 1860 was an important year in India's national consciousness. For the first time, Indian labour was shipped to work on English sugar plantations in South Africa. Till 1914, a total of 152,184 people came in as indentured labour to South Africa. Indians in South Africa may have been civilisationally distinct from Indigenous people, but due to complicated historical and political circumstances, they found themselves on the wrong side of the racial divide. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as the President of South Africa. The rainbow had finally pierced through the dark clouds of discrimination, violence and hopelessness. Indians returned to do business with South Africa after a gap of close to 80 years. An inclusive and resurgent South Africa provided opportunities to Indian businessmen and professionals. India's new economic policies set off a new breed of entrepreneurs with a global vision. 150-year celebration is giving an opportunity for multiple storylines to emerge so that South African Indians can find their rightful place in history.