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(Traditional music playing)

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One of the stories BBC Pop Up
was asked to do

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was to tell the story
of Africans living in India

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and some of the tough
experiences they have.

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We thought this would be a really
interesting story

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and instead of just filming it,

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and the man who suggested it
is gonna help us to make it.

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India is very exciting.

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Every day I go out,
I see something new.

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There are lots of Africans now in India
doing their studies,

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and they're facing a lot of racism.

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Recently, there have been a lot of news
talking about Africans being attacked,

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molested, beaten up.

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- How are you doing, guys? How are you?

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- What are your experiences with Indians?

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- Indians?

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- Yeah, so it is very common in India.

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Indians think that black women
are prostitutes.

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So they ask you "how much? how much
do you want me to stay with him?"

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They ask this kind of question.

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- We all have similar experiences.

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Not all, some are very good.
Very, very, very

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- Benjamin, some of the stories
your friends told us

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was quite disturbing.

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That largely happens because
Indians don't know their own history

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that Africans played such a big role
in India between 14th and 17th centuries.

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Even today, a big African community lives
in the state of Gujarat.

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I think it would be really good for you
to come along and meet them.

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What do you think?

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- Yes. It would be great.

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- Okay, let's go and meet them then.

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- Yeah, let's go.

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(music playing)

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we're about to meet the Sindhi community
near the town of

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- I'm very excited, you know.

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I'm really surprised to see
some Africans here in India.

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- Hello, namaste.
- Namaste.

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- How are you?
- Fine.

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- That's great.
- Yeah.

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(speaking in Afrikaans)

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(music)

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(children laughing and singing)