Singapore's Little India: One Of World's Coolest Neighbourhoods? | On The Red Dot | Full Episode

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  • Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
  • Little India was never intended by Sir Stamford Raffles to be an area designated for Singapore's Indian community. Instead, it developed its identity organically over the years becoming an enclave for the Indians. However, its reputation of rich culture, heritage and food options became tainted with the Little India Riot about a decade ago.
    But, that didn’t stop Little India from being ranked #19 on Time Out’s world’s coolest neighbourhoods in 2022! So what helped Little India become the coolest neighbourhood? Join Joakim Gomez as he walks on the wow side of Little India and discover gems that are not even found on google maps!
    0:00 Introduction
    1:21 How cool is Singapore's Little India?
    4:05 History of Little India in Singapore
    8:35 Best poori and dosai in Singapore?
    12:48 Pioneer behind Singapore’s orchid garland
    17:02 Free meals for migrant workers in Little India
    21:22 A Little Bangladesh in Little India?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 121

  • @Kanal7Indonesia
    @Kanal7Indonesia Рік тому +51

    Thank you for the little India experience you shared! ❤ from Indonesia.

    • @indgeoball
      @indgeoball 11 місяців тому

      🏳‍🌈🚫

  • @KalelX5296
    @KalelX5296 Рік тому +33

    In south africa we don't have indian town but theres alot of indian food everywhere. Even the grocery stores have spice mixing area, fresh burfi, gulab jamun, chana magaj, jalebi, all different kinds of sev, and crunchy fried dhals that taste better than haldirams prepacked versions. And our delis have so many different types of Indian meals i won't even start cos theres such a wide variety. Theres aisles full of different chutneys, achaars and kuchlas etc. In my area even whites call fresh produce by Indian names like brinjol and dhania. Singapore has a few nandos branches they should try more south african foods I'm sure they will love it, alot south african foods are very favourful and you won't find anything close to it in any other country.

  • @janemuses3031
    @janemuses3031 Рік тому +18

    The garland owner should host garland tying classes and I am sure there will be people interested. Just watching a few minutes had me intrigued. This could be a way to spread the art to more people. And also a new stream of income for him.

  • @thulomanchay
    @thulomanchay Рік тому +22

    They "restored" and developed Chinatown, and turned it into neat section of town.
    As Chinatown, it is ruined.
    The Malay Village project was a disappointment and was demolished.
    They then proposed renewing Little India.
    Heavens to Murgatroyd, leave Little India alone came the collective outcry from Singaporeans..

    • @frankfleming1103
      @frankfleming1103 5 місяців тому

      when I was in Singapore, it is not commaned to go to Little India, it is described as the most chaotic place in Singapore

    • @thulomanchay
      @thulomanchay 5 місяців тому +1

      @@frankfleming1103
      Your loss.

  • @manithangavalu7885
    @manithangavalu7885 Рік тому +11

    St. Andrew's Cathedral was built by labourers from South India.
    They were brought to Singapore by the Brits and treated inhumanely.
    There's so much pain and suffering endured by these poor workers.
    Today the white men is taking credit for the majestic Cathedral.

    • @AnJe..
      @AnJe.. Рік тому

      The lower castes in your country were treated worser than what Britishers did. You people don't even allow the lower castes from entering temple, denied education, deprived them of self respect by imposing untouchability, breast tax. What's worse is that u still practice these acts. Judging by ur name I see that u r from Tamilnadu.
      1. Didn't a man of another caste, defecate in the water tank of lower caste? (Happened two weeks ago, not sure)
      2. A lower caste school headmaster was stopped from hoisting the national flag on Independence day. When it became news, the District magistrate brought the police force to protect the women to hoist the flag again.
      Kids born after 2000 are fine, they don't have the traits of their parents. It's just the ones who r born before 2k are superstitious and spew hatred.

  • @Tommashelbyeee
    @Tommashelbyeee Рік тому +10

    its an evidence that little india and its food is way better than chinatown and kampong glam

  • @happygilmor1
    @happygilmor1 10 місяців тому +3

    Awesome place Little India...Temples, Food, Culture....one stroll around the area is so refreshing

  • @VigneshVignesh-vg6kh
    @VigneshVignesh-vg6kh Рік тому +11

    As a tamil guy most of tamil people visit little india ❤

    • @Shaan-mo8ke
      @Shaan-mo8ke 5 місяців тому

      My first ever foreign trip is Singapore

  • @rommelflores2618
    @rommelflores2618 Рік тому +8

    I enjoyed this one. thanks!

