fbpx
  • Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • Opinions
  • Features
  • Letters
  • Videos
  • Editorials
  • Columns
Dr. Baytoram Ramharack

Praise for Ramharack on Proposed Study of Rise of Prashad Nagar, Guyana

April 4, 2022
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

President Ali Courting America in Guyana Election Campaign

July 26, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Guyanese want close linkage with USA

July 26, 2025
Dr Vishnu Bisram

Exxon Reinvestment of Profits in Guyana Welcomed

July 22, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Ali Maintains Strong Approval Ratings in Guyana Survey

July 22, 2025
Dr Vishnu Bisram

Awaiting Manifesto in Guyana’s Election Campaign

July 22, 2025
Dool Hanomansingh

We must to take back our country from those racist ghosts!

July 20, 2025
Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

Kamla Won’t Let Young People Drive Drunk

July 20, 2025
Dool Hanomansingh

Blessed are the poor so that the rich can live high and mighty!

July 20, 2025
Honorees and DR Dhanpaul

Queens Book Fair Celebrated Indo Caribbean Heritagein Richmond Hill NY

July 20, 2025
Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

Is PNM Calling Afro-Trinis an Underrepresented Minority?

July 20, 2025
Dool Hanomansingh

We must to take back our country from those racist

July 14, 2025
Dool Hanomansingh

Time to give Bhadase his due recognition

July 14, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Condition
Thursday, July 31, 2025
  • Login
Indo Caribbean Diaspora News
  • Home
  • Columns
    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    President Ali Courting America in Guyana Election Campaign

    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    Guyanese want close linkage with USA

    Dr Vishnu Bisram

    Exxon Reinvestment of Profits in Guyana Welcomed

    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    Ali Maintains Strong Approval Ratings in Guyana Survey

    Dr Vishnu Bisram

    Awaiting Manifesto in Guyana’s Election Campaign

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Kamla Won’t Let Young People Drive Drunk

    Honorees and DR Dhanpaul

    Queens Book Fair Celebrated Indo Caribbean Heritagein Richmond Hill NY

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Is PNM Calling Afro-Trinis an Underrepresented Minority?

    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    PPP has best organization for elections

    Dharamdatt Durjan

    Support for Guyana Linkage with USA & GoAmerica party to protect Guyana

  • Letters
    Guyana Rohee’s mocking of Illegal Guyanese & Green Card Holders in America

    Guyana Rohee’s mocking of Illegal Guyanese & Green Card Holders in America

    Charles Sugrim

    Authenticating Dr Bisram’s Poll in Guyana

    Gary Griffith

    United We Stand, Divided We Fall

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Democrats More Dangerous to Dragon Gas than Republicans

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Who Really Lost in the Junior Sammy Matter in Trinidad?

    Jai Lall

    A challenge to become the rainbow in Leonora’s cloud

    Rabindra-Moonan

    The opposition UNC led by Kamla Persad Bissessar has gone into meltdown mode.

    Jai Lall

    Residents of Leonora, Guyana are ashamed and embarrassed

    Kamla Persad Bissessar

    Trinidad & Tobago REPUBLIC DAY MESSAGE 2024 OF LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Crime has reached a high level in Trinidad and Tobago

  • Community News
    Indian Arrival Day in Guyana and Trinidad

    Indian Arrival Day in Guyana and Trinidad

    Remembering Aunty Betty of Port Mourant, Guyana

    Remembering Aunty Betty of Port Mourant, Guyana

    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    Exxon, Liability, and Guyana’s Growth

    English rendering of PM’s interaction with the brave air warriors and soldiers at the Adampur Air Base

    English rendering of PM’s interaction with the brave air warriors and soldiers at the Adampur Air Base

    Indian-Caribbeans Observe Hanuman Birth Anniversary

    Indian-Caribbeans Observe Hanuman Birth Anniversary

    Ram Navami 2023 Observed

    Indo Caribbean Americans Observed 2025 Ram Naumi or Navami

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Gowtam Maharaj: “Phagwa is much more than gulal and abeer; it is building family love and strong communities.”

