During the days of the British Empire, the Brits sent indentured servants to Mauritius, an island off the coast of East Africa, to work sugar cane fields and the like. Some of these Indians spoke the Punjabi language as do their descendants today. There were women among the Punjabis, and many of these married Chinese men who also migrated to this island nation.
21st century Punjabis are living much better than the ones who first came to Mauritius. Punjabis, and other Mauritians of Indian descent, have dominated the political landscape of this island nation for many years. Indians make up over half of the population of Mauritius today.
The Punjabis live mainly in the few urban centers of Mauritius such as Port Louis. Others live in smaller places like Quatres Bornes. They tend to congregate at their places of worship known as gurdwaras.
Many of the Punjabis in Mauritius are working in the high tech and banking industries. They are highly educated and noted for their abilities in business and computer programming.
There are a number of Punjabi emigrant communities scattered around the world, including Canada. They are traditionally Hindu, Muslim or Sikh. Most of those in Canada are Sikh and they are well-established in that country.
Most of the Punjabis in Mauritius are Sikhs, though there are a couple of Hindu Punjabis families among them. Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak, who tried to bring together the best teachings of Islam and Hinduism at a time when there was much fighting between the two religious communities.
The Punjabis in Mauritius are doing well economically, but they are on the wrong track in terms of their spiritual direction. Though Guru Nanak taught the Sikhs some good moral teachings about helping the poor, he did not point the way to the only Savior of all mankind, Jesus Christ.
Pray that the Holy Spirit will thrust out ambassadors to the Punjabis with the eternal gospel.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to move in Punjabi hearts so they will understand that they need a Savior.
Pray for the highly literate Punjabis to form Bible studies in their language.
Pray that these Bible studies will result in Christ-oriented fellowships throughout Mauritius.
Scripture Prayers for the Punjabi in Mauritius.
Profiles written by Global Prayer Digest
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14483/MP
https://drchaman.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/punjabis-in-mauritius-2/
https://sikhchic.com/travel/the_sikhs_of_mauritius
http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Siri_Guru_Singh_Sabha,_Port_Louis
https://www.worldgurudwaras.com/mauritius/sri-guru-singh-sabha-port-louis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_of_Indian_origin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_diaspora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_diaspora
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2018-01-09 |
People Name General | Punjabi |
People Name in Country | Punjabi |
Pronunciation |
puhn-JAH-bee
|
Population this Country | 25,000 |
Population all Countries | 2,136,000 |
Total Countries | 18 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Eastern Punjabi; Gurmukhi; Mirpur Punjabi; Panjabi; Sikh |
People ID | 14483 |
ROP3 Code | 108182 |
Country | Mauritius | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Mauritius |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Religion: | Other / Small |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.50 %) |
2.50 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
34.00 %
|
Islam |
20.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
2.50 %
|
Other / Small |
41.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Punjabi |
Dialect Code | 761 Global Recordings Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Punjabi |
Dialect Code | 761 Global Recordings Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Eastern |
Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1818-1954) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1815-2011) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1959-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Web Flippy - Pixabay |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |