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  • Though TCS that Chandrasekaran heads, or Infosys that Gopalakrishnan runs today were central to the revolution in global technology even that time, all that they got for their labours was the tag "Code Coolies".

    India Tech to Rebound Bigtime 2011

  • Though TCS that Chandrasekaran heads, or Infosys that Gopalakrishnan runs today were central to the revolution in global technology even that time, all that they got for their labours was the tag "Code Coolies".

    India Tech to Rebound Bigtime 2011

  • Though TCS that Chandrasekaran heads, or Infosys that Gopalakrishnan runs today were central to the revolution in global technology even that time, all that they got for their labours was the tag "Code Coolies".

    Forbes.com: News Shishir Prasad 2011

  • "Coolies" James Nourse entered into negotiations with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, his proposed service was to be between India and Mauritius, the West Indies and Fiji.

    1. MajorityRights.com (main blog) 2009

  • "Coolies" James Nourse entered into negotiations with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, his proposed service was to be between India and Mauritius, the West Indies and Fiji.

    1. MajorityRights.com (main blog) 2009

  • Instead of Schoolies Week, Students from Melbourne's De La Salle College have switched to a new program known as "Coolies" in which they will travel to India to work as labourers with poor communities.

    CathNews 2008

  • Coolies are hired as labor Chopping wood and hauling stone slabs to and fro

    Cambodge - The Cultivation of a Nation - Review by John Tully | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context 2010

  • In the ambit of racism tons of Big Lies are being told about the 'children of Ham', about the 'Kaffirs' and 'Coolies'.

    Columbus' 'discovery' of America: the greatest hoax of all times? 2009

  • Coolies were told to carry out their jobs fully clothed or tie a towel around their shoulder so as not to show their upper bodies; those who could not afford a towel could be thrown in jail.

    The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009

  • Coolies carried the crates to the docks for pickup by Navy ships -- which arrived late or not at all.

    Unburied Treasures 2008

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