East Indian in St Vincent and Grenadines


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

June 1, 1861 was the day the first East Indians arrived in St Vincent and Grenadines. They started off as indentured workers who labored on sugarcane estates. Two major natural disasters hit between 1898 and 1902, destroying most of the sugar plantations. The East Indians moved on to other work as farmers, shop owners or traders. Most of the East Indians went to the UK, the US or Canada to earn a better living. Those who remained usually took on British names and became Christian.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They have managed to maintain Hindi as their main language. Some of them have visited India to reinforce their ethnic identity. They have at least one Indian cultural association in St Vincent and Grenadines. The government of this island nation passed an act to recognize Indian Heritage Day and Indian Arrival Day.
Though they are largely assimilated with the greater population, the East Asians have their own cultural associations in St Vincent and Grenadines.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The East Indians in Saint Lucia are mainly Hindu, but there are Christians among them.


What Are Their Needs?

Like all other peoples of the world, the East Indians in St Vincent and Grenadines need to put Jesus first in their lives.


Prayer Points

Pray for East Indian disciplers to make more disciples in St Vincent and Grenadines.
Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead them to the cross.
Pray that Christian East Indians will take Christ to their Hindu neighbors.


Scripture Prayers for the East Indian in St Vincent and Grenadines.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Vincentian
https://hindupost.in/world/the-east-indian-community-in-st-vincent-in-the-caribbean/
https://www.searchlight.vc/special-features/2006/03/17/east-indians-in-svg/


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General East Indian
People Name in Country East Indian
Pronunciation eest IN-dee-un
Alternate Names Ceylon Tamil; Tamil
Population this Country 5,600
Population all Countries 114,000
Total Countries 7
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11678
ROP3 Code 102818
ROP25 Code 302261
ROP25 Name East Indian

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Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 3.00 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
58.00 %
Islam
20.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
2.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Hindi (5,600 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Hindi (5,600 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1806-1962)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1818-2022)
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