Planning a trip with your beloved? The Fijian archipelago is nothing like you have ever experienced

Strong Presence Region: Fiji

Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Fijian archipelago is home to the Indian diaspora, which has a pervasive presence in several areas of politics and economics. The majority of Fiji citizens with Indian ancestry are the fourth or fifth generation descendants of Indian workers who were taken to Fiji Islands under the infamous indenture system to work on the sugarcane plantations in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Some later day Indian arrivals came as traders and Fiji now has a thriving Gujarati business community. Suva, which is Fiji’s biggest city, has a significant number of Indo-Fijian population.

Lautoka is Fiji’s second biggest city after Suva. It is also home to a sizeable Indo-Fijian population. It sways to a Hindi film music beat and saris take the place of sarongs. The Indian labourers who arrived more than 100 years ago brought with them flavours of the homeland but the descendants of the first arrivals have adopted ‘Fiji-time’ and a more insouciant attitude. Nadi is full of resorts and feels like any Indian small town. It is lined with shops selling groceries, auto parts, Indian traditional clothes, restaurants serving food which are at par with authentic Indian flavours.



Labasa (pronounced Lambassa) is a town in the Macuata Province of Fiji. The majority of Labasa’s residents are of Indo-Fijian descent, making this small settlement one of the best places to sample the Indian contributions to Fiji’s fascinating hybrid culture – a lasting-legacy of the Indian labourers who first arrived in the Pacific.