Renowned Pandits Of Trinidad And Tobago

Pandit Rambaran Tiwari (Maharaj) embarked on a significant journey in the early 1900s, migrating from Uttar Pradesh, India, to Trinidad as an indentured worker in the sugarcane industry. Upon his arrival, he was stationed at the La Fortune Estate in South Trinidad, making his home in the village of La Fortune, La Romain. After fulfilling […]

Pandit Dr. Sriram Jadoonanan Misra was born on 16th September 1932 at S.S. Erin Rd, Penal, South Trinidad. His father was the illustrious Pandit Jadoonanan Ramadhar Misra and his mother was Dhanari Misra. His Grandfather was Pandit Ramadhar Misra, well renowned for his exquisite presentations of the scriptures and notably the Srimad Bhagwat Maha Puran; his grandmother

Pandit Seusankar Seunarine was born in 1923, at the home of his maternal grandfather (Nana), Pandit Ramadhar Misra at the intersection of Gopie Trace and S.S. Erin Road, Penal, to Ramdai and Seunarine Maharaj. His paternal grandfather was Pandit Ramnath Shukla of Railway Road, Princes Town. He attended the Canadian Mission Indian School in Debe, South

Pandit Dr. Samsundar Parasram was born in March 1937. He was the first son of Sursattee and Pandit Parasram Maharaj and the Chela (disciple) of the Renowned Pandit Jankie Persad Sharma from Debe, South Trinidad. As a young boy and later as a teenager he took part in religious and social work and showed a tremendous aptitude

Pandit Ramdath Vyas remains one of the most notable Hindu priests in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, with a following that extends beyond Trinidad to include North and South America. As a spiritual teacher, he strived to be a bridge between the vast eternal truths of the Hindu scriptures and his audience. He accomplished this

Pandit Parasram was born in Avocat in 1917 to Pandit Jadoonath, who had come from Soorangpur, Bihar in 1909 and Goomtee, the daughter of Chanda Maharaj. He served the community as a Pandit for 72 years from 1932 to 2004, the year when he gave up his mortal body. Thousands came to pay tribute on his passing, testimony to

Pandit Mahase Maharaj, born in Rousillac, South Trinidad in 1925, was a figure of profound learning and spiritual insight. The youngest of nine siblings, he displayed a remarkable intellectual curiosity from an early age, quickly mastering Hindi and delving deeply into the Hindu scriptures under the tutelage of his esteemed elder brothers, Pandits Keso and

Pandit Mahadeo Maharaj was born to Mr. & Mrs. Seusarran Maharaj on Feb. 16, 1916, in California, Central Trinidad. He spent his early childhood at Grants Trace, Rousillac where he attended the Rousillac Canadian Mission Primary School. In 1928 the family moved to California, where he attended the Esperanza Presbyterian and California Government Primary Schools.

Pandit Krishna Harrybatchan was born on January 8th 1945 in Malgretoute village Princes Town, to Pandit Harrybatchan Jaijahram Maharaj and Tatetri Maharaj. He was the grandson of the late Pandit Rambaran Tiwari (Maharaj) of Woodland, South Trinidad. He came from a very long lineage of Pandits. From a very early age he moved to La Fortune,

Pandit Jankie Persad Sharma was born in 1894 in a small Village in Uttar Pradesh, India to Pandit Sheolal Persad Sharma. When he was 18 years old he came to Trinidad and Tobago as an indentured immigrant on board the ship SUTLEJ. He was assigned to the Willamsville Sugar Estate where he served his 5