Abstract
Like other themes in East Indian historiography in the Caribbean, migration since settlement has only recently begun to receive scholarly attention. This article examines Indo‐Guyanese migration and shows that although East Indians display a preference for residing in the countryside since their arrival into Guyana over a 150 years ago, migration has always been a continuous part of their experience. East Indians had to overcome tremendous odds in order to migrate such as the paternalistic structure of the plantation system, limited inter‐territorial opportunities, and marginalization under Forbes Burnham's cooperative socialism. The article concludes by stating that the obstacles to Indo‐Guyanese migration must be viewed as a major constraint on Indo‐Guyanese development.
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