Overview

• The Indian High Commission held its first official commemoration at Nelson Island on May 30 with music and dance performances celebrating 180 years of Indian heritage
• Senior officials including Speaker Jagdeo Singh, Deputy Speaker Aiyna Ali and Minister Sean Sobers joined community leaders at the event
• Attendees reflected on the 1845 arrival of the Fatel Razack’s 225 indentured passengers and the growth of a diaspora now numbering over 548,000
• Diplomatic ties established in 1962 have developed into sustained cultural and political engagement between India and Trinidad and Tobago
• President Christine Carla Kangaloo received India’s Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award earlier this year for her public service and efforts to strengthen bilateral relations