Papers of Brij Lal and Padma Narsey Lal
Description:... This collection comprises the papers of historian Brij Lal and ecological economist Padma Narsey Lal. Brij Lal's papers relate to research conducted into Fijian economic and political systems, including the history of Indian indentured labour in Fiji. Included are handwritten research notes, news cuttings, council papers and reports, and Brij Lal's undergraduate papers. Padma Narsey Lal's papers comprise research, reports and studies relating to the sugar industry and associated environmental issues, in particular mangrove conservation, and include over 100 slides depicting farming and infrastructure. The collection also contains recorded interviews with Jai Ram Reddy, the former attorney General of Fiji; academic Ken Gillion's research notebooks and related slides; and publications relating to Fiji, the Indian diaspora, Fijian politics, Pacific history, the Fijian sugar industry and the conservation and economic valuation of mangroves in Fiji. (55 boxes, 2 large folio boxes, 3 folders, 1 map folio, 33 digital carriers).
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