ABSTRACT
The Indo-Caribbeans are different because of their history. Their ancestors emigrated from India as indentured labourers to the plantation colonies in the Caribbean during the colonial period. The United States of America has been one of the most favoured destinations for Caribbean emigrants, accounting for more than 60 per cent of the 6 million Caribbean people who have migrated worldwide. During the colonial period, Indo-Caribbeans lost their language and culture, as the planters and the colonial administration did not recognize their language and culture because they did not find it useful for their plantation economy. Women have been the worst victims of the indenture system as they constituted less than 30 per cent of the total Indo-Caribbean emigrants who left India. The political and social consciousness of the Indo-Caribbean community in New York City is projected through print, broadcast and electronic media which is locally produced.
