PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1307 followers · 12669 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org#CHENNAI : Much is known about #Ooty 's aromatic #tea but very few know of the role of #Chinese #prisoners in expanding estates.
Joe Thomas Karackattu, #IITM #professor with a #PhD in #ChineseStudies , in his latest #documentary , "Those 4 Years" releases Thursday, #ShedsLight on such prisoners & their #descendants .
#DocFilm about #deportation of #ChinesePrisoners from 1865 -1869, from #HongKong & #Malaysia & #Singapore
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/150-years-later-chinese-descendants-still-reside-in-ooty/amp_articleshow/98718243.cms
#chennai #Ooty #tea #chinese #prisoners #IITM #professor #phd #chinesestudies #documentary #shedslight #descendants #docfilm #deportation #chineseprisoners #hongkong #malaysia #singapore #asianmastodon #asian #india #diaspora #history