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In reality though, there is a vibrant and underrepresented group of artists that exists within the South Asian diaspora, and that’s the Indo-Caribbean community. Though not as well-known ...
Most Indo-Caribbean people lost the ability to speak Hindi, he explains, the most-spoken language in India besides English. But they gained a deeper understanding of their Scriptures, the Bhagavad ...
The group represented Phagwah Social Justice Collective, a coalition of civil rights and progressive Hindu organizations with missions to aid Indo-Caribbean women, immigrants and LGBTQ people in ...
“It was Bollywood and soca mashed together – both Indian and Caribbean,” he says, now 39. “My parents are Guyanese, Indo-Caribbeans, so it felt like this was my identity. It sounded natural.” That ...
"She would be in the kitchen for hours making gojas," Ramkirpal-Senhouse says. These Indo-Caribbean fried turnovers stuffed with warmly spiced sweetened coconut resemble Indian gujiya or ghughra.
“Most of them decided to stay back in the Caribbean – Guyana, Trinidad. Those Indo-Caribbeans who ultimately headed out – at first to England, later to Canada and the U. S. – did so for ...
But 25-year-old Jana says she couldn't relate because she isn't Indian. She's Indo-Caribbean, part of a community that came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation. They've built a bright ...
Indo-Caribbean migrants – descendants of Indian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean – contributed significantly to the UK’s economy and cultural diversity. The Windrush Generation ...
Radio DJ Naryndra "Roshan" Shiwcharran moves behind the scenes after kidney failure, stroke Naryndra "Roshan" Shiwcharran, a radio DJ known for championing the Indo-Caribbean culture of Richmond ...
For Indo-Caribbean communities, the stories of Hanuman and Rama echo history. Despite Rama being forced to live in exile, Hanuman remained a loyal devotee. “Because we’re a people that were ...
In Indo-Caribbean homes like Ms. Singh’s and those of her Trinidadian and Surinamese neighbors, the dishes of Diwali are interpretations of traditional Indian foods, unique to descendants of ...
NEW YORK (RNS) — At the 37th annual Phagwah parade in early March in Richmond Hill, Queens, spectators danced to tassa drums, tossed brightly colored powders over the crowd and smeared each ...