Ethnic diaspora
Ethnic group
Indians in Tanzania Watanzania wenye asili ya Kihindi (Swahili )Total population c. 60,000 (2015)
Regions with significant populations Dar es Salaam , Zanzibar Languages Kutchi-Swahili , Odia , English (lingua franca), Kiswahili , Gujarati , Kutchi , Hindi Religion Islam , Hinduism , Zoroastrianism , Sikhism ; significant minorities Christianity Related ethnic groups PIO, NRI and Desi expatriates
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets members of Indian community in Dar es Salaam, 10 July 2016 Indian Tanzanians constitute a significant minority within the demographic landscape of Tanzania , over 60,000 Tanzanian citizens of Indian descent reside in the country. Many among them are wealthy traders and entrepreneurs , and despite forming only 0.2% of the population, they are considered by the Hindu Council of Tanzania to have disproportionate ownership of Tanzanian companies. Indians also have a long history in Tanzania, starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders, and they gradually came to control the trade in Zanzibar . Several buildings from that period still stand in Stone Town , the primary trading center on the island.
History
Indian merchant and artisan community settlements are attested in both archaeological and literary sources. During the 13th and 14th centuries, Indian craftsmen utilized tube drawing technology to produce glass beads in Zanzibar . Trade between Malindi and Bengal is also attested during the Early Middle Ages . When Vasco da Gama landed on the East African Coast, he had encountered Indians residing in Kilwa Kisiwani , Mombasa and Mozambique .
Notable people
Freddie Mercury , rock musician (of Parsi descent)Amir H. Jamal , former Minister of FinanceAl Noor Kassum , former Energy MinisterAbdulkarim Yusufali Alibai Karimjee , Speaker of the National Assembly
Andy Chande , businessman and philanthropistMustafa Jaffer Sabodo , economist and philanthropistShamim Khan, former Member of Parliament
Ian Iqbal Rashid , filmmakerSangita Myska , BBC journalist, documentary maker, TV & Radio presenterMohammed Dewji , CEO of MeTL, Member of Parliament (2005–2015)Ismail Jussa , opposition politicianMohamed Raza , Member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives Issa G. Shivji , author and academicAbdul Sheriff , historianRicha Adhia , Miss Tanzania 2007Mustafa Hassanali , fashion designerAlly Rehmtullah , fashion designerAmmaar Ghadiyali , 2012 Olympic swimmerDeepak Obhrai PC MP Rakesh Rajani , civil society and global development leaderRaheem Kassam , conservative British political activist. His parents were Tanzanian immigrants of Indian origin.Benjamin Fernandes , Tanzanian entrepreneurSonia Tumiotto , athlete and influencerGallery
Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
Ithnashiri Dispensary , Zanzibar
Om symbol (1930)
Jamatkhana
Swaminarayan Temple
See also
References
"India - Tanzania Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. Tanzania has about 60,000 PIOs.. There are about 10,000 Indian nationals . "Tanzania: A Key Partner for India in the Western Indian Ocean Region | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses" ."Celebration of Utkal Dibas (2nd April 2022)" . hcindiatz.gov.in . Retrieved 29 March 2023."Tanzania: A Key Partner for India in the Western Indian Ocean Region | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses" . www.idsa.in . Retrieved 2024-02-21."Enterprising skills make Indian-origin Tanzanians business leaders" . www.aa.com.tr . Retrieved 2024-02-21.Wood, Marilee (2012). "Interconnections: glass beads and trade in southern and eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean - 7th to 16th centuries AD" . Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa . 47 (2): 248. doi :10.1080/0067270X.2012.680307 . ISSN 0067-270X . S2CID 162211326 .
"Sonia Tumiotto YouTube Channel" .
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Julius Nyerere with Amir Jamal (r)
St. John Ambulance Brigade parade
Karimjee Hall, seat of the parliament in Dar es Salaam
The Hassanali Karimjee Jivanjee Hospital, Zanzibar
The former headquarters of Karimjee Co in Zanzibar
The former Ithnashiri Dispensary, Zanzibar
Bharmal Building, currently used as a municipal building
A colonial era building with the Om symbol (1930)
Karimjee Jivanjee Office in Dar es Salaam
Morogoro Jamatkhana
Shakti Temple, Zanzibar
Swaminarayan Temple
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