V. Ramsamooj Gosine was educated at Corinth Teachers’ College and UWI, St. Augustine . His works have been published in newspapers and magazines, The Caribbean Writer and BIM, and broadcast on the BBC. He has received awards from the National Cultural Council, The Hindu Women’s Organisation, and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