KENNETH   VIDIA   PARMASAD

DATE OF BIRTH: 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: ... Trinidad
EDUCATION:
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  • CAREER:                                 Parmasad was an author and a poet, and was considered a pioneer of children's folk tales in Trinidad. He was a full-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine. The following is a listing of books written by Parmasad:
    • 1976 - Kheesas: Local Indian Folk Tales
    • 1983 - The Broken Flute: A Caribbean Story for Children
    • 1984 - Salt and Roti: Indian Folk Tales of the Caribbean
    • 1985 - Arising: Fifth Anniversary Anthology
    • 1987 - Child of the Storms and Other Poems
    • 1988 - See the Sunlight: A Caribbean Collection of Poems and Proverbs for Children
    DIED: April 17, 2006
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit