(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.

(music playing)

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)