Books

D. H. Singh This is a biography of the legendary Doon Pandit (1900-1958) who was a Hindu priest, community leader and spiritual healer in colonial Trinidad. His reputation as a…

Introductory Essay by Baytoram Ramharack. This book brings together the presentations that were made at the BGEIA's centenary celebration in 1938 in British Guiana (now Guyana). The men and women…

Collected by Kumar Mahabir. Illustrations by Angali Dabideen & Preddie Partap.Foreword by Professor Vibert C. Cambridge Written as a textbook for secondary schools and as a collector's item for personal…

Kumar Mahabir This cookbook represents a comprehensive collection of over 70 traditional vegetarian recipes. They have been handed down by indentured immigrants from India by word-of-mouth and practical example for…

Edited by Devant Maharaj, Rajnie Ramlakhan and Bhadase S. Maharaj This volume comprises a collection of speeches by, and letters to, Bhadase Sagan Maraj - a powerful politician, trade unionist…

Baytoram Ramharack.Introduction by Clem Seecharan Balram Singh Rai was a leading figure in Guyanese politics. His involvement in the political life of the nation dates back to the pre-independence period…

Ryhaan Shah A Silent Life is the story of the journey of the life of a girl from a village in Guyana, from the time she is a child to…

compiled and edited by Kumar Mahabir additional entries contributed byVisham Bhimull & Rajan Seemungal It is without doubt that Hindi in Trinidad and Guyana has contributed scores of loan words…

Kumar Mahabir This book discusses the relationship between traditional healers and modern healthcare practitioners in Trinidad and Tobago. It focuses on folk masseuses, andthe new mothers and newborns they treat.…