  • @ymhktravel
    @ymhktravel 8 місяців тому +4

    As an ethnic Chinese, Little India still preserves quite a bit of its original vibe of the area. Chinatown, however, has been overly sanitised and overly organised to the point it has lost much of the charm that it initially has. It looks just like another town in Singapore. There's beauty in being a little bit chaotic, a little less organised. In fact, Little India looks more like an Indian Town when the migrant workers swarmed the area, thronging the alleys and sitting around on grass patches. It gives an energy and vibe to the area, though it can get so packed in the alleys you regretted walking into it halfway through.

  • @tommyliangwei3724
    @tommyliangwei3724 8 місяців тому +3

    Joakim Gomez has no Portuguese Blood in him, His Mum is Full Korean and his Dad is Full Indian.

  • @demaniac89
    @demaniac89 Рік тому +12

    Producer talks about a rather important topic about racism and backlash against indians including local ones.
    Joakim: Ermm okay.
    Let's go eat!

  • @fengwei3089
    @fengwei3089 Рік тому +12

    Man JOAKIM is issa good host

  • @kokhowlong
    @kokhowlong Рік тому +5

    Semma deh, your hosting.

  • @bharadwajr3430
    @bharadwajr3430 Рік тому +4

    I have been here. Really loved it. Spent hours at Mustafa centre.

  • @NurashikinBinteARahim
    @NurashikinBinteARahim Рік тому +8

    lol. the host is funny and humble. and thoroughly singaporean in his commentary.
    zap zup zap.. finish.. very confused face
    lol

  • @remymartin1326
    @remymartin1326 8 місяців тому

    This is really awesome 👍

  • @vijayakavithika5949
    @vijayakavithika5949 Рік тому

    Amazing Documentary
    Amazing Singapore

  • @devildevil2271
    @devildevil2271 Рік тому +68

    Better than Chinatown in USA 😂😂

    • @edgregory1
      @edgregory1 Рік тому

      This is about Indiatown in SG jackass.

    • @mskinternational
      @mskinternational Рік тому +2

      Why?

    • @rjclue2630
      @rjclue2630 Рік тому

      Even the devils enjoy 😆

    • @krishnagupta-yv4tm
      @krishnagupta-yv4tm Рік тому

      really china town is about versatility ,
      u either never went to china town nor have any knowledge .

    • @edgregory1
      @edgregory1 Рік тому

      @@krishnagupta-yv4tm True, yet I do live in Chinatown Kuala Lumpur for what it's worth.

  • @addicted2me
    @addicted2me Рік тому +10

    Everyone is human with dame blood. We should respect each other. And also thank the multi culture and food avail.
    Imagine only sticking to 1 food type.
    I need variety!😂😂

    • @Valar828
      @Valar828 Рік тому

      So glad to read your comments. Hope it this way. Anyway, where there is no unity it is a matter of time bad stuff will occur.

  • @guidobrunner4819
    @guidobrunner4819 Рік тому +1

    Very special with great 💕 😊

  • @libraries144
    @libraries144 Рік тому

    is this the last episode with joakim?

  • @tilelate9718
    @tilelate9718 Рік тому +4

    Hope the Government does not gentrify the place the way they did with Chinatown. RIP culture.

    • @priyanksaikia5549
      @priyanksaikia5549 Рік тому

      China Towns are still better. But hey, Singapore is made of Ethnic Han Chinese. Made it the richest in per capit in Asia.

  • @orlieoctoso7478
    @orlieoctoso7478 Рік тому

    more of this

  • @INSHALLAH_SUBAH
    @INSHALLAH_SUBAH Рік тому +8

    Australia has Indian town

    • @manithangavalu7885
      @manithangavalu7885 Рік тому +1

      Great!, bcos Australia belonged to the ABROGINIES (KOORIS), not the ANG MOH KOTOR!

    • @INSHALLAH_SUBAH
      @INSHALLAH_SUBAH Рік тому +2

      @@manithangavalu7885 good to know love from India 🇮🇳☺️

    • @Shaan-mo8ke
      @Shaan-mo8ke 5 місяців тому

      ​@@manithangavalu7885Australia itself acknowledges it .

