Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dilip Doshi talks more about Gujarati traders and their food and festivals. He acknowledges his debt to his Indonesian Chinese benefactor, Ong Wai Tjoei, as well as the dispersal of the Gujarati community when the government acquired Market Road for redevelopment in 1979. He discusses the Sindhis and Parsis who have also been successful in business, and the new citizens from Gujarat who have rejuvenated his community.

00:00 Changing the Country of Origin

06:54 Culture, Food & Festivals

12:57 Indians & Chinese on Market Street

13:42 The Indonesian Chinese Merchant, Ong Wai Tjoei

20:16 The End of Market Street in 1979

24:59 Other Indian Traders: the Sindhis & Parsis

30:59 New Citizens from Gujarat

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. LTC (Retd) Mejar Singh Gill talks to me about growing up in the Singapore Naval Base in the ‘50s and ‘60s where the Sikhs were prominent in the naval police and armed forces. He explains why he wrote the book, Singapore’s ‘Northern Sikhs'’ and their Gurdwaras, and the important role Sikh temples play in the spiritual and social life of the community.

00:00 Introduction

01:50 Sikhs in the Naval Base

05:54 Singapore’s ‘Northern Sikhs'’ and their Gurdwaras

15:27 Why Sikh Temples are Important

26:11 The Temples’ Social Functions

33:22 Challenges in Relocating the Temples

40:08 Sikh Temple at Silat Road

45:47 Sikhs in the City

Singapore’s ‘Northern Sikhs'’ and their Gurdwaras by Mejar Singh

https://gsy.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GSY-Northern-Sikhs-book.pdf

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Islanders Adam Giman and Fawzi Nasir recount their sadness at leaving St. John’s and Lazarus Islands in the 1970s and why they continue to return afterwards. Adam even got a job at PSA in order to be close to the sea. We also discuss conservation and the cultural heritage of the islands. Finally, I ask them about how they viewed Singapore from the vantage point of the islands.

00:00 Freedom & Pace of Life on the Islands

03:06 Football

06:31 The Sea as a Way of Life

09:20 Resettlement

17:29 Land Sickness

21:09 Conservation

25:12 Friends of Marine Park

31:37 View of Singapore from the Islands

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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