Laxmi Kallicharan

Latchmie Kumarie Vainmati Kallicharran (5 June 1951 – 20 January 2002)[1] was a Guyanese writer. From the 1970s onwards, she presented cultural programmes such as Lalla-Rookh, organized dance and music shows, working to incorporate Chutney music into Mashramani, and organized a photo exhibit about Indo-Guyanese history.[2]

Kallicharan grew up in Berbice, Guyana and attended the Berbice Educational Institute before attending University of Guyana, where she also worked as a librarian. She died in a fire in early 2002.[2]

She was posthumously awarded IAC honors by the Indian Action Committee.[3][4]

Works

  • 1986 Shraadanjali anthology of Indo-Guyanese poetry[5]
  • 1996 They Came in Ships: An Anthology of Indo-Guyanese Prose and Poetry Lloyd Searwar, Joel Benjamin, Ian McDonald, Lakshmi Kallicharan[6]

References

  1. ^ Parvati Persaud-Edwards Hear the Ghungroos sing Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, A tribute to the late Laxhmie Kallicharran (1951–2002)
  2. ^ a b "Guyana Times Sunday Magazine". Issuu. 2017-03-05. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. ^ "IAC honours three more Guyanese on Arrival Anniversary". Guyana Chronicle. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. ^ "Renowned Kathak dancer, Tumri singer for IAC melas". Indian Action Committee. 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. ^ "Laxmi Kallicharan | Peepal Tree Press". www.peepaltreepress.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  6. ^ "Hearing Indians speak". Guyana Chronicle. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-17.



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