INDIAN High Commission to TT Dr Pradeep Rajpurohit said he is heartened that 180 years after the first arrival of Indentured Indians to TT, the traditions and culture they brought with them have been preserved and are still being practised to this day.

He credited the ancestors who passed on the traditions and values, most importantly the Sanskars (Indian philosophy) for this feat, in spite of their arduous journeys from India to the shores of TT.

Addressing the fourth of nine nights of Divali Nagar, on October 14, dedicated to members of the Diplomatic Corp and Heads of Missions, Rajpurohit said when he left his homeland two years ago, he did so with a heavy heart as at that time Divali was being celebrated and he would have missed that auspicious occasion.