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Alice Bhagwandai Singh
Alice Bhagwandai Singh (April 22, 1891 – November 2, 1970) was a Surinamese activist, feminist, and community organizer. She was the first Caribbean woman of Indian descent to write an autobiography about her family's immigration to the region. Early life Singh was born in Suriname (then Dutch Guiana), and raised in the capital, Paramaribo. Her grandmother, Phularjee, was originally from Bengal. Her father, Sital, who was a community leader and organizer, was a role model to her as she grew up. Singh's mother grew up in Dutch Guiana in a middle-class Christian Indian family, but defied her family's expectations to marry Singh's father. She had two brothers and a sister. Singh grew up speaking Hindi at home, and was educated at a nearby convent. While working as a typist at the Government Immigration Office, Singh met Jung Bahadur Singh. They married on February 23, 1910, in Paramaribo in both a civil, Christian, and Hindu ceremony, and subsequently moved to British Guiana. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Name The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani ''para'' "large river" + ''maribo'' "inhabitants". History The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of an Indian village, spelled Parmurbo in the earliest Dutch sources. This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo. All earlier settlements were abandoned s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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