I was born in the beautiful island of Trinidad where I received my primary and secondary education. I then proceeded to Canada and there I furthered my studies in the field of Electronics Engineering Technology.

However, during the course of my life, I have had a tremendous passion for religious knowledge and spiritual upliftment.In my quest for enlightenment, I ended up at the feet of my Guru(Spiritual Master).
My Guru Ji(Spiritual Master),Pandit Seereeram Jadoonanan Misra operated a very humble School of Theology,The Sanatan Vidwad Vidyalaya,at Penal in south Trinidad.It was under his distinguished guidance and tutorship that I attained the Priesthood.

I was very fortunate during the many years I spent with him.I was able to formally study the Sanskrit language according to Saraswat Vyakaran (Sanskrit Grammar),Hindi Grammar, sacred texts including The Bhagavad Gita, Puranas, Shastras,Ramacharitramanas,Jyotish(Hindu Astrology) and of course Purohit Karma(the performances of the Priestly duties).

When the time was right, during a small ceremony,I was granted Vyas Tilak (instructions to preach). I continue to do so today in whatever capacity I am afforded.



My Guru (Spiritual Master) Pandit Seereeram Jadoonanan Misra,was also born in Trinidad. Being the son of a Pandit, he also showed a great deal of interest in Religion and spirituality.

In his search for knowledge, he went to India.There he studied and wrote his Shastri exams at the University of Banaras.
He became the first and only Trinidadian to date, to have been academically qualified as a Shastri(one versed in the religious lore). He excelled in Jyotish(Hindu Astrology),and developed a love for Ramayan(a sacred text about Lord Rama). When he returned to Trinidad,he started a School of Theology (The Sanatan Vidwad Vidyalaya) and concentrated a lot on the training of Pandits (Hindu priests).

He continued serving Sanatanist Hindus (traditional Hindus)and went on to write a number of books.He wrote two volumes of Dharam Updesh(a question and answer discussion relevant to the Hindu cause).
He wrote Panchang Vigyan(a text dealing with the basics of Hindu Astrology),Hindu Astrology(Elementary),Hindu Astrology (Intermediate), two volumes of Sanskrit Grammar,one of which was Sanskrit Sandhi Made Easy, a text on The Miracles of the Tulsi Plant(the Holy basil),and he was the only Pandit in Trinidad to have ever written a Pooja Paditi(an instructional text for Hindu priests). It was called Purohit Karma Vigyan.

In continuing his services to the Hindu community,he made frequent trips to Florida, USA where he also served in one of the Hindu temples in Fort Lauderdale.
As a guest of The Meditation Society of Trinidad & Tobago,he had an audience with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Holland. The pending construction of a Vedic University in Trinidad by The Meditation Society, won him the title of Vice Chancelor.This title was given to Guru Ji by the Maharishi himself.

Despite the great amount of time he put into his religious work, Guru Ji still found time to be a full-time teacher at one of the Primary schools in Penal,south Trinidad. He also taught at a Polytechnic School in Princes Town (my hometown), and also found the time to become qualified as a Doctor of Homopathy.


He made quite a few trips to India and visited a number of pilgrimage sites.
On 12, January 1996,Guru Ji departed from this mortal world.He left behind 53 years of toil, sweat and tears and an unparalleled contribution to the Hindu community of Trinidad & Tobago.
His demise brought about the end of an era............. ............and the begining of another.
It was my good fortune to have been his Shishya(student).In life,we seldom meet extraordinary people; I have met at least one.
Indeed we have lost one of the better sons of our soil, but we have gained from what he taught and left us.


I construct and dedicate this web site in his honour and memory.

May his soul achieve the peace which it so rightly deserve.
JAI SHRI KRISHNA.
Salutations unto Lord Krishna.
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to see a picture
of my Guru



Hindus along with other Indians from Bihar in India,first arrived in Trinidad as indentured labourers,in the year 1845.
The purpose of their coming was to tend the sugarcane fields for the British Empire. At the end of their contracted period, they were offered a choice of returning to India or remaining in Trinidad or the other West Indian islands which they were occupying.

The actual history of their occupancy,I humbly leave to our qualified Historians.

Nevertheless, however, since their arrival they have been practicing their culture, their traditions and of course their religion.Despite the many efforts to convert and dissuade them from their practices both during and after the Colonial era, the Hindus managed to emerge as a people with an identity.

It was a customary practice that they would awake early on mornings before the sun rises. They would bathe and offer a beautiful flower with a Lota (brass jar) of water ,with prayers to the Sun God.Then they would commence their daily duties.

In their spare time they consulted with the Brahmins(priests)amongst them and they would appoint a suitable date and time to have their Poojas(prayer meetings),weddings,naming of children,checking of the ir Patra(Horoscope)and any other matters of interest.

On weekends they would get together and have Bhajan & Kirtan (singing of religious songs)sessions.They helped each other whenever they had their Satsanghas &Yagnas(religious functions similar to a prayer meeting).Weddings and funerals were community events. They all chipped in and helped in some way.

They shared in each other joys,sorrows,trials and tribulations.In whatever way they could have afforded, they practiced their Dharma(way of life) and with the passing of time, the Hindus survived as a people with an identity.
May 30, 2006 marks 161 years since Hindus arrived in Trinidad.
They have indeed stood the test of time.

Pandit Bhadase Maharaj.

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