Title: The pandits in Trinidad : a study of a Hindu institution /
Authors: Maharaj, Ashram B.
Publisher: Indian Review Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Hindu priests Trinidad and Tobago.; Hinduism Trinidad and Tobago.; East Indians Trinidad and Tobago Religion.
Abstract: "Study of the orthodox Sanatanist sect in Trinidad is based in part on interviews conducted during 1987-91 with pandits and other key East Indian informants. Examines the caste system from which the sect originates, its links to immigration, and the importance of the pandits for the Hindu community in the island"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.