The Ramleela of Sangre Grande
Subtitle: from a rural town in Northeast Trinidad : celebrating 25 years of the Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee 1990-2015
By: Primnath Gooptar ; consultant Pundit Bhownath Maraj
Contributors: Maraj, Bhownath, consultant
Publisher: Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9789768260413
Subjects: Anniversaries; Fasts and feasts; Hinduism; Drama; Rāma (Hindu deity); Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee
Other titles: Celebrating 25 years of the Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee 1990-2015; Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee (SGRC)
Description: "Celebrating 25 years of the Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee, 1990-2015." Examines the ancient Hindu festival known as Ramleela, originally from the provinces of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India, and how it developed in the rural town of Sangre Grande in North East Trinidad. "The author reveals details of triumph over adversity and of battles won and lost on and off the field, as he delves into the grandeur of this ancient tradition of Indian civilization brought to life in that rural town during the last 25 years".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.