[RafflesCity]

I'd taken quite a number of scenes from Little India in Singapore.
Here are some of them, I'll add more eventually.

Most of the buildings here are conserved shophouses built before WW2.

An overview:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/indiapano.jpg

Scenes

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indi1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indi3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indi5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indian3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/india1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/deepa.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indiamansion4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indian2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/india2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/india3-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/deepa2.jpg

http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/9256/bazaar2ft.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/india4-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/deepa3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indi2.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6339/indi49yx.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/indiacafe.jpg

[Bergenser]

Nice! :tup:
Looks interesting to walk around there!

[Urbanguy]

Very cool pics and quite colorful too!

[RafflesCity]

Thank you! I'll try to post more :)

[Greco Roman]

Beautiful pics!


How is it that there is such a large East Indian population in Singapore?

[RafflesCity]

There is a substantial Indian minority presence in Singapore. Most of them originally came from southeastern Indian state of Tamil-Nadu & Ceylon. Most are Hindu but there are also many Indian Muslims.

It all started when the British East India Company started a port in Singapore, and added Singapore to the British Empire which was already strongly established all over India. It would be a matter of time before the Indians started coming to Singapore to find work, as traders, or as government servants. (My grandfather himself was an Englishman born in India and moved to Singapore)

Today, to add to the old Indian community, are a growing number of Indian expats from India (and other parts of thr world), and they are very rich, as well as the traditional labourers. Many congregate in Little India.

Singapore's president is also of Indian origin. I have many Indian friends, and within the Singapore society, they are frequently seen as being good-at-talking :D

[Greco Roman]

Wow. That sounds like a very rich and interesting history. I'll have to read more about it.

Thanks. :tup:

[Surrealplaces]

Great pics:tup:

[Kingofthehill]

Cool!

[RafflesCity]

Recent snaps

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in5.jpg

One of the 2 main Hindu temples along Serangoon Road

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/in2.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

That's so interesting! Thanks and keep up with the updates! :tup:

[skrish]

Great pics. Would love to see more if you have them.

[newflyer]

Great Pics!! ... brings back fond memories of my Singapore visit last year.

It is such a scenic city with so much to take in. Its multicuturalism makes it very interesting to walk and shop.

[CTroyMathis]

Indeed, great photos. I just visited Little India in Singapore today. I thoroughly enjoyed it in person. I saw this thread last night and had put the location on my agenda of "stuff to do today" this morning.