Brij Lal is a Fijian historian of Indian descent. He was born in Labasa, on the northern island of Vanua Levu. Lal is currently Professor of Pacific and Asian History at the Australian National University, has previously lectured at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, the University of Hawaii in Manoa, and at the University of Papua New Guinea. He is expected to join the faculty of the University of Fiji in 2006. A historian is a person who studies history. ... Labasa is a town in Fiji with a population of approximately 25,000 as of 1996. ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... The University of the South Pacific (USP) is the premier provider of tertiary education in the Pacific Region, and an international centre of excellence for teaching and research on all aspects of Pacific culture and environment. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ... Jean Charlots mural called Commencement is featured at Bachman Hall, the administrative center of the University of Hawai`i System. ... A local attraction at Mānoa is the farmers market at the Mānoa Marketplace. ... The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. ... The University of Fiji is a university based in Saweni, Lautoka, Fiji. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 3 November 2005, it was announced that Lal had been awarded the inaugural Distinguished Pacific Scholar Award by the UNESCO-sponsored ppInternational Council for the Study of the Pacific Islands]], in recognition of his research into Fijian and Pacific history. He has also written widely about the Indian Diaspora, including the history of indentured service. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... It has been suggested that NRIs be merged into this article or section. ...

Among his many books are an autobiography, "Mr Tulsi's Store: A Fijian Journey" (2001), which won the San Francisco-based Kiriyama Prize in 2002. He is also the author of "Chalo Jahaji: On a journey through indenture in Fiji" (2000) and "Bittersweet: The Indo-Fijian Experience" (2004), the latter two recounting the history of the trials and triumphs of the Indo-Fijian community. He is the present Editor of the Journal of Pacific History and the Founding Editor of the literary journal, Conversations. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Kiriyama Prize is a prize awarded to books from the Pacific Rim and South Asian regions. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indo-Fijian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In the 1990s, Lal served as the representative of the opposition National Federation Party on the three-member Constitutional Review Commission, whose work culminated in the adoption of the present constitution in 1997-1998. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ... Politics of Fiji Categories: Stub | Fijian political parties | Fiji-related stubs ... Background The Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands dates from 1997. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...