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Little India welcomes you to unique experience of Singapore. Here, the
heartland of the Indian community is cacophony of colours, sounds and scents.
You can find the spiritual interwoven with the material needs and practices of the people
as well as shop for the unexpected an the unusual. You'll discover an array of Indian
silks, brassware and bangles that will fascinate you. Or simply find out what goes on
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Follow your nose to excellent restaurants in Little India serving North
and South Indian cuisine. Witness living tradition when you visit one of the last-known
Indian spice grinders and itinerant yoghurt-sellers.
The possibilities are endless. So take a stroll with us in Little India. This proposed
route you about an hour to get through and a little longer if you linger to soak in the
atmosphere. If you have more time, explore other exciting places in Little India just
India just outside our main route. Note that on Sundays Little India can become rather
crowded when all the Indian foreign workers go there to shop, eat or simply catch up with
friends. We hope that after your tour with us, you'll find yourself coming back to Little
India for more.
THE HISTORY:
When Sir Stamford Raffles sailed into Singapore in 1819, with him was an entourage of 120
Indian assistants and soldiers. These were among the first Indian settle in Singapore, and
they resided mainly in the area near Chulia Street in Chinatown, Which Raffles had
originally designated for the Indian community. In the late 19th century, many more Indian
migrants came to Singapore to find work, be it to build roads, clear swamps or to take up
key positions in the civil service.
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Two major reasons for the influx of Indians into the site where Little
India stands today were the introduction of cattle-rearing on the fertile land near Rochor
River by wealthy cattle merchants such as Mr Belilios (a Jewish Indian from Calcutta), and
the building of the Race Course for the Europeans nearby in 1843. Immigrants from
Calcutta, Madras and Malaya flocked here and by the turn of the century, this area, once
covered in gambier, banana and vegetable plantations, had become a flourishing commercial
centre for the Indian community. Spreading out from both sides of Serangoon Road, this
little enclave of the Indian community became fondly known as Little India.
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