{"id":51651,"date":"2017-03-16T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T04:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=51651"},"modified":"2017-03-16T10:07:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T04:37:14","slug":"global-indian-diaspora-conference-trinidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=51651","title":{"rendered":"Global Indian diaspora conference in Trinidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Diaspora Councils of New York and Trinidad will be hosting an Indian Diaspora World Convention\u00a0from <span data-term=\"goog_1002772729\">March 17-20<\/span> at various venues in Trinidad.<br \/>\nSpeaking last week at a press conference at the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC), Dr. Rampersad Parasram, Chairman of the Indian Diaspora Council (TT)\u00a0said:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis convention will culminate a series of events around the world commemorating the 100<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary of the abolition of the recruitment of indentured labourers in India.\u201d<br \/>\nParasram\u00a0referred\u00a0to the implementation of\u00a0the Indian Act of 1917\u00a0as a \u201csignificant milestone in mankind\u2019s quest for social justice and human rights.\u201d He said that the convention will provide a perfect opportunity to reflect on the injustices of indentureship.<br \/>\nParasram added that the convention will also provide a forum to discuss the impact of indentureship on the millions of descendants of indentured labourers worldwide. He stated that the objective of organizing the convention is to create a platform for critical dialogue towards the advancement of the global diasporic community in developing their respective nation states.<br \/>\nThis global convention will be declared officially open on Friday 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March by Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley,\u00a0and will be followed by a concert and dinner. According to Dr. Deokinanan Sharma, President of the NCIC, the cultural programme will showcase various art forms such as Indian folk songs. He said that the performances will take attendees on an artistic journey from 1845 in India to contemporary Trinidad.<br \/>\nThe theme of the convention is\u00a0\u201cCharting New Frontiers.\u201d\u00a0Highlighting topics to be addressed over the two-day academic conference to be held at the NCIC on Saturday 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and Sunday 19<sup>th <\/sup>March was Conference Coordinator Dr.\u00a0Primnath\u00a0Gooptar.<br \/>\nHe listed the panels for the conference which included \u201cThe Heritage and Historical Contexts,\u201d \u201cIdentity in the Indian Diaspora,\u201d \u201cChallenges Facing the Diasporic Indians,\u201d \u201cDocumenting the Indian Diaspora,\u201d \u201cThe Global Indian Diasporic Community in the 21st Century\u201d and \u201cYouth and Gender Issues.\u201d<br \/>\nGooptar said the conference will host over 36\u00a0speakers from 15 foreign countries such as Belize, the Netherlands, Canada, St Vincent, India, UK and Japan. Attendees can expect interesting presentations such as \u201cThe Significance of History and Archaeology in the Indian Diaspora\u201d by Nisha Ramracha, \u201cRacial and Political Discrimination and Victimization in Guyana\u201d by Vishnu Bandhu, \u201cThe marginalization of Indian men in advertisements in Trinidad and Tobago\u201d by Kumar Mahabir, \u201cIndo-Caribbean\u2019s growing economic status in New York\u201d by Tarachand Singh, and \u201cIndian Involvement in Cricket in the Caribbean\u201d by Daren Ganga.<br \/>\nThe academic conference is free and open to the public on both days (<span data-term=\"goog_1002772732\">March 18-19<\/span>) by registration at <span data-term=\"goog_1002772733\">8:30<\/span> on mornings.<br \/>\nA gala banquet will be hosted by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) at their St Augustine headquarters on Sunday 19<sup>th<\/sup> March. SDMS representative, Vijay Maharaj,\u00a0said the banquet will include performances by some of the students of the SDMS\u2019 52 primary and five secondary schools. Feature speakers at the banquet will include Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Yacoob Ali, President General of The Anjuman Sunnat-Ul-Jamaat (ASJA) (a collaborating partner of the convention).<br \/>\nAnother event included in the global convention will be the release of new books on the theme of Indian identity in the Diaspora. There will also be tours for foreign visitors to various places of diasporic interest e.g. Indian Caribbean Museum, the Temple in the Sea, and the 85-foot Hanuman Murti (scared statue).<br \/>\nA reception and dinner will be hosted by the Indian High Commission at India House for conference presenters. Community outreach academic programmes\u00a0have been planned for Felicity, Sangre Grande and Penal. In recognition of the abolition of the recruitment of indentured labourers in India, a plaque-unveiling ceremony will take place at the office of the Mayor of Chaguanas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Diaspora Councils of New York and Trinidad will be hosting an Indian Diaspora World Convention\u00a0from March 17-20 at various venues in Trinidad. Speaking last week at a press conference at the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC), Dr. Rampersad Parasram, Chairman of the Indian Diaspora Council (TT)\u00a0said:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis convention will culminate a series of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}