#indo caribbean

[silkmystique]

For Indo-Caribbean communities, the stories of Hanuman and Rama echo history.

Despite Rama being forced to live in exile, Hanuman remained a loyal devotee. “Because we’re a people that were displaced from our homeland and sent to the Caribbean, we connect to the story differently and see Hanuman as the epitome of a devotee,” says Vinay Harrichan, the founder of Cutlass Magazine, a publication dedicated to the Indo-Caribbean community.

Hanuman’s dualities, of peace and ferocity, playfulness and protectiveness, also reflect Indo-Caribbean history. “When [Hinduism] made its way to the Caribbean, it suddenly became a minority religion with colonialism and the impact of missionaries,” Harrichan says. “One thing that was always central in Indo-Caribbean Hinduism was that we are a peaceful, loving, accepting people, but we're also fierce in protecting our beliefs and the things that we hold sacred.”

excerpt from “Who is Hanuman, the Hindu god with the face of a monkey?”

#caribbean #indo caribbean #hinduism #hanuman #monkey man #dev patel

[mymusicbias]

#couples #carnival 2024 #trinidad and tobago #indo caribbean #indian #indo trinidadian #band couples #alt rock #fighting with noise #mmb #carnival culture #jordanlhr #knoahrahman #drummer #lead singer

[certified-baddies]

🔥 Certified Baddies 🫡

Model/Artist: @SavitaSinghTNT 🇹🇹

#Certified Baddie #Savita Singh #Trinidadian Baddie #West Indian Baddie #Caribbean Baddie #Chutney Soca #curvy af #team thicc #tiktok #curvy babe #curvy and cute #she thicc #thicc as fuck #girls with tattoos #slim thick #thick baddie #thicc af #thick and juicy #indo caribbean #sweetheart #singer #soca chutney #thick legs #thick thighs #big boody #bootiful #curvy and beautiful #thicc babe #curvy girls #Indian Baddie

[thephenotype]

#indo caribbean #mistaken identity #indian diaspora

[danicadenniss]

Na’ Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto

Aliases: Luz, Lu, Clover, Cloverleaf, Clovis, Cloves

Home: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (birthplace, formerly) Titan City, United Republic of Nations

Elements: Lava, Earth, Metal

Abilities: Earth Bending, Lava Bending, Metal Bending, Crafting Skills, Drawing Skills, Black Smithing Skills

Affection: Rebellion Alliance, Ninja Turtles

Occupation: Student At Titan City School

Species: Human

Gender: Nonbinary (they/them pronouns)

Ethnicity: Dougla (African Dominican American, Indian Trinidadian)

Height: 4’10-5’1

Weight: 135

Hair Color: Dark Auburn/Light Reddish Blonde (dyed ombré)

Eyes Color: Hazel Brown

Skin Color: Dark Golden Brown (Reddish Tan Freckles)

Family Members: Na’Koda Naruto (father), Stella Mia Garcia (mother), Blaze of Domino+ (paternal uncle), Calvin Clark (maternal uncle), Nara Naruto+ (paternal aunt), Karen Ann Garcia-Clark, Trudy Elena Garcia (maternal aunts), Chief Navajo Naruto+ (paternal grandfather), Ramon Juan Garcia (maternal grandfather), Novae Naruto (paternal grandmother), Gloria Garcia (maternal grandmother), Na’Ravi Rohan Naruto/Ryan Darryl McGrime, Na’ Divya Sita Naruto/Lillian Sonia LaBride, Na’ Kai Thorn Naruto/Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III/New Limbonar (oldest paternal cousins), Leonardo Santiago Clark, Marcus Carlos Clark, Megan Paola Clark, Antonio Pablo Clark (youngest cousins), Unnamed Great Paternal Grandmother+, Unnamed Great Great Grandmother+, Seth Rick Manson, Prince Bu Ji-Hoon (cousins in law)

Love Interest: Jennifer May O’Neil (girlfriend)

Voiced By: Olivia Olsen

Appearance:

Na’ Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto is a dark golden brown skinned, slim and slender Dougla pre teenager nonbinary girl (later teenager into a young nonbinary woman, she is an African Dominican American from her mother’s side and Indian Trinidadian from her father’s side.) with short think wavy/straight dark auburn and light reddish blonde ombré dyed hair with right side bangs, narrow auburn brown eyebrows, hazel brown eyes, reddish tan freckles on her cheeks and thin dark reddish brown lips. They wear pairs of navy blue metallic studded earrings, and a small sliver chain pendant with an black onyx charm around their neck, a cropped graphic burgundy off the shoulder t shirt with a white jaguar print on it front, a reddish orange ribbed tank top underneath, red and black tie dye streetwise ripped washed denim shorts with and red crocs with nonbinary flag and lesbian heart shaped printed charms on them with low cut black socks. They also wear nonbinary lesbian pride wristband with her pronouns, “They/Them” on their left wrist.

