D.D.T. Jabavu was a writer, political activist and professor for Latin and African Languages at the University of Fort Hare.Cecile Wele Manona was an anthropologist and senior research officer at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.

A remarkable travelogue by one of South Africa’s greatest intellectuals, DDT Jabavu, this book opens new vistas on Indian Ocean histories. Available for the first time in isiXhosa and English, this historical gem enriches our sense of the scope and scale of South African letters. —Isabel Hofmeyr, Global Distinguished Professor, New York University and Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg A significant figure in Cape African politics at that time, and a renowned academic from Fort Hare University, Jabavu’s expressive account of this trip weaves together a myriad of encounters with people he already knew, and those he would meet on his journey from the Eastern Cape to India, via the East African coast. One can only marvel at how the editors have re-enlivened Jabavu’s account of his epic 1949 journey – a rousing read! — Luvuyo Wotshela, Professor and Head of the National Heritage and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Fort Hare

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Networks of Solidarity: D.D.T. Jabavu’s Voyage to India – Tina SteinerRevisiting D.D.T. Jabavu, 1885–1959 – Catherine HiggsNotes on the Original and the Translation – Mhlobo W. JadezweniIn Praise of Cecil Wele Manona, 1937–2013 – Catherine HiggsE-Indiya nase East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu In India and East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu, translated by Cecil Wele Manona, edited by Tina Steiner and Mhlobo W. JadezweniAfterword: Jabavu and African Translations for the Future – Evan M. MwangiReferencesEditors’ biographiesIndex

D.D.T. Jabavu was a writer, political activist and professor for Latin and African Languages at the University of Fort Hare.Cecile Wele Manona was an anthropologist and senior research officer at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.

A remarkable travelogue by one of South Africa’s greatest intellectuals, DDT Jabavu, this book opens new vistas on Indian Ocean histories. Available for the first time in isiXhosa and English, this historical gem enriches our sense of the scope and scale of South African letters. —Isabel Hofmeyr, Global Distinguished Professor, New York University and Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg A significant figure in Cape African politics at that time, and a renowned academic from Fort Hare University, Jabavu’s expressive account of this trip weaves together a myriad of encounters with people he already knew, and those he would meet on his journey from the Eastern Cape to India, via the East African coast. One can only marvel at how the editors have re-enlivened Jabavu’s account of his epic 1949 journey – a rousing read! — Luvuyo Wotshela, Professor and Head of the National Heritage and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Fort Hare

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Networks of Solidarity: D.D.T. Jabavu’s Voyage to India – Tina SteinerRevisiting D.D.T. Jabavu, 1885–1959 – Catherine HiggsNotes on the Original and the Translation – Mhlobo W. JadezweniIn Praise of Cecil Wele Manona, 1937–2013 – Catherine HiggsE-Indiya nase East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu In India and East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu, translated by Cecil Wele Manona, edited by Tina Steiner and Mhlobo W. JadezweniAfterword: Jabavu and African Translations for the Future – Evan M. MwangiReferencesEditors’ biographiesIndex

D.D.T. Jabavu was a writer, political activist and professor for Latin and African Languages at the University of Fort Hare.Cecile Wele Manona was an anthropologist and senior research officer at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University. Tina Steiner teaches in the English Department at Stellenbosch University.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Mhlobo W. Jadezweni teaches isiXhosa at Rhodes University. He has been a member of isiXhosa language boards in South Africa since 1983.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Catherine Higgs is professor of history and head of the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.Evan M. Mwangi is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University, Illinois.

A remarkable travelogue by one of South Africa’s greatest intellectuals, DDT Jabavu, this book opens new vistas on Indian Ocean histories. Available for the first time in isiXhosa and English, this historical gem enriches our sense of the scope and scale of South African letters. —Isabel Hofmeyr, Global Distinguished Professor, New York University and Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg A significant figure in Cape African politics at that time, and a renowned academic from Fort Hare University, Jabavu’s expressive account of this trip weaves together a myriad of encounters with people he already knew, and those he would meet on his journey from the Eastern Cape to India, via the East African coast. One can only marvel at how the editors have re-enlivened Jabavu’s account of his epic 1949 journey – a rousing read! — Luvuyo Wotshela, Professor and Head of the National Heritage and Cultural Studies Centre, University of Fort Hare

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Networks of Solidarity: D.D.T. Jabavu’s Voyage to India – Tina SteinerRevisiting D.D.T. Jabavu, 1885–1959 – Catherine HiggsNotes on the Original and the Translation – Mhlobo W. JadezweniIn Praise of Cecil Wele Manona, 1937–2013 – Catherine HiggsE-Indiya nase East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu In India and East Africa – D.D.T. Jabavu, translated by Cecil Wele Manona, edited by Tina Steiner and Mhlobo W. JadezweniAfterword: Jabavu and African Translations for the Future – Evan M. MwangiReferencesEditors’ biographiesIndex