(Traditional music playing)
One of the stories BBC Pop Up was asked to do
was to tell the story of Africans living in India
and some of the tough experiences they have.
We thought this would be a really interesting story
and instead of just filming it,
and the man who suggested it is gonna help us to make it.
India is very exciting.
Every day I go out, I see something new.
There are lots of Africans now in India doing their studies,
and they're facing a lot of racism.
Recently, there have been a lot of news talking about Africans being attacked,
molested, beaten up.
- How are you doing, guys? How are you?
- What are your experiences with Indians?
- Indians?
- Yeah, so it is very common in India.
Indians think that black women are prostitutes.
So they ask you "how much? how much do you want me to stay with him?"
They ask this kind of question.
- We all have similar experiences.
Not all, some are very good. Very, very, very
- Benjamin, some of the stories your friends told us
was quite disturbing.
That largely happens because Indians don't know their own history
that Africans played such a big role in India between 14th and 17th centuries.
Even today, a big African community lives in the state of Gujarat.
I think it would be really good for you to come along and meet them.
What do you think?
- Yes. It would be great.
- Okay, let's go and meet them then.
- Yeah, let's go.
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we're about to meet the Sindhi community near the town of
- I'm very excited, you know.
I'm really surprised to see some Africans here in India.
- Hello, namaste. - Namaste.
- How are you? - Fine.
- That's great. - Yeah.
(speaking in Afrikaans)
(music)
(children laughing and singing)