Apartheid Tales: Indian African's Untold Story | Evolve Podcast

They destroyed his home. They tried to crush his future. But he rose anyway.

In this raw and powerful interview, Dr. Ugen Padiachey shares how he went from the multicultural streets of South End, Port Elizabeth, to becoming a dentist during the brutal era of apartheid South Africa—one of the most oppressive regimes in modern history.

Dr. Padiachey speaks candidly about:

Being forcibly removed from his home under the Group Areas Act

The trauma of racial segregation and institutional discrimination

Navigating university as a "non-white" during apartheid

The resilience and unshakable determination it took to succeed

👉 This is more than history. It’s a lesson in courage, dignity, and perseverance.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Trailer
0:42 Intro
1:07 Early life in South Africa
2:53 Growing up in a mixed colour area
4:39 "Coloured" people
5:15 Indians in South Africa
8:43 Memories from the mixed settlement
12:12 Languages in South Africa
14:16 Forced resettlement
17:14 Moving to an "Indian" school
22:33 Segregation during apartheid
25:36 Protests against apartheid
27:27 Hierarchy between different races
32:36 University challenges and protests
47:00 Resistance during apartheid
49:56 Release of Mandela
52:04 Armed policemen ambush
54:54 Life after apartheid
55:53 Meeting Mandela
58:20 Speaking Afrikaans, Xhosa & Tamil
1:01:25 Identity as an African & Indian
1:03:23 Mixing with Indians from India
1:08:15 Feeling South African
1:10:58 Black South African communities
1:14:18 Different accents in South Africa
1:18:31 Returning to South Africa in 2024
1:24:15 Final message and outro

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