    • @manithangavalu7885
      @manithangavalu7885 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Shaan-mo8ke
      If Australia acknowledges it, how come the Australian indigenous voice referendum was unsuccessful in the constitution.?

    • @Shaan-mo8ke
      @Shaan-mo8ke 5 місяців тому

      @@manithangavalu7885 both are true.

  •  Місяць тому

    சிங்கப்பூரில் வாழை இலை அப்பலோ உணவகம் எங்கு உள்ளது?

  • @ShravaniDeshpande-xw5bu
    @ShravaniDeshpande-xw5bu 9 місяців тому

    India ❤❤❤

  • @jeremyxu8155
    @jeremyxu8155 Рік тому +5

    The Little Indian is as a matter of fact, is quite rundown in recent years. The closure of the flea market at Sungei Road in 2017 was one of the main reasons.

  • @ArabicReja973
    @ArabicReja973 Рік тому +29

    I would prefer Indian spicy foods than oily unhealthy Chinese foods.

    • @yashpatel261
      @yashpatel261 Рік тому

      You hate Chinese people when India is promoted.
      You hate Indian people when China is promoted.
      Why do you keep spreading hate in this world ?

    • @priyanksaikia5549
      @priyanksaikia5549 Рік тому +3

      Chinese have steam foods as well amd they are way way more healthier than any other food available on the world cuisine market.

    • @ashashraa6579
      @ashashraa6579 Рік тому +3

      I love both because they are special in their own way. 😄

    • @Hari-888
      @Hari-888 11 місяців тому

      you clearly know nothing about chinese cuisine

    • @Shtikface
      @Shtikface 8 місяців тому +1

      the rotis are just as oily, did you see the process of making the dosai?

  • @muhammadfadly8338
    @muhammadfadly8338 Місяць тому

    Some things must not change, I pray it doesnt

  • @supernova7966
    @supernova7966 Рік тому

    Little Indonesia please

  • @pratyush808
    @pratyush808 9 місяців тому

    No candy shops in lil india? 😮

  • @mikey6538
    @mikey6538 11 місяців тому +1

    i am singaporean, and little india is definitely not even close to being the coolest, whatever it wants to be. it is a really dirty place, and i do not mean anything about race.. that area is just unhygienic

  • @user-lt5no1xt1z
    @user-lt5no1xt1z 5 місяців тому

    I like this host he is so upbeat, i just wish he wore something other than black

  • @tommyliangwei3724
    @tommyliangwei3724 8 місяців тому +1

    21st July 2022

  • @panjatcharamchannel6066
    @panjatcharamchannel6066 Рік тому +1

    ஓம் உங்கள் ஜாதக நட்சத்திர யோகா அம்சத்தில் தாய் தந்தை செய்த தான தர்மங்கள் சொத்தாக மாறும் காலபைரவர் உங்கள் வாழ்க்கையில் அற்புதமான அதிர்ஷ்டமும் மகா லஷ்மி கடாட்சம் உங்கள் நட்சத்திரம் ஜாதகம் எங்களிடம் எப்போ கிடைக்கும் என்பது கணித்து கூறுவோம்

  • @G2H_HellBringer
    @G2H_HellBringer Рік тому +4

    The riot happened 10 years ago... It felt like five years or so. Man, does time fly.

  • @manithangavalu7885
    @manithangavalu7885 Рік тому +4

    Europeans in little India, how did that happened?
    You've forgotten about the Colonizers, they were like parasites anywhere there's Monetary Gains.

  • @flagellum79
    @flagellum79 Рік тому +1

    Got Little India and Little Bangladesh. No Little Pakistan?

    • @Shaan-mo8ke
      @Shaan-mo8ke 5 місяців тому +3

      Every war zone is little Pakistan

  • @sumit6190p
    @sumit6190p Рік тому +7

    Little India is similar to southern India. India is way too big to be represented in a small place

    • @VigneshVignesh-vg6kh
      @VigneshVignesh-vg6kh Рік тому +1

      TAMIL

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x Рік тому +7

      Nobody said that this is supposed to be representative of India. This neighbourhood is representative of Singaporean Indian, most of whom are Tamils. It has nothing to do with the Republic of India.

    • @sumit6190p
      @sumit6190p Рік тому +2

      @@user-jt3dw6vv4x Chill boy. Did you wake up on the wrong side of your bed?

