(i) Most Indian indentured workers came from the present day regions of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Bihar. Central India and the dry- districts of Tamil Nadu. In the mid-nineteenth century these regions experienced many changes - cottage industries declined, land rents rose, lands were cleared for mines and plantations. All this affected the lives of the poor, they failed to pay then rents, became deeply indebted. (ii) On the other hand workers were required in other countries for plantations, mines, road and railway construction projects. (iii) In hope for better future in other countries many workers from India started migrated in other countries