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New edition of Caribbean East Indian Recipes

Chakra Publishing House is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of its cookbook, Caribbean East Indian Recipes.

Written by Kumar Mahabir and Mera Heeralal, the cookbook represents a comprehensive collection of over 70 “traditional” vegetarian recipes. The recipes have been handed down by indentured immigrants from India by word-of-mouth and practical example for over four generations. The food that is now cooked in the region is distinctly Indo-Caribbean in flavour.

The recipes reveal the secrets of preparing delicious Indian dishes, some of which are unknown to the non-Indian community in the Caribbean. They cover a wide range of tasty and exciting dishes, from delightful snacks to dinner-party specials – from the various types of rotis, daahls, kuchillas, chutneys, anchars, sweets and desserts to chokas and vegetable talkaries.

The recipes have been written in an easy-to-prepare style to be cooked in your own kitchen. The ingredients are readily available at your local grocery store and other food outlets.

Each recipe has been kitchen-tested and, therefore, meets a high standard of accuracy. Some of the dishes are beautifully illustrated in colour to tempt the reader’s appetite.

The recipe book is available at major bookstores nationwide and at Chakra Publishing House.

Chakra Publishing House

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: kumarmahab@hotmail.com, dmahabir@gmail.com

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Caribbean East Indian Recipes

Kumar Mahabir and Mera Heeralal

English text. Paperback.

Colour photos, illustrations, table, glossary, index.

1992. New Edition 2009 xx + 120 pp.

14 x 22 cm.  ISBN 978-976-8012-75-7

TT $80. (local) or US $25. (foreign)

(Price includes packaging, registration and local/foreign postage)

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*STUDYING THE CARIBBEAN IN TORONTO*

• DIASPORA VOICES NEW DIRECTIONS: *
• STUDYING THE CARIBBEAN IN TORONTO*
• STUDENT SYMPOSIUM, APRIL 11 2009, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO*
• Multifaith Centre, Koffler Institute Building, 569 Spadina Avenue*

*Program*

9:00-9:15am: Arrival and registration (attendance is free)

9:15-9:45am: Sharifa Khan (University of Toronto) and member of the Conference Organizing
Committee and Melanie Newton, Associate Professor of History, University of Toronto

9:45-11:00am

• Panel 1 – Representations: Art, Literature and Gender *

Jan Anderson (York University), “‘Yuh Mad Man?’ Lying Letters: Speculations on the Catalysts for Male Madness in Caribbean Literature”

Angela Britto (University of Toronto-St. George), “Liminality and the Burden of
Representation of the ‘Local’ in Derek Walcott’s Poetry”

Rhea Green (University of Toronto-St. George), “Edward Burrowes’ /Guyana//, Land of  Dolorous Guard/”**

Tom Ue (University of Toronto-Scarborough), “Quest Narratives and Dislocated Voices: Mapping the Physical and ideological Journeys of Sam Selvon’s /The Lonely Londoners/”**

11:00-11:15am

Break

11:15am-12:15pm

• Panel 2 – Struggles for Freedom: Slavery, Revolution and Emancipation*

Bob Connell (York University), “The Maroon Wars”

Sharifa Khan (University of Toronto- St. George), “Cultural Assimilation: The Indian Experience in Jamaica”

Evan Jordan (University of Toronto-St. George), “How the Present Invents the Past: A Study of Historical Silences and Sources in Laurent Dubois’ /A Colony of Citizens/”

Latania Christie (University of Toronto-St.George) Colonial Legacies: Pigmentocracy, Mental Slavery and Skin Bleaching in the Caribbean”*//*

Lunch

12:15pm-1:00pm Film (Lenore Butcher and Latania Christie): /What does it mean to be Caribbean in Toronto?/

1:00-2:00pm

• Panel 3 – Locations: Diaspora, Culture and (Trans)Nation *

Lenore Butcher (University of Toronto-St. George) “José Martí’s Our America: Lessons for  the Cuban Revolution”

Iman Khan (York University), “Homophobia in the Caribbean: Black Male Responses”

Janine Rose (York University), “Understanding Motivations for Transnational Engagement: Diaspora-supported Development, the Jamaican case”

Samantha Peters (University of Toronto-Saint George), “Are we Helping: A Critical Analysis of International Development (Work)” *//*

2:00-2:15pm

Break

2:15-3:45pm

• Panel 4 – Beyond the Classroom: Networks, Engagements and Connections*

Sherene Ashman (stilediva Inc.) “Bridging the Diaspora and the Caribbean Through Fashion**

Kabir Joshi-Vijayan, Toronto Haiti Action Committee, “Canadian Imperialism in Haiti: Solidarity Abroad, Lessons for Struggle at Home”*//*

Jamaica Project (Ryerson University), “Teaching in Jamaica” */ /*

Shequita Thompson (University of Toronto-Scarborough), representative of Beyond Stereotypes), “Shattering the Stereotypes”

Christine Randle, Managing Director, Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica

• / /*

3:45pm-4:00pm

Concluding remarks: Latania Christie/Lenore Butcher and Alissa Trotz, Director, Caribbean Studies Programme, University of Toronto

4:00-5pm – Drinks and Performance by award-winning spoken word artist MOTION

5-6:30pm – Performances by Jan Anderson of “The Caribbean Child” and Janine Rose “Silent Call to Entry”, followed by open mic.