounts given by British authorities building the Railways ,Some Englishman has written a book on this matter. Man-eaters of tsvao

Hello brother, i am from india

@@starscream1457 hello, where about in India

@Priya K for me personally I don't feel like I have no identity We identify as South African Indians And no black person can challenge me about that We fought for the same freedom that we all enjoy today So personally I would say that South African Indians are very entrenched in the South African culture We number around 2million in a population of 60 million And we've been in this country for over 160 years So my answer is No I don't think South African Indians feel like they have no identity

@@plum_loco No they didn't. Only native kenyans fought the british.

Sure, thanks for the offer

Think from a perspective of a Native Black Tanzanian in 1960s. They weren't afforded any opportunities to study or do businesses in their own country during colonialism. And then boom! they were granted their independence, and guess what? All upper class people were Indians, and the then Indians were very very racists. If nationalisation was not done, then Indigenous Black Tanzanias were going to be second class citizens in their own country. It was sad for Indians but It needed to be done

I wish if he visits sweet Trinidad and Tobago and he would see that indians here are trinidadians first second and last and we do not distinguish ourselves as indians or negroes.

My CIA friend nice video

@@kevinfred2885 Shh

CIA guys would know how to eat Thali.

Nice vlog tommy :) ahh! I feel so nostalgic looking at it. I'm a south Indian who's lived in Dar for good 6 years of my life. That plate of delicacies that you've eaten is known as a thali. Rice is a staple for us Indians, especially South Indians.Also, not all south Indians are vegetairians :P ( I'm one though). Though the major chunk of Indians you find in Dar hail from Gujarat, there are others like Telugu and Tamil speaking communities as well :)& many more. I would definitely want to visit Tanzania again some day :D cheers!

oh, I totally forgot..the drink that you've had is called Lassi ( made from yogurt) & NO you don't eat rice and chapati that way..you made a burrito outta it :P

Little did I know I was eating a rich man's meal. Life's little pleasures. Thanks for the explanation

Sorry, that's not true. Thali wasn't a thing in most parts of India because it is hindi word for platter and except in 4-5 states, other don't speak Hindi. Thali became popular in just last 20 years because it is generally homecooked style hot and fresh food which cost anywhere between 50 cents to 100 dollars. In usual Indian style, people serve the food such as curry or daal in large bowls . If one man goes to restaurant and orders 3-4 dishes that he eat everyday then more than half of it will go waste. So people started to serve all those dishes in a small portion (which may not look small for many foreigners) and introduced typical indian style of serving which gave a 'feel at home factor' and affordability. Nowadays even non hindi speaking states use the term thali. That rich man's meal is chappan bhog which is completely different and truly rich man's food. It has 56 means chappan items which is more of a food eating challenge.

Wrong facts told. It was not a rich dish but Vedic way of eating. Where a veg meal will include all varieties of taste, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and considered to be complete meal scientifically as it contains proteins, and other nutritional elements in that thali

Ah I have to check that out, especially if there's free food

@@SabbaticalTommy Definitely, would love to see a video on it. Maybe travel to places near Dar es Salaam like Morogoro. Tanzania isn't high tech as other countries but it has this appeal that draws you in.

Woah I'm Sikh and didn't know there was a gurdwara there! That's pretty cool.

@@SabbaticalTommy yeah all Sikh temples should have free food, it's one of the most important parts of our religion.

Would love to see some content of the gem and diamond mines of Tanzania.

Eh I wouldn't consider rice to be complimentary

The butter milk is usually known as lassie..

True. The latest surveys in India report that only around 25 percent of India claims to be vegetarian or vegan.

@@slimturnpike 25 percent. It can't be true. As per data pure are 31%, occasional are 8%, who follows day and festive occasions are 38%, and rest are regular meat eaters.

@@bbm260 Totally depends on your source. You're welcome to yours, and I'll stand by mine.

The point is apart from "all vegetarian" communities and individuals, per capita consumption of meat is low in many parts I.e. largely vegetarian. But it's changing with eggs and chicken becoming more affordable.

@@bbm260 The most recent report I could find said 26 percent claimed to be vegetarian or vegan. I misquoted at 25. You aren't vegetarian if you occasionally eat meat.

is it important to marry other races , we don't even marry from other caste and you are complaining about interracial marriage

it does not mix in indian food