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The marginalisation and exclusion of Indo-Caribbeans in the CXC History syllabus [Part 2]
At a webinar on Zoom recently, I presented part of a research paper I had originally delivered at a conference at the University the...
Prime Minister Rowley Can’t Count Bharatiyas in Trinidad and Tobago
A few days ago, Prime Minster Dr Keith Rowley lashed out at mainly Indo-Trinidadian (Bharatiya) critics by saying that they were “trying to stir...
How Whites collude with Blacks to exclude Indians: The films on CLR James
The memorial lecture on CLR James on June 17, 2017 in London was one of many recent tributes to the legacy of this world-renowned...
Global Bharatiya diaspora conference in Trinidad
The Indian Diaspora Councils of New York and Trinidad will be hosting an Indian Diaspora World Convention from March 17-20 at various venues in Trinidad.
Speaking...
Hegemony And Hindu Dharma In the West Indies – Part 10
Ravi Dev -
The Hindu counter-hegemony must be launched simultaneously on two fronts. Firstly there has to be a reinterpretation, reformation, reaffirmation and regrounding of its Dharmic institutions and traditions.
Hegemony And Hindu Dharma In the West Indies – Part 9
Ravi Dev -
The survival of Hindu Dharma necessitates a counter-hegemony. It has always been so in the long history of Hindu Dharma...
Hegemony And Hindu Dharma In the West Indies – Part 7
Ravi Dev -
Every Sunday morning, across Guyana, thousands of Hindus stream into their village mandirs to participate in Satsanghs (congregational worship). Not many realize that this practice...
Hegemony and Hindu Dharma in the West Indies – Part 2
Ravi Dev -
Symbolic Force
The hegemon imposes the new paradigm of hegemony by utilizing the traditional methods of imparting information. In modern societies these include schools, bureaucracies, armies,...
Hegemony and Hindu Dharma in the West Indies: Part 1
Ravi Dev -
“The strongest man is never so strong enough to be master all the time, unless he transforms force into right and obedience into duty.”...