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Coolie No. 1 (other)
Coolie No. 1 may refer to: * ''Coolie No. 1'' (1991 film), a Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Venkatesh and Tabu * ''Coolie No. 1'' (1995 film), a Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan starring Karisma Kapoor and Govinda * ''Coolie No. 1'' (2019 film), an Indian Bhojpuri-language film directed by Lal Babu Pandit and starring Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani * ''Coolie No. 1'' (2020 film), a Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan starring Varun Dhawan See also * Coolie (other) * No. 1 (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolie No
Coolie (also spelled koelie, kouli, khuli, khulie, kuli, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian people, Indian or Chinese descent. The word ''coolie'' was first used in the 16th century by European traders across Asia. In the 18th century, the term more commonly referred to migrant Indian indenture system, Indian indentured labourers. In the 19th century, during the Colonial India, British colonial era, the term was adopted for the transportation and employment of Asian labourers via employment contracts on Sugar plantations in the Caribbean, sugar plantations formerly worked by enslaved Africans. The word has had a variety of negative implications. In modern-day English, it is usually regarded as offensive. In the 21st century, ''coolie'' is generally considered a racial slur for Asians in Oceania, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas (particularly in the Caribbean). The word originated in the 17th-century India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolie (other)
Coolie is a historical term for indentured labourers and a contemporary racial slur. Coolie may also refer to: * Coolie (dog breed), an Australian dog breed * ''Coolie'' (1983 Hindi film), a 1983 Hindi film * ''Coolie'' (1983 Malayalam film), a 1983 Malayalam film * ''Coolie'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film * ''Coolie'' (1997 film), a 1997 Bangladeshi film * ''Coolie'' (2004 film), a Bengali film * ''Coolie'' (2025 film), a Tamil film * ''Coolie'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Mulk Raj Anand * The Coolies, a 1980s American alternative rock band from Atlanta, Georgia * Coolie hat, British slang for an Asian conical hat * Coolies, an Australian slang word thought to be an even cooler way to say "cool" See also * Coulee, a deep steep-sided ravine formed by erosion * Coulis, a type of puréed sauce * Coolie No. 1 (other) * Kuli (other) * Quli (other) * Fooly Cooly, i.e. foolish coolie, an anime FLCL is an anime created and directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
