TriniView.com Reporters
Event Date: November 10, 2007
Posted: November 12, 2007
The Divali celebrations ended in spectacular fashion across the country as lighted deyas lit up many communities across Trinidad and Tobago. This Hindu festival which honors the Hindu Goddess Mother Lashkmi (Goddess of wealth and prosperity) has become a major attraction for many people. There are several stories within Hindu scriptures that relate to this festival. One involves the return home of Lord Rama to Ayodha after fourteen years in exile. Upon his arrival, the overjoyed people of the village lit rows of lights as they greeted him in joy and happiness.
Continue to: ‘Divali Celebrations in Diego Martin’
Happy Divali celebrations to all.
Patna Village is a community where African/Indian relations have generally been good, the communities are closely integrated, and ethnic mixing is well advanced.
Most Trinis of East Indian origin are descended from ancestors of the so-called “lower” castes, who were victims of oppression in their native India.
Please, Ruel, Linda and others, spare the venom for once. I am sure that you can provide sophisticated arguments to support the case that the Indo and Indo/mixed people of Patna Village, including the child in the photo, are evil perpetrators of caste/race oppression whose victims include Africans, Chinese, Whites and others; and that they, including this child, deserve bloody retribution.
Just once, please, mercy, even for a week….
Peter Beharry,
Your comment here seems rather strange. When has anybody on this board argued that Indo/mixed people anywhere in Trinidad are “evil perpetrators of caste/race oppression whose victims include Africans, Chinese, Whites and others” and that they, deserve bloody retribution?
This comes across as an attempt to dismiss explanations of how race and colour biases play out in the East Indian community, by distorting the issues that have been raised.
You also stated: “Most Trinis of East Indian origin are descended from ancestors of the so-called “lower” castes, who were victims of oppression in their native India.”
This statement does not diminish the fact that East Indians have internalized and do perpetuate anti-Black attitudes that are rooted in the Hindu Caste system, and reinforced by the European color hierarchy. As another writer on this blog L. Paul pointed out, dark East Indians also suffer from this racism.
fyi i’m a dark east indian