Siddis Are Indian Africans Treated Like Untouchables In India, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
Once of a warrior noble tribe of Africa bought to India as slaves by sea faring pirates merchants sold to the courts and to the nobility , this proud race has been bought to the level of beggary, and worse they perform at various Sufi Urus in Mumbai to survive and make money to go back to Junagadh in the forests where they live..
They follow their ancient customs , they have taken up Islam but even Islam has done nothing much for them sadly ..and so the are Sufi adherents their spiritual Saint is called Baba Gor..
Siddis is a photo documentary of their connection to Dargahs and a Flickr set shot by me..capturing their ancestral pain , ignominy and neglect by the government of Gujrat and India.
