Tamils Identity in Early Twentieth Century Medan

Rivai, Muhammad and Damanik, Erond and Harahap, Apriani (2021) Tamils Identity in Early Twentieth Century Medan. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2021, 31 August 2021, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia.

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Abstract

This article discusses the Tamils identity in Medan city in the early 20th century. Tamil identity was politicized in such a way during the colonial period. The colonial regime identified the Tamils as Klings, which was later changed to Voor-Indiёr. Tamils were classified as Foreign Orientals under

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 14:50
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2026 07:24
URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/36664

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