Making Sense of the 1879 Carnival Riots
In the issue of Searchlight of February 11, I had reflected briefly on the carnival riots of February 11, 1879, 143 years ago. In this piece I will try to make sense of what happened on that day. It is necessary to reflect on the colonial society of that time to provide a context for understanding what transpired then. Today we see carnival as an important aspect of our culture …
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