PLEASE CIRCULATE –
Magazine on “Finding family roots in ancestral India”
& Poetry competition
*INDO-CARIBBEAN *
*CULTURAL CENTRE CO. LTD.*
http://icctrinidad.wordpress.com
10 Swami Avenue, Don Miguel Road, San Juan
Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean
Tel: (868): 674-6008. Tel/fax: (868) 675-7707 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
June 4, 2014
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY MAGAZINE ON *
*Finding family roots in ancestral India*
Indian Arrival Day commemorative magazine 2014
Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean
Theme – Finding family roots in ancestral India
Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co Ltd (ICC) is proud to announce the
publication of its latest magazine commemorating Indian Heritage Month (May
2014) in Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean). The theme of the magazine which
marks the arrival of East Indians/South Asians from India to Trinidad
(1845-1917) is “Finding family roots in ancestral India.”
This edition of the magazine captures the experiences of six persons of
Indian origin from the Caribbean who were successful in finding their
distant relatives in ancestral India. Ramesh Ramcharan, Ramnarace Dwarika,
Dev Ramoutar, Veda Marimuthu, Shamshu Deen and Vishnu Bisram share their
sentimental experiences through spontaneous words and selected photographs.
In their narratives, they paint a moving picture, filled with amazing
discoveries and extraordinary kindness. These five men and one woman went
to India separately and at different times (1998, 2001, 2003, 2007 and
2012). Their spell-binding accounts engage readers in such a way that they
are made to feel part of the returnees’ personal experiences. Their stories
allow readers to connect - in a very real way - to a past and a place that
some people could only have imagined when listening to the stories of their
grandparents. These real-life narratives are invaluable sources of
information, and the accounts presented in the magazine cannot be found
collectively in any book or on the internet. They contribute a unique and
precious aspect to the historiography on indentureship.
The 64-page full-colour glossy magazine is edited by anthropologist Dr.
Kumar Mahabir, an assistant professor at the University of Trinidad and
Tobago (UTT).
Hard copies of the magazine are conveniently available locally through mail
service for TT$40.00, the subsidised price of which includes handling,
registration and local postage.
Contact Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co Ltd (ICC), 10 Swami Avenue, Don
Miguel Road, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago. Telephone (868) 674-6008 or
e-mail [log in to unmask]
An electronic copy is available at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/224619106/Indian-Arrival-Day-2014
Please see *attachment* for a PDF image of the cover of the magazine.
See full text:
Divali magazines http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/3409286
Indian Arrival Day magazines
http://www.scribd.com/my_document_collections/3409288
Please visit the UPDATED website for other editions of the *magazine* on
East Indians/South Asians in the Caribbean http://icctrinidad.wordpress.com
Please visit the UPDATED website for *books* on South Asians/(East) Indians
in the Caribbean http://chakrapub.wordpress.com/
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*Poetry competition on Indian Heritage in Trinidad and Tobago*
Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre (ICC) is inviting writers to submit poems on
the theme “Indian Heritage in Trinidad and Tobago” in commemoration of
Indian Arrival Day.
The heritage day was observed as a national holiday on Friday May 30, 2014.
Entrants must reside in, or be citizens of, Trinidad and Tobago, and must
be eleven years or older. There is no fee to enter the competition.
Each poem should have a title and should not be more than 40 lines.
A maximum of three entries can be submitted by one person. The first prize
is TT $500, second prize $300, and the third prize is $200. More than one
prize will not be awarded to the same person.
Poems must be the entrant's original work and must not have been published
elsewhere, or obtained from a secondary source.
By submitting a poem, an entrant grants ICC a royalty-free license to
publish it in its Indian Arrival Day or Divali magazine. Copyright remains
with the poets.
All writers whose poems are published will receive two free copies of the
magazine in which their work appears.
Entrants must also e-mail a portrait photograph of themselves to accompany
their poem if it is published in the magazine. The digital colour
photograph must not be less than one megabyte in size.
Entrants must also send a short biography of themselves in less than 60
words.
The organiser reserves the right to not award any prize based on the
quality of the submissions.
The decision of the judges is final and there will be no response to any
query on this subject.
Writers will be informed if their works have been accepted for publication,
but
only winners of the competition will be notified of their prizes.
E-mail entries to [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]
All entrants must type ICC Poetry Competition as the Subject in their
e-mail.
The closing date for the competition is Friday June 20, 2014
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Dr Kumar Mahabir, Chairman
Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co Ltd (ICC)
10 Swami Avenue, Don Miguel Road
San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 674-6008
Tel/fax: (868) 675-7707
Mobile: (868) 756-4961
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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