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Plenty it would seem. From the many voices calling about, pushing for, and insisting on, the renaming of Arrival Day to the long hanging Indian Arrival Day. It has been too long, and it is a recognition whose time has come. It must be made to happen, as in right now.
The pluralism that shaped our cultural landscape is accentuated when all groups can freely express their values and claim ownership of the distinct cultural traits that define our existence. Being Guyanese means that while we share commonality and equality as citizens occupying the same territorial space, we are, simultaneously, components of a community representing cultural groups, with varying identities, origins, and backgrounds. Diversity implies that we have emerged into a complex society of people capable of celebrating, commemorating, and appreciating historical turning points that define our various heritages.
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As Trinidad and Tobago celebrates the 177th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured labourers from India, today must be a day of reflection on the resilience of our east Indian forefathers, the resilience of those from other lands that they met here, a day to recommit to national unity and a day in which we…