Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Sharda Patasar ● Issue 178 (September/October 2023)
Dancing with Ganesh | Backstory
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of Trinidad’s least known but most fascinating festivals. Sharda Patasar reports on its origins, significance, and growth from humble observances in south Trinidad into a festival celebrated by Hindu communities across the island
Music, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Niala Maharaj ● Caribbean Resilience (1 May 2020), Issue 42 (March/April 2000)
Going Ramayn in Trinidad
“Survival is the triumph of stubbornness, and spiritual stubbornness, a sublime stupidity, is what makes the occupation of poetry...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 3 (Autumn 1992)
Caribbean Bookshelf (Autumn 1992)
The Islands and the Sea John A. Murray (ed.) (Oxford University Press, hardback, 1991) Subtitled Five Centuries of Nature Writing from the...
Culture, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Niala Maharaj ● Issue 18 (March/April 1996)
Trinidad’s Temple in the Sea
Quarter of a mile off the west coast of Trinidad there stands an extraordinary monument to the human spirit: a magnificent Hindu temple,...