Author and founding Pastor of Maranatha Ministries International Inc Vanrick Beresford has over the past few months been putting together a manuscript that gives insight into the life of his beloved mother Sukhraji.
The Biography of Sukhraji, which is expected to be launched early next year, details the intriguing story of a woman, who, despite being brought up in a time where women’s opinions on anything were not tolerated, chose not to be confined to such a life but to move away in search of a better life for herself and children.
Vanrick has written some 12 books, including several of poetry. He was encouraged by his aunt Heria three years ago to write the biography of his mother. He finally got around to doing so this year, which marks 100 years of the abolition of Indian Indentureship. He thought that this would be the right time to write it as his mother was the daughter of an indentured servant, who endured hardships in the time of the British and though she suffered remained strong and rebelled against the life expected of an Indian woman; she saw beyond the shores of Berbice, a better life for her and her sons.
