Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago

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Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago is a rural community in southern Trinidad known for its strong Indo-Trinidadian cultural heritage and contributions to the development of chutney music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
rural community
continent South America
country Trinidad and Tobago
countrySubdivision island of Trinidad (within Trinidad and Tobago)
culturalRegion Indo-Caribbean cultural zone
demographicGroup Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
economicActivity small businesses
small-scale agriculture
ethnicMajority Indo-Trinidadian
hasCulturalHeritage Indo-Trinidadian culture
hasCulturalPractice Divali celebrations
Indian classical music traditions
Phagwa (Holi) celebrations
Ramleela observances (regional influence)
chutney music performance
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasFestival Christmas (local observance)
Divali
linked to: Diwali

Eid-ul-Fitr (local observance)
Phagwa
hasReligiousBuildingType Hindu temples
churches
mosques
hasTransport road connections to San Fernando
historicalOrigin Indian indentureship era (as a settlement area)
knownFor agricultural activity
contributions to chutney music
strong Indo-Trinidadian cultural heritage
languageSpoken Trinidadian English
Trinidadian Hindustani (heritage)
localCuisineInfluence Creole cuisine
Indian cuisine
locatedIn Trinidad
southern Trinidad
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Penal–Debe region
musicGenreAssociated chutney
chutney soca
nearbyCity San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
nearbyTown Debe, Trinidad and Tobago
Penal, Trinidad and Tobago
partOf island of Trinidad
linked to: Trinidad
region southern Trinidad
religionPracticed Christianity
Hinduism
Islam

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Sundar Popo placeOfBirth Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
King of Chutney appliedToPersonFrom Monkey Town, Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
linked to: Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago