Cultural ecology or, alternatively, religion and the environment

Divali festival souvenir magazine 2002

The Indo-Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC) wishes to announce the publication and sale of its souvenir magazine - Divali 2002 in Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of the magazine is cultural ecology or, alternatively, religion and the environment.

Hindus comprise the second largest religious group in Trinidad and Tobago after Roman Catholics. Most Indians are Hindus, and Indians form just over half of the population of the tiny Caribbean island (1.3 million). For thousands of Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago, Divali - The Festival of Lights - is a sacred day. On this public holiday, other nationals join in the celebration, lighting deyas [clay lamps] at public celebrations, and visit Hindu friends who welcome them warmly into their homes.

November 2002

11 x 8 ½ inches

58 pages with advertisements and articles

ISSN 1683-4143

Glossy pages and cover

Hindus, bamboo and the environment [editorial] By Dr Kumar Mahabir
Divali Greetings from the Prime Minister By Patrick Manning
The light within By Reshma Mituram
The major religious texts in Hinduism By Merlin Beedaise
Similarities and differences - Hinduism and Christianity Courtesy Hinduism Today
A Christian priest celebrates Divali By Fr. Martin Sirju
A Divali Wish [poem] By Reshma Mituram
Temple arson in Fiji [brief news item]
The power of rice By Gerard Besson
Echoes of nature: Hinduism and music By Sharda Singh
Hinduism and environmental conservation By Ravi Chaturvedi
Diabetes By The Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Devdas III: Bollywood’s Titanic [film review] By Stephen Kangal
Gulab Jamoon [recipe]
Defining national culture in Trinidad By Anand Ramlogan
A mother’s love [short story] By Renuka Maraj
Indian long hair [short story] By Babita Dubay
V.S. Naipaul - honouring a hero By Parsuram Maharaj
And the goddess Bhavani created all things [poem] By Lelawattee Manoo- Raming
Deya-lit Dow Village [poem] By Rajandaye Ramkissoon-Chen
The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil [book review] By Bruce Fife, N.D.
Trinidad Hindu/Indian writer, Harold Sonny Ladoo By Christopher Laird
Coolie talk- food for thought By Candice Sankarsingh
The non- Hindu who played the Sadhu in the “Temple in the Sea” By Eric Barry
Tough ordinance to ban conversions [brief news item] By Radha Venkatesan
Evangelism as military assault [brief news item]
Divali lights the Caribbean landscape By Bina Mahabir
Helping Hindus in India - SEWA Canada International Aid By Dwarka Persaud - Radha Krishna Mandir
‘Saint from Trinidad’ to have a home in Delhi [brief news item] By Lalit K. Jha
Murti ‘miracle’ at South Trinidad temple [brief news item] By Richard Charan
Hindus eager to join British police [brief news item]
Hindis becoming popular in Russia - [brief news item]
Divali Stamp for the United States - [brief news item]

Kumar Mahabir

is a full-time anthropologist at the University of Guyana (UG) and Fellow of The Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library (2022-23). He is a former Assistant Professor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He obtained his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida (UF). As a doctoral student, he won a Florida Caribbean Institute Award, an A. Curtis Wilgus Grant, and an Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowship.
Mahabir received a National Award (Hummingbird Silver Medal) for his contribution to education in his country in 2011. He was among 50 recipients who received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the UWI Alumni Association.
Mahabir is the author of 12 books to date.