Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean
Edited by Kumar Mahabir Published by Serials Publications, India. Distributed locally by Chakra.
Kumar Mahabir
Diversify the economy with marijuana cultivation
A few days ago, Independent Senator Dr Dhanayshar Mahabir called for a debate in Parliament to legalise medical marijuana in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) (Express Mar 27, 2018). I wish…
Multiple Identities
Essays on Caribbean Literature
By Kumar Mahabir This collection of eleven essays focuses mainly on a variety of literary works by Caribbean writers. Part One comprises critical perspectives on individual poems by A.L. Hendriks…
Interview with 94-year-old Sheik Mohammed Alim
Interview with 94-year-old Sheik Mohammed Alim, a former national wrestler in Trinidad in the 1940s. Now confined to a wheelchair, Alim lives alone in Charlieville. His memory is remarkably sharp…
Miss India Trinidad and Tobago Pageant, Chaguanas. 2018
Contestant. Miss India Trinidad and Tobago Pageant, Chaguanas. 2018 Contestant. Miss India Trinidad and Tobago Pageant, Chaguanas. 2018 Performer. Miss India Trinidad and Tobago Pageant, Chaguanas. 2018 Performer. Miss India…
AmerIndians related to East Indians
Ricardo Bharath Hernandez is the Chief of the Santa Rosa First Peoples in Trinidad and Tobago. His Hindi middle name is both symbolic and real. The English translation for “Bharath”…
Obesity, Diabetes and Ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago
The epidemiological information on diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is shocking. In 2015, the International Diabetes Federation revealed that T&T was in the top 12% in the world in…
Is Chutney out of place in Carnival?
When people get angry, they tend to speak their mind. Their emotions explode in words that they have been suppressing for some time. Psychologist Dr Jeffrey Huntsinger proved this theory…
Why we should talk about race
Even academics like me who often see certain topics through the lens of race sometimes receive negative attention and judgement. Some people feel that speaking or writing rationally about race…