Henry Sidambarom
Henry Sidambarom (5 July 1863 – 15 September 1952) was a Justice of the Peace and defender of the cause of Indian workers in Guadaloupe. He was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, and was a Guadeloupean of Indian origin.
In 1884, he was employed at the head office of Indian immigration to Basse-Terre. In 1904, he filed a lawsuit, demanding French citizenship for the Indians of Guadeloupe. The trial of this suit lasted from 23 February 1904 until April 1923 - almost 20 years - but he won.[1]
In 1948, the City Council and the General Council of Capesterre Belle Eau asked the French government to award Sidambarom the Legion of Honour.[2]
In 2013, the Félix Eboué Prize was dedicated on the 150th anniversary of his birth.[3] In December 2013, the Indian ambassador to France, Arun Kumar Singh, visited Guadeloupe for commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Henri Sidambarom's birth.[4]
Further reading
Sidambarom, Henry (1990). Procès politique: contestation des droits électoraux opposée par le gouverneur de la Guadeloupe, M. le Vicomte de la Loyère, aux fils d'Hindous nés à la Guadeloupe(1904-1906) (in French). OCLC 863701916..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
Sidambarom, Cheddi (2007). "L'acquisition de la nationalité française par les immigrants et fils d'immigrants indiens, 1904-1923". Du Code noir au Code civil : Jalons pour l'histoire du droit en Guadeloupe, perspectives comparées avec la Martinique, la Guyane et la République d'Haïti (in French). foreword by Henri Bangou and under the direction of Jean-François Niort. Harmattan. pp. 187–198. ISBN 2296041531. OCLC 775433824.
Diantantu, Serge (2012). Homme noir, d'Afrique, d'Amérique et des Antilles (in French). Caraïbéditions. ISBN 9789522731869. OCLC 870318719.
Sahaï, Jean Samuel (2013). Adagio pour la Da, les Indiens des Antilles de Henry Sidambarom à Aimé Césaire : un aspect négligé des études post-coloniales (in French). Atramenta. ISBN 9522731862. OCLC 859436499.
References
^ A remote French Island reconnects with India – Top News Law
^ Academy of guadeloupe - Texte_Deliberation City Council 1948 (In French)
^ Tribute to Henry Sidambarom, in French
^ Embassy of India: Ambassador Arun K. Singh, visited Toulouse from 21-23, October, 2013
See also
- History of Guadeloupe
- Indentured servant
- Indians in Guadeloupe
- Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin
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