Kalpana Hiralal
Biographic Data
| ID | 516595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kalpana Hiralal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kalpana |
| FAMILY NAME | Hiralal |
| SIGNATURE | HIRALAL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1733-4643 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Cambridge World History of Sexualities
Volume IV examines the intersections of modernity and human sexuality through the forces, ideas, and events that have shaped the modern world. Through eighteen chapters, this volume examines connections between sexuality and the defining forces of modern global history including capitalism, colonialism, migration, consumerism, and war; sexuality in modern literature and print media; sexuality in dictatorships and democracies; and cultural changes…
Girmitiyas and the Global Indian Diaspora
Many Indians journeyed out of India to supplant the loss of slave labour in the former European plantation colonies of Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji, and the Caribbean from the early nineteenth century onwards. This book aims to highlight the careers of these migrants who served as vital agents in building the global society of the twenty-first century. It explores the transformative experiences of those who migrated, and the memories of those wh…
Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture
Voices and Memories of Indentured Women in Natal
Labor migration to the British colonies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from India have been the subject of numerous global studies. Capitalist demands for cheap and sustainable labor facilitated the migration of indentured labor to Africa, the Caribbean, Mauritius and Fiji. Women were an integral part of the indentured labor migration. This article provides a critical discussion on the role of primary sources and life histories i…
Gender and Mobility in Africa
Why Were the Women Left Behind? Chinese and Indian Migration in the Indian Ocean Region
‘Mary and Annie resist’
This paper maps women’s political resistance in South Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. Its primary focus is on African and Indian women and how their differing social and economic realities shaped their political consciousness and shaped their activism against the colonial apartheid state. African women, both urban and rural, were confined to the reserves and subjected to pass laws. Indian women who arrived as indentured and…
What is the meaning of the word “wife?”’ The impact of the immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians in South Africa 1897–1930
This paper maps out the shifting and restrictive nature of immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians moving to South Africa. The turn of the century witnessed a gradual entry of women seeking to join their spouses in South Africa. However, on arrival some discovered that they were ‘prohibited’ immigrants, as Indian customary marriages came under intense scrutiny from immigration officials, Appeal Boards and courts. This paper argues that …
Gendered migrations
In the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the desire for cheap labour in the British colonies led to the settlement of both indentured and free Indian communities in Fiji, the Caribbean, Mauritius and South Africa. In South African historiography, the lives of indentured and “passenger” or Free Indian women have often been analysed as two separate entities, given their migration status. This article compares and contrasts the lived exp…
Migration and Education Narratives of Student Mobility in South Africa
This paper examines student mobility in South Africa via the narratives of three immigrant students who are registered for a post-graduate degree at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN). Their narratives highlight the complexities of assimilation and accommodation in the context of identity, belonging and citizenship. For many student immigrants, particularly from within Africa, South Africa is seen as the ‘New York’ of Africa, with good infras…
Narratives and testimonies of women detainees in the anti-apartheid struggle
South Africa's road to democracy was a product of the contributions of both men and women in the freedom struggle. Thousands of women risked their lives and sacrificed their families. In the post-apartheid era the narratives of the nationalist struggle have largely focused on popular and well known men and women, their experiences in exile and their role in the African National Congress (ANC) which led to the under-ground movement. This article s…
Women and migration in South Africa
When Indians migrated from India to Natal in the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries as both indentured and free Indians, women were an important component of the newcomers. The lives of indentured women have only recently begun to gain critical attention in South African historiography. The narratives of free or 'passenger' Indian women have largely been narrated from the vantage point of 'passenger' males in the context of their arriva…
“Immigrant Sisters Organising for Change”
“Immigrant Sisters Organising for Change”
The formation of women’s groups, clubs or networks has played an important role for ethnic and immigrant women in the construction of their cultural and religious identity. It has also served as a vehicle for adaption and acculturation, creating a ‘home away from home’. This article traces the history and activities of a women’s group, the Gujarati Mahila Mandal (GMM) which was established by Gujarati-speaking immigrant women from India in 1930. …
Mapping free Indian migration to Natal through a biographical lens, 1880-1930
The history of indentured Indians has been well documented in South African historiography in terms of migration and settlement. Shipping lists, which meticulously recorded the biographical details of each labourer, together with Indian immigrant reports, provide a wealth of information on the early migratory and labour experiences of indentured Indians. Regrettably, similar documentation regarding passenger or free Indian migration to Natal is a…
Our plucky sisters who have dared to fight
Resurrection of an Identity
This article focuses on the Sikh community in Kwazulu/Natal (KZN), a province located on the east coast of South Africa. The Sikhs are usually distinguished by their socio-religious practices and outward appearances, their language, and their historical experiences. In KZN they are a small unknown community whose history and integration into South African society have yet to be fully understood. The aims of this paper are threefold: It examines t…
Narratives and testimonies of women detainees in the anti-apartheid struggle
South Africa's road to democracy was a product of the contributions of both men and women in the freedom struggle. Thousands of women risked their lives and sacrificed their families. In the post-apartheid era the narratives of the nationalist struggle have largely focused on popular and well known men and women, their experiences in exile and their role in the African National Congress (ANC) which led to the under-ground movement. This article s…