#tmnt 2012 #clover totally spies #totally spies clover #lgbtq #nonbinary #non bianry #lesbians #trans #afro asian #afro caribbean #afro latina #indo caribbean

[piononostalgia]

Wendy Nanan

« New Baby Krishna »

Papier-mâché and oil paint, 2020

#wendy nanan #krishna #hinduism #cherub #trinidad #trinidad and tobago #arte #art #caribbean #indo caribbean #indotrinidadian #caribbean art #caribbean artist #antilles #antillana #caribeña #west indies #west indian #syncretism #cherubim

[havatabanca]

#trinidad & tobago #afro caribbean #indo caribbean #afro caribbean rhythms #indo caribbean rhythms #caribbean rhythms #african rhythms #indian rhythms #soca

[wizario11]

Indo-caribbean identity

I feel like indo-caribbean culture is very underrepresented. I never grew up with people from my exact culture. Plus most other Desi people just considered us not "Desi" I always felt odd because of this especially since I'm not just indo-trinidadian but Puerto Rican. My ancestors on my mum's side are from India and we're brought as indentured laborers after slavery to work the crops especially sugar cane. Most people are unaware of this history in the Caribbean and although its not the only history it's also just as important. When talking about Desi people don't forget about us who experienced diaspora.

#desiblr #desi tumblr #desi things #desi culture #indogirl #indo caribbean #mixedheritage #trinidad

[nycmixing]

Heeralal Rampartap // Chutney Possy // Remix

#chutney #chutney music #west indies #west indian #caribbean #indo caribbean #dj #dj mix #djing #djlife #remixes #music remix #my remix #remix #remixmusic #remix songs

[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @suchitramattaiart Suchitra Mattai (Denver, Colorado, USA, b. Guyana, 1973-). A Magical Garden, 2023, gouache on found print, 10 x 8 in. Note the canine representation in the background print.

#dogs in art #animals in art #Suchitra Mattai #indo caribbean #indo Caribbean artist #Guyanese artist #Denver artist #contemporary art #art contemporain #arte contemporáneo #arte contemporánea #zeitgenössische kunst #gouache #found print

[wizario-lizario]

Happy latine heritage month to all my fellow latine people!!!

Just a reminder that you are latine enough. Whether or not you are afro latine, white latine, indigenous latine, Asian latine (like me) Pacific islander and latine or just latine.

You don't have to speak Spanish to be latine. Many of us don't know Spanish (me included) Plus many of us speak indigenous languages.

You are enough and an important member of our community.

For our non latines: thank you so much for your support. Please continue to educate yourselfs and others about our community especially the more marginalized members of our community.

#latine heritage month #poc #puerto rican #indo caribbean

[mymusicbias]

#trinidad & tobago #percussion #iron #drums #carnival 2024 #carnival culture #soca #knoahrahman #fighting with noise #indo caribbean #afro caribbean #unknown percussion #mmb

[rotipizza]

#roti shop #caribbean #trini #trinidad and tobago #Guyanese #Guyana #indo Caribbean #curry

[certified-baddies]

🔥 Certified Baddies 🫡

Model: @InstaVSOP; @Instaaavic 🇹🇹

#Certified Baddies #InstaVSOP #InstaaaVic #Trinidadian Baddie #Caribbean Baddie #West Indian Baddie #indo caribbean #curvy af #team thicc #tiktok #curvy babe #curvy and cute #she thicc #thicc as fuck #big boody #thicc af #bootiful #curvy and beautiful #thick baddie #thicc babe #slim thick #thicc girls #thicc women #shake that ass #curvy brunette #curvy girls #pierced #sexy tattoed women #tattoed babe #Indian Baddie

[silkmystique]

“Indian ancestors were instrumental in propagating the recreational, medicinal, and spiritual usage of marijuana in the Caribbean. They played such an important role that weed is still known today by the Hindustani name “ganja”.”

“Indentured labourers brought their preferred instrument to smoke ganja — the “chillum”, a clay pipe which functions as a hookah bowl for more handheld use. In Jamaica, the way dreadlocked Hindu “sadhus” or holy men incorporated ganja into their worship of Lord Shiva had a major impact on the Rastafari movement.”

Source: The Cutlass Magazine

#indo caribbean #caribbean #ganja #jamaica #trinidad #guyana #suriname #caribbean history #cannabis #indian #desi #rastafarian

[danicadenniss]

Na’Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto’s Appearance

Na’Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto is a lean and strong, dark brown tanned, Afro-Asian Latina pre teen nonbinary girl (later teenager to a young woman, she had African Dominican descent from her mother, Stella and her two maternal aunts, Karen and Trudy, her younger cousins are Afro Dominican American and Thai American, her maternal grandfather is Dominican and her maternal grandmother is an Kenya American, she had Indian Trinidadian descent from her father Na’Koda, her paternal aunt Narendra, her paternal grandfather, Navajo is Indian, her grandmother Novae, her great paternal grandmother and her great great paternal grandmother are Trinidadian immigrants, her oldest cousins are Irish, Swedish or Danish and Indian Trinidadian.) with thick afro texture dark auburn and golden dirty blonde dyed hair with right sides bangs kept in mid length braids dreadlock with navy bluish black hair ties, narrow/thick reddish brown eyebrows, hazel eyes, light brown freckles on her cheeks, reddish tan lips and reddish orange lava kanji symbol on her right wrist. Her attire consists, are navy black metallic studded earrings, few black and onyx studded ear piercings on her left ear, a cropped burgundy sleeveless hoodie vest with a white jaguar print on it front, a red tank top underneath, a pair of dark gray devoid cargo wide leg capris pants with reddish orange graffiti flames prints on its each sides, a navy black leather belt with a golden buckle around her waist, jet black leather gladiator flat sandals. She also wears a nonbinary lesbian pride flag wristband with they/them pronouns on her left wrist.

#tmnt 2012 #totally spies clover #clover totally spies #afro asian #afro caribbean #indo caribbean #they/them #nonbinary #non bianry #lesbians