Indo-Surinamese, Indian-Surinamese, or Hindustani Surinamese, locally known as Hindustanis, are nationals of Suriname who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. Their ancestors were indentured labourers brought by the Dutch and the British to the Dutch colony of Suriname, beginning in 1873 and continuing during the British Raj.
Indo-Surinamese, Indian-Surinamese, or Hindustani Surinamese, locally known as Hindustanis, are nationals of Suriname who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. Their ancestors were indentured labourers brought by the Dutch and the British to the Dutch colony of Suriname, beginning in 1873 and continuing during the British Raj.
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