    Queens Boro President hosts 2025 Holi (Phagwah) Celebration

    Queens Boro President hosts 2025 Holi (Phagwah) Celebration

    Indian-Caribbean Americans in 2025 Phagwah (Holi) Spirit

    Indian-Caribbean Americans in 2025 Phagwah (Holi) Spirit

    Indo-Caribbeans Spellbound by the Maha Kumbh in India

    Indo-Caribbeans Spellbound by the Maha Kumbh in India

  • Editorials
    cliff-rajkumar

    VANISHING FOOTPRINTS

    Kamla Persad Bissessar

    Trinidad and Tobago OPPOSITION LEADER addresses TOWN HALL MEETING ON EDUCATION IN SAN FERNANDO WEST

    Jai Lall

    Guyana Leonora’s villagers are inseparable

    Dr. Vishnu Bisram

    Indo-Caribbean to speak on India’s Soft Power in Delhi

    Jai Lall

    Empty vessels make the most noise – politics in Guyana

    Ashook-Ramsaran

    In Commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary

    Kamla Persad Bissessar

    Hope for UNC of Trinidad?

    Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

    Is there No Other Musical Instrument Indigenous to T&T?

    Guyana-map

    October 2024 Hindu Conference bring back memories of Humiliation of Indians in Guyana

    Jai Lall

    Is Kamala Harris the “Trump” card for the Democrats?

  • Opinions
    Dool Hanomansingh

    We must to take back our country from those racist ghosts!

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Blessed are the poor so that the rich can live high and mighty!

    Dool Hanomansingh

    We must to take back our country from those racist

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Time to give Bhadase his due recognition

    Dool Hanomansingh

    ASJA’s Press Release is Misleading

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Gossip en masse

    Dool Hanomansingh

    NCIC hosted first quarterly lecture in honor of the late Professor Brinsley Samaroo

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Telling the UNC side of the Story

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Why you don’t need to think!

    Dool Hanomansingh

    Proud Indians

  • Videos
    Dool-Hanomansingh-003

    US Congress woman Tulsi Gabbard condemns the ongoing genocide of Hindus and other minorities

    Geeta-Vaahini

    Geeta Vaahini, President of the  Hindu Prachaar Kendra speaks on the social significance of Ganga Dhara Festival.

    Geeta-Vaahini

    Geeta Vaahini, President of the Hindu Prachaar Kendra speaks on the Hindu view of the environment.

    swami-brahmadeo

    Swami Brahmadeo – Hindus are top CEOs and Medics in North America and Europe

    Gowtam-Maharaj

    Gowtam Maharaj, a farmer of Barrackpore, South Trinidad, shares his challenges being a farmer.

    BAMBOO #1 Flooding – Frustrated Residents

    BAMBOO #1 Flooding – Frustrated Residents

    NATIONAL-LOTUS-THEATRE

    NATIONAL LOTUS THEATRE – Performance of Niyantran

    radica-jairam

    Story of RADICA JAIRAM from Orange Valley

    fisherman-trinidad

    Families of Orange Valley felt neglected by PNM Government

    Dr Subramanian Swamy

    Dr Subramanian Swamy – Dharma Rising London April 2015

  • Features
    ravi-ratiram

    Trinidad MP Ravi Ratiram Condemns Government’s Failures Amidst Rising Crime in Central Trinidad and Calls for Immediate Action to Protect Citizens

    Pandit Ramdular Singh

    Pandit Ramdular Singh on Guyana’s Dharmic Sabha

    Vassan Ramracha

    PNM bent on Africanizing Trinidad

    Baldeo_Chanderpaul-3

    West Indian cricketers must strive to emulate Shiv Chanderpaul of Guyana

    Jai Lall

    Who in Guyana will ever buy the PNC/AFC/APNU “honesty, integrity and decency” pitch again?

    cliff-rajkumar

    Non Indians Embracing Sanathan Dharma

    Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh

    INDARSINGH ON RELOCATION OF PRINCES TOWN FIRE OFFICERS

    Vassan Ramracha

    TRIBAL AFRICANS DO NOT CONDONE INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES

    Jai Lall

    Guyana President Ali and Cabinet Ministers Engaged West Coast Supporters

    Dr Jerry Jailall

    PPP Government responds quickly to changing “Negro” on Government forms, will they also add “Indian” to Arrival Day?

