“Dismantling Centuries of Misunderstanding”: The Role of the Kali Yatra Festival in Addressing Stigma Towards Kali Worship in Trinidad and Tobago
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-batch4-31
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- Batch 4 source 31
- Author or attribution
- Roy Naipaul, Sheneeza Bacchus, Khagendra Nath Gangai, Rita Persaud, Soula Kyriakou, Tejroi Naipaul, Jimmy Naipaul
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2026
- Source / repository
- The International Journal of Indian Psychology
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Batch 4; Academic Research and Document Studies; Trinidad and Tobago; Diaspora
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Reports a qualitative study of participants in Trinidad and Tobago’s Kali Yatra Festival, examining religious stigma, education, and public devotional identity. A new written record of contemporary Kali community history.
Kali Library Research Batch 4, source 31.
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Attribution: Roy Naipaul, Sheneeza Bacchus, Khagendra Nath Gangai, Rita Persaud, Soula Kyriakou, Tejroi Naipaul, Jimmy Naipaul • Date: 2026
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Reports a qualitative study of participants in Trinidad and Tobago’s Kali Yatra Festival, examining religious stigma, education, and public devotional identity. A new written record of contemporary Kali community history.
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Editorial note: Research based on 40 participants in four virtual focus groups; interpret findings within this sample.
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Roy Naipaul, Sheneeza Bacchus, Khagendra Nath Gangai, Rita Persaud, Soula Kyriakou, Tejroi Naipaul, Jimmy Naipaul. “Dismantling Centuries of Misunderstanding”: The Role of the Kali Yatra Festival in Addressing Stigma Towards Kali Worship in Trinidad and Tobago. The International Journal of Indian Psychology. 2026. Complete open-access research article PDF.
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