01/06/2025
“I eh know how much years I have. I never go to school to read and write and count. But I know how to work.”
At 105, Ramrajie Ramsawak—the daughter of a “jahaji”, the term used for the shipmates who began arriving in Trinidad and Tobago from India in the 1830s under the system of Indian indentureship—speaks with a strong voice and holds firm, forceful opinions.
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https://www.guardian.co.tt/article/the-unbreakable-spirit-of-ramrajie-ramsawak-6.2.2321818.2db7ca446c