Bindi : the multifaceted lives of Indo-Caribbean women

In contemporary times, the bindi (red dot between the eyebrows) is decorative is well as religious, and is worn by women of any marital status, Hindu or non-Hindu, in India, its diaspora and globally. Rosanne Kanhai uses the bindi to characterize how Indo-Caribbean women come into their own in multiple ways. The book is a sequel to Matikor: The Politics of Identity for Indo-Caribbean Women and showcases recent works that reflect a variety of disciplines, styles and topics that include considering Indo-Caribbean women in creative, artistic and performance text, historical and anthropological analyses, intersection with their "others" in the Caribbean and its diaspora, narratives of self, healing and spiritual growth, and roles in religion and cultural activities Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 1 Women in the Ramayana Tradition in Trinidad......Page 28 2 Rings, Gifts and Shekels: Marriage and Dowry within the Indo-Muslim Community in Trinidad, 1930 to the Globalized Present......Page 59 3 Unlikely Matriarchs: Rural Indo-Trinidadian Women in the Domestic Sphere......Page 108 4 Finding Self in the Transition from East to West......Page 128 5 No Pure Place of Resistance: Reflections on Being Ms Mastana Bahar 2000......Page 148 6 Women as Invisible Healers: Traditional Midwives of Trinidad and Tobago......Page 172 7 Identity, Activism and Spirituality in the Art of Bernadette Persaud......Page 187 8 Breaking with Tradition: Hybridity, Identity and Resistance in Indo-Caribbean Women’s Writing......Page 215 9 Beyond Fragile Homes: Indo-Trinidadian Women Constructing Habitable Narratives......Page 232 Contributors......Page 256 Women in the Ramayana tradition in Trinidad / Sherry-Ann Singh Rings, gifts and shekels : marriage and dowry within the Indo-Muslim community in Trinidad : 1930 to the globalized present / Halima Sa'adia Kassim Unlikely matriarchs : rural Indo-Trinidadian women in the domestic sphere / Shaheeda Hosein Finding self in the transition from East to West / Valerie Youssef No pure place of resistance : reflections on being Ms Mastana Bahar 2000 / Gabrielle Jamela Hosein Women as invisible healers : traditional midwives in Trinidad and Tobago / Kumar Mahabir Identity, activism and spirituality in the art of Bernadette Persaud / Brenda Gopeesingh Breaking with tradition : hybridity, identity and resistance in Indo-Caribbean women's writing / Anita Baksh Beyond\ fragile homes : Indo-Trinidadian women constructing habitable narratives / Paula E. Morgan. In contemporary times, the bindi (red dot between the eyebrows) is decorative as well as religious, and is worn by women of any marital status, Hindu or non-Hindu, in India, its diaspora and globally. Rosanne Kanhai uses the bindi to characterize how Indo-Caribbean women come into their own in multiple ways. The book is a sequel to The Politics of Identity for Indo-Caribbean Women and showcases recent works that reflect a variety of disciplines, styles and topics that include considering Indo-Caribbean women in creative, artistic and performance text, historical and anthropological analyses, intersection with their others in the Caribbean and its diaspora, narratives of self, healing and spiritual growth and roles in religion and cultural activities. In contemporary times, the bindi (red dot between the eyebrows) is decorative as well as religious, and is worn by women of any marital status, Hindu or non-Hindu, in India, its diaspora and globally. Rosanne Kanhai uses the ""bindi"" to chracterise how Indo-Caribbean women come into their own in multiple ways. This collection of essays highlights the experiences of Indo-Caribbean women as they define a place for themselves.