No Result
View All Result
Indo Caribbean Diaspora News
No Result
View All Result

Praise for Ramharack on Proposed Study of Rise of Prashad Nagar, Guyana

by Staff Reporter
April 4, 2022
in Editorials, Letters
0
Dr. Baytoram Ramharack

Dr. Baytoram Ramharack

2
SHARES
27
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Dear Daniel

Dr Baytoram Baytoram should be encouraged for making the time and effort to research and document the history of Prashad Nagar. It is a success story that deserves its place in history. Contrary to your assertion it was not an enclave for rich Indians. My grandfather was among the first three persons to purchase and build houses there. We were in Delhi Street. And he was by no means a rich Indian. My grandfather was entrepreneurial and minded cows and planted kitchen garden. He sold milk and vegetables for a living and later opened a grocery store in Sherriff Street.

Hari Prashad was like most of us an offspring of indentured immigrants. He was entrepreneurial and took tremendous risk in purchasing the land from Bookers to develop into housing in the early 60’s. He subdivided it in 3 sections with different land sizes to meet the pockets of different groups. The north section had the larger lots. If my memory is correct the prices ranged between $1500 to $3000, affordable with some sacrifices to many people at that time. It was by no means an exploitative project.

A family friend of my grandfather bought 2 lots for his children. He lived a few houses from us in Sherriff Street, Campbellsville. He also had cows and kitchen garden and made a living selling milk and vegetables. If you consider him and my grandfather rich men then you are right it was an enclave of the rich as per your definition. My uncle who was a civil servant earning about $250 per month and our family friends who were teachers and wage earners followed suit and purchased lands and put up houses. Many persons from Kitty and Campbellville and other outlying areas also purchased lots. I am unaware of any rich person who lived there in those days.

Today things have changed.

Prashad Nagar grew over the years and the real estate value kept increasing and properties changed hands. Today you would be lucky to find original owners still there.

I commend Dr Ramharack on this project and wish him well. I refer him to the autobiography of Hari Prashad. It’s called “One one dutty build dam”. I’m sure Justice Prem Persaud, his son in law might have a copy. It tells the story of Prashad Nagar. It was released in paperback late 70’s or early 80’s.

Perhaps you can suggest to Dr Ramharack his next project. I don’t think he will be averse to that.

On another subject now that the holiest of holy, the Pope, has apologized to the indigenous peoples of Canada for atrocities to them by the Catholic Church, I wonder if he will do the same to the Indians for the Goa Inquisition and other atrocities meted out to them. One Pope on his visit to India had the temerity to say there is a “harvest of souls” there waiting for Christianity.

Kind regards
Adit Kumar

Facebook Comments Box
Tags: GuyanaGuyaneseindo-caribbeanIndo-GuyaneseRamharackTrinidadTrinidad and Tobago
Share1Tweet1Share
ADVERTISEMENT
Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Guyana January 2025 poll puts PPP in lead against a struggling opposition with opportunity for new parties

February 25, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Guyanese want close linkage with USA

July 26, 2025
Vassan Ramracha

HINDUS IN TRINIDAD WAKE UP!

January 26, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Guyana Port Mourant Day of Activities in NYC on Aug 2

July 2, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

President Ali Courting America in Guyana Election Campaign

July 26, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Guyanese want close linkage with USA

July 26, 2025
Dr Vishnu Bisram

Exxon Reinvestment of Profits in Guyana Welcomed

July 22, 2025
Dr. Vishnu Bisram

Ali Maintains Strong Approval Ratings in Guyana Survey

July 22, 2025

The most important world news and events of the day.

Get ICDN daily newsletter on your inbox.

ADVERTISEMENT
Indo Caribbean Diaspora News

© 2024 Indo-Caribbean Diaspora News. All rights Reserved

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Condition

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Columns
  • Letters
  • Community News
  • Opinions
  • Videos
  • Features
  • Editorials

© 2024 Indo-Caribbean Diaspora News. All rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In