Shastri Sookdeo

I currently live in The Netherlands but have only recently moved from London. I have had pieces of non-fiction published before but have not been published in fiction yet. I have a personal blog (randomnonsenseaboutthings.blogspot.nl) which I have been keeping since 2009 .

Arrival Day

What is “Arrival Day”? Sookdeo writes about this public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago with a critical eye. Started in 1995 to celebrate 150 years of Indian arrival in Trinidad, the name was later changed to Indian Arrival Day. Does the “Indian” in the name ignore other ethnic groups if the country’s makeup “is reflected by colonization in every part”? The issue is more complex than at first glance.

Issue 6, October 2017

Shastri Sookdeo

I currently live in The Netherlands but have only recently moved from London. I have had pieces of non-fiction published before but have not been published in fiction yet. I have a personal blog (randomnonsenseaboutthings.blogspot.nl) which I have been keeping since 2009 .

Arrival Day

What is “Arrival Day”? Sookdeo writes about this public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago with a critical eye. Started in 1995 to celebrate 150 years of Indian arrival in Trinidad, the name was later changed to Indian Arrival Day. Does the “Indian” in the name ignore other ethnic groups if the country’s makeup “is reflected by colonization in every part”? The issue is more complex than at first glance.

Issue 6, October 2017

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