Human migration has often been described in terms of pushes and pulls. According to ‘World Survey Monitor,’ pushes are the conditions in one’s country that creates the impetus for leaving. Pulls are the conditions in the country of destination that lures a migrant to leave home. However, this has not been the case always. Many a times this migration has been forced, and not the choice of the community.

India and Africa have a relationship that can be traced back to ancient times. Contacts and trade between the people of the eastern seaboard of Africa and the western seaboard of India have been going on for centuries.