Kanpur to Kolkata provides for the first time a comprehensive assessment of labour recruiting operations in a catchment area from where the great majority of Caribbean East Indians originated. Besides its insightful analysis of crucial emigration issues, this book highlights the grief and trauma of emigrants' families left in India. What is most interesting are the personal recollections of returnees with regard to the working and living conditions in the colonies and their special attraction, the uncertainties of the voyage and the conditions in Indian villages.