Hindu Temples of Penang
By Teo Sue Ann, Ong Ee Lynn
July 2012 PHOTO ESSAY
Due to the booming economy in the Straits Settlements during the 18th and 19th centuries, many Indian migrants saw Malaya as an opportunity for a brighter future for their families. Thanks to encouragement from the British, the Straits saw an influx of Indian migrants, cutting across all social castes, hierarchies and backgrounds. Penang was the first to experience the arrival of the Indians who worked primarily in sugar cane and coffee plantations, and then later in the rubber and palm...
Teo Sue Ann
Ong Ee Lynn
