Lakshmi Persaud, who has died aged 86, was inspired by the success of her fellow Trinidadian Indian, the Nobel laureate VS Naipaul, to become a writer, and was the author of some five well-received novels, most of which engaged with the experience of the Indian diaspora, particularly women, in colonial and post-colonial Trinidad.
Here we share a touching obituary piece by Lisa Outar (JWIL) for Trinidadian-British writer Lakshmi Persaud, who passed away last month. JWIL mourns the passing on January 14, 2024 of the Trinidadian-British writer, Lakshmi Persaud, one of the first and most influential writers to narrate the complex experiences of Indo-Caribbean women both in the region and…
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It is with a heavy heart I read of the passing in England of celebrated writer Lakshmi Persaud (nee Seetaram) of Tunapuna, wife of Dr Bishnodat Persaud, who pre-deceased her