What is the meaning of the word “wife?”’ The impact of the immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians in South Africa 1897–1930
This paper maps out the shifting and restrictive nature of immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians moving to South Africa. The turn of the century witnessed a gradual entry of women seeking to join their spouses in South Africa. However, on arrival some discovered that they were ‘prohibited’ immigrants, as Indian customary marriages came under intense scrutiny from immigration officials, Appeal Boards and courts. This paper argues that …
Resurrection of an Identity
This article focuses on the Sikh community in Kwazulu/Natal (KZN), a province located on the east coast of South Africa. The Sikhs are usually distinguished by their socio-religious practices and outward appearances, their language, and their historical experiences. In KZN they are a small unknown community whose history and integration into South African society have yet to be fully understood. The aims of this paper are threefold: It examines t…
Our plucky sisters who have dared to fight
“Immigrant Sisters Organising for Change”
“Immigrant Sisters Organising for Change”
The formation of women’s groups, clubs or networks has played an important role for ethnic and immigrant women in the construction of their cultural and religious identity. It has also served as a vehicle for adaption and acculturation, creating a ‘home away from home’. This article traces the history and activities of a women’s group, the Gujarati Mahila Mandal (GMM) which was established by Gujarati-speaking immigrant women from India in 1930. …
Mapping free Indian migration to Natal through a biographical lens, 1880-1930
The history of indentured Indians has been well documented in South African historiography in terms of migration and settlement. Shipping lists, which meticulously recorded the biographical details of each labourer, together with Indian immigrant reports, provide a wealth of information on the early migratory and labour experiences of indentured Indians. Regrettably, similar documentation regarding passenger or free Indian migration to Natal is a…
Women and migration in South Africa
When Indians migrated from India to Natal in the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries as both indentured and free Indians, women were an important component of the newcomers. The lives of indentured women have only recently begun to gain critical attention in South African historiography. The narratives of free or 'passenger' Indian women have largely been narrated from the vantage point of 'passenger' males in the context of their arriva…
Migration and Education Narratives of Student Mobility in South Africa
This paper examines student mobility in South Africa via the narratives of three immigrant students who are registered for a post-graduate degree at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN). Their narratives highlight the complexities of assimilation and accommodation in the context of identity, belonging and citizenship. For many student immigrants, particularly from within Africa, South Africa is seen as the ‘New York’ of Africa, with good infras…
Narratives and testimonies of women detainees in the anti-apartheid struggle
South Africa's road to democracy was a product of the contributions of both men and women in the freedom struggle. Thousands of women risked their lives and sacrificed their families. In the post-apartheid era the narratives of the nationalist struggle have largely focused on popular and well known men and women, their experiences in exile and their role in the African National Congress (ANC) which led to the under-ground movement. This article s…
Gendered migrations
In the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the desire for cheap labour in the British colonies led to the settlement of both indentured and free Indian communities in Fiji, the Caribbean, Mauritius and South Africa. In South African historiography, the lives of indentured and “passenger” or Free Indian women have often been analysed as two separate entities, given their migration status. This article compares and contrasts the lived exp…
What is the meaning of the word “wife?”’ The impact of the immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians in South Africa 1897–1930
This paper maps out the shifting and restrictive nature of immigration laws on the wives of resident Indians moving to South Africa. The turn of the century witnessed a gradual entry of women seeking to join their spouses in South Africa. However, on arrival some discovered that they were ‘prohibited’ immigrants, as Indian customary marriages came under intense scrutiny from immigration officials, Appeal Boards and courts. This paper argues that …
Gender and Mobility in Africa
Why Were the Women Left Behind? Chinese and Indian Migration in the Indian Ocean Region
‘Mary and Annie resist’
This paper maps women’s political resistance in South Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. Its primary focus is on African and Indian women and how their differing social and economic realities shaped their political consciousness and shaped their activism against the colonial apartheid state. African women, both urban and rural, were confined to the reserves and subjected to pass laws. Indian women who arrived as indentured and…
Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture
Voices and Memories of Indentured Women in Natal
Labor migration to the British colonies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from India have been the subject of numerous global studies. Capitalist demands for cheap and sustainable labor facilitated the migration of indentured labor to Africa, the Caribbean, Mauritius and Fiji. Women were an integral part of the indentured labor migration. This article provides a critical discussion on the role of primary sources and life histories i…
The Cambridge World History of Sexualities
Volume IV examines the intersections of modernity and human sexuality through the forces, ideas, and events that have shaped the modern world. Through eighteen chapters, this volume examines connections between sexuality and the defining forces of modern global history including capitalism, colonialism, migration, consumerism, and war; sexuality in modern literature and print media; sexuality in dictatorships and democracies; and cultural changes…
Girmitiyas and the Global Indian Diaspora
Many Indians journeyed out of India to supplant the loss of slave labour in the former European plantation colonies of Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji, and the Caribbean from the early nineteenth century onwards. This book aims to highlight the careers of these migrants who served as vital agents in building the global society of the twenty-first century. It explores the transformative experiences of those who migrated, and the memories of those wh…
Sociology (14 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · South African History and Culture (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · History (7 works) · Immigration (7 works) · Law (6 works) · African history and culture studies (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works)