INDIA 2 NEWZEALAND

Did you know an Anglo-Indian from Goa, Edward Peters,who
was the first to discover gold in the Otago region of New Zealand during 1890's.
From low-wage work to high-profile jobs,
from facing discrimination to integrating with the mainstream things have changed a lot down the years.

The origin of the permanent Indian community according to a book published at OTAGO university dates back to the arrival of two Sikh brothers during the 1890's.The first Indian business to be established in Wanganui is theAbraham Singh & Co, says the book.
Subsequent Indian settlers hailed from Punjab, Gujarat and some from Sindh.
The original Indian settlers mostly worked as labourers,
hawkers and bottle collectors, cleaners and cooks and then moved on to establish fruit and vegetable businesses and small farms.

Today, this has changed with access to higher education and tertiary qualifications, many Indians are in professional, technical and clerical employment or in business.
More than 3000 indian students are pursuing studies in newzealand.
Now i get why people say INDIA is diversified.
Long live our INDIA.