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x Рік тому +1

      @@sumit6190p Nah, you're the one that needs to chill because you clearly didn't watch the video if you're talking about India on a video about Singapore.

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Kazim28 It's Little India and it's purely Singaporean-Indian (which is predominantly culturally and ethnically Tamil. These people are Singaporean whose ancestors left what is now called India many centuries ago). It's not supposed to be a mini version of India, so it's not supposed to representing West Indians, North Indians or Northeast Indians (who are all virtually non-existent among the Singaporean-Indian community). Little Bangladesh exists simply because there are a lot of Bangladeshi migrant workers that live and work in Singapore.

  • @Heresheis0818
    @Heresheis0818 Рік тому +1

    Bad debts to be written off

  • @kichaa13
    @kichaa13 Рік тому

    Since when got bad rep?

  • @mayankbadola23
    @mayankbadola23 Рік тому

    On the Red Dot???

  • @lastChang
    @lastChang Рік тому +10

    Panda diplomacy is over,
    Yoga is the new trend now. Lol

  • @HeriFebi
    @HeriFebi Рік тому

    Where little china?😂

  • @kelvinalexander8
    @kelvinalexander8 Рік тому

    Create

  • @faryalalam7730
    @faryalalam7730 Рік тому

    OMG I ate at komla villas in 2014. I had terrible diarrhoea. Don't think I'll ever go there again.

  • @hailyrizzo5428
    @hailyrizzo5428 Рік тому +1

    Coolest in the world? Don't they literally have hundreds of millions of these streets in India? It's called Big India

    • @manithangavalu7885
      @manithangavalu7885 Рік тому +4

      Agreed!
      But Singapore's unique bcos it's not in India.

    • @priyanksaikia5549
      @priyanksaikia5549 Рік тому

      ​@@manithangavalu7885Chinede made singapore qhat it is today.

    • @pikachuthunderbolt3919
      @pikachuthunderbolt3919 10 місяців тому

      Becoz india has so many problems and indians outside always take care about this.

  • @nzimalaya2011
    @nzimalaya2011 Рік тому +1

    You could try and sound a bit less biased next time !

  • @racheljoankoh7847
    @racheljoankoh7847 Рік тому

    Now that’s what I call successful gentrification and sanitisation.

  • @jessicaregina1956
    @jessicaregina1956 Рік тому

    Just dont go there after 10.30 pm.

    • @beezlebub9
      @beezlebub9 Рік тому +12

      Been there lots of times during late night. It’s safe. But can be crowded on Sundays. No need to be racist, can?

    • @panierselvam6856
      @panierselvam6856 Рік тому

      Yah vera level.

    • @rahul-qm9fi
      @rahul-qm9fi 11 місяців тому

      @@beezlebub9 I think she meant the red light district thing

    • @ST0ICSAGE
      @ST0ICSAGE 8 місяців тому

      Why?

  • @richardtan4179
    @richardtan4179 Рік тому

    when Tharman becomes President, will there be another 10 more little india??

    • @ramanathan7823
      @ramanathan7823 Рік тому +3

      You need more China town or communist town ?

    • @supradramaboi
      @supradramaboi Рік тому

      Wow….u are really just dumb aren’t u

    • @prasanamcdonald7991
      @prasanamcdonald7991 Рік тому

      No offence, I do think you are a racist! Shame on you Richard Tan

    • @Valar828
      @Valar828 Рік тому +1

      I didn't know we have 10 more chinatown and Geylang now.

    • @rahul-qm9fi
      @rahul-qm9fi 11 місяців тому

      Who is Tharman

  • @nicklee7002
    @nicklee7002 Рік тому +1

    Do they need hundreds police officers to be around just in case chaos happen?

  • @SlimJim3082
    @SlimJim3082 Рік тому +1

    Must be smelly lmao

  • @nordtaka6456i
    @nordtaka6456i Рік тому

    Tata gp, reli gp, infosys. To. Singapore. 毛

  • @FcukYewUsa-mt1lb
    @FcukYewUsa-mt1lb 9 місяців тому

    WHEN BIG ”LONG JOHN SI” BEN MEETS AH CONG THERE YEW GETS YEWRSELF QUANDOOM XI.XI BENCONG WAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA HII IIIHHH GUILTY FEELING GOT NO RHYTHM 🪘

  • @raisarwanath4484
    @raisarwanath4484 Місяць тому

    It's little tamil Nadu