What’s the issue with people’s non-English names?
Invitation to 106th ICC Zoom Public Meeting by Nicholas Maraj A name is just a sound other people make to get our attention. But at some point in our development,…
Kumar Mahabir
Recreating Indian Dance in the Diaspora (Video Recording)
Indian dance varies from region to region and state to state in ancestral India. More often than not, performers all tell a story through body, hand and facial movements. From…
Indentureship, Oral History, Memory and Movies in the Indian Diaspora
Invitation To The 101th Zoom Public Meeting by Staff Reporter The entire month of May in most of the Caribbean has been deemed as Indian History or Heritage Month. On…
Celebrating Early Indian Intellectuals in the Diaspora
Invitation to the 100th Zoom Public Meeting by Staff Reporter We wish to invite all interested individuals, organisations and institutions to celebrate the 100thedition of our ZOOM Public Meeting on…
Indian businesses in the Diaspora: From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship (Video Recording)
by Dr. Kumar Mahabir Due to their own non-political efforts, Indians in the Diaspora excel in five areas of activity in society: agriculture, engineering, medicine, education and business. Their success…
From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship: The Rise of the East Indian Peasantry in Trinidad
By Jean-Claude Escalante jeanclaude_escalante@hotmail.com The journey of what is now the largest ethnic group in Trinidad began as an experiment after the abolition of the British slave trade left the…
Stories from our Indian Elders
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…
The Works of West Indian Writer Samuel Selvon (May 20, 1923 – April 16, 1994)
INVITATION TO ZOOM PUBLIC MEETING by Dr. Kumar Mahabir Samuel Selvon was born in San Fernando in Trinidad in the Caribbean on May 20, 1923,the sixth of seven children. He…
Employment and Business Opportunities in Guyana & Suriname
Invitation to Zoom Public Meeting by Staff Reporter Together, Guyana and Suriname occupy a greater landmass than the rest of the Caribbean combined (379k km2 vs 225k km2). The recent…