Is the Bocas Literary Festival biased?
It seems that the city of Port of Spain has a no-entry sign for Indo-Trinidadian (Indian) cultural performers. The Fiesta Plaza in MovieTowne does not entertain these kinds of artistes.…
Kumar Mahabir
Dr Kumar Mahabir donates copies of his audio-cassettes to UWI
Please see acknowledgement to anthropologist Dr Kumar Mahabir who donated copies of his audio-cassettes which were digitized by UWI. The tapes contain personal oral histories of Indian Indentureship in the…
TV interview with Dr Kumar Mahabir, anthropologist, writer and publisher.
Dr Kumar Mahabir is an Former Assistant Professor in the Centre for Education Programmes at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He obtained his Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University…
Personal letters between relatives in Trinidad
and India during indentureship (1845-1920)
Indian Arrival Day Commemorative Magazine 2018 Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre (ICC) is proud to announce the publication of its latest magazine commemorating Indian Heritage Month (May 2018) in Trinidad and Tobago…
Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean
Edited by Kumar Mahabir The collection in this volume consists of 13 chapters written on a broad range of themes such as indentureship, migration, racism, violence, conversion, acculturation, music, education,…
The Hare Krishna Sect in Trinidad
The Hare Krishna Movement is the popular name for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). It was established in 1965 in the United States by his Divine Grace A.C.…
Few Indians joined Black Power in 1970
Saturday April 21st marks the 48th anniversary of the declaration of the State of Emergency to quell the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad in 1970. The uprising was led by…
Obesity, Diabetes and Ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago
By Anthropologist Dr Kumar Mahabir More than any other ethnic group, Indo-Trinidadians (Indians) consume more foods high in fat (oil, ghee, etc.), starch (roti, doubles, alloo, etc.) and sugar. Indians are…
Round-table with Trinidad writers
A discussion focused on Trinidad writer, Artie Jankie, and her literary works. Other writers featured include Krishna Samaroo, Kumar Mahabir and Dool Hanoomansingh.