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LITTLE INDIA: CHANGE & CONTINUITY Pay close attention to the slide
show and answer the questions below The Migration of Indians 1.
Why did the Indians come to Malaya and Singapore
2.
Name the four places where the Indians migrated from. a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
Name and explain in your own words the two systems in
which the Indians were recruited
4.
Name four types of Indians who migrated to Singapore a)
b)
c)
d)
The derivations of "Serangoon
Road" Read the two derivations of the word "Serangoon"
below. By looking at the old map of
Singapore, which do you think is an appropriate explanation? 1.
It is interesting to note that perhaps the word "Serangoon"
derived from the Malay words "di-serang dengan gong" i.e. to frighten
off animals by beating the gongs. Mrs Lily Tan Acting Director Archives and Oral History
Department 2.
The word "serangoon" could have been derived from the Malay
word "ranggung" which were black and white birds with sharp bills that
used to gather in large numbers along the riverbanks by Serangoon Road National Heritage Tour
Booklet Issued by the Ministry of
Education
Author information goes here.
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