By Lenroy Thomas

lenroythomas17@gmail.com

In this book, you will be captivated by the Elder; stories of hardship, risk-taking, struggle, adaptation, assimilation, strategy, identity, resilience, progress, strength and success. This book is a collection of eight fascinating interviews followed by thematic analyses and commentaries. The stories are preceded with a background of the historical situation that existed both in India and St. Vincent before the Indians embarked on their journeys to the Caribbean. They are followed by a periodic review of the narratives and a consideration of available records while also looking at the current situation in St. Vincent and India and future relationship possibilities.

There is a common thread in all of these stories that is eternal. That is, whenever we are faced with difficult situations, we can either give up, or we can decide to fight to overcome these difficulties. The Indians who went to St. Vincent from India demonstrated their decision to fight the difficulties in various situations and on numerous occasions during their sojourn up to the present time. This book shows how they struggled, survived and succeeded in various endeavours. They were strategic and progressive.