That part of Guyanese literature that may be described as East Indian literature is indistinguishable from the totality of the nation’s writing in terms of styles, themes, subjects and other concerns of authors today. Yet, literature written by or written about Indians in Guyana attracts great interest and makes up a major part of the writing. There is that area within the literature that is interesting because it treats with the Indian presence, the ethos and other cultural subjects concerning the lives of Indian descendants in Guyana and the troublesome issues of race.

Reflection on East Indian literature in Guyana goes back to the nineteenth century and yields very interesting results. While one may want to divide this into literature written about Indians in Guyana or by Guyanese who belong to that ethnic group, …..