Food culture and (un)healthy eating

Divali festival souvenir magazine 2003

The Indo-Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC) wishes to announce the publication of its souvenir magazine - Divali October 2003 in Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of this edition of our annual magazine is “Food culture and (un)healthy eating.”

The Ministry of Health statistics show that one of the main causes of death in Trinidad and Tobago is cardiovascular disease. Moreover, statistics from Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) reveal that this country ranks fifth in the world per capita in the case of diabetes. It must be recognized that certain aspects of our cultural dietary tradition may in fact be dangerous to our health. Divali, with its lavish feasts of sweets and fatty foods, is an appropriate time to bring greater awareness about the importance of a healthy diet in preventing heart diseases and diabetes.

October 2003

11 x 8 ½ inches

48 pages with advertisements and articles

ISSN 1683-4143

Glossy pages and cover

Food culture and healthy eating [Editorial]
Greetings from the Prime Minister By The Honourable Patrick Manning
Greetings from the Minister of Culture and Tourism By The Honourable Penelope Beckles
Winning the battle against sedentary lifestyle diseases By Stephen Kangal
What V.S Naipaul said about his childhood [Extract of Nobel Lecture, 2001]
Indians in New Worlds: Mauritius & Trinidad By Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Between Father and Son: Family Letters By V.S. Naipaul [book review]
Parallels between Christianity and Hinduism By Dr Subhash Kak
Britain recognizes need of Romany speaking Gypsies [Brief news item]
NASA images discover ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka [Brief news item]
The Persecution of a Minority: The Gypsies of Europe By D.H. Singh
A Divali Thought By Maltie Maharaj [poem]
Why Hindus do not eat beef By Dr Kumar Mahabir
Britney goes bhangra for come back [Brief news item]
Elephant conference turns to religion and culture for conservation [Brief news item]
Hindu influence on Western Literature By Rajiv Malhotra
The truth about the caste system By Dr Meenakshi Jain
Indian Diet, Diabetes and Heart Disease By Debra Ramdath
Divali, Hindus and Hinduism in multi-ethnic Mauritius By Mona Sookmanee-Meighoo
What Derek Walcott said about Ramleela [Extract of Nobel Lecture, 1992]
A Hindu College in Guyana By Dr Roop Misir
Missionaries in India By Arun Shourie [book review]
Hindu youths in the Netherlands By Dr Chan E.S. Choenni
Paratha/Buss-up shut roti [Recipe]
Bhakti is a bestseller [Brief news item]
Hallmark to add Hindu Deepavali card [Brief news item]
Indian eating habits in Trinidad By Dr Hari D. Maharaj
What Derek Walcott said about Ramleela (Part 2) [Extract of Nobel Lecture, 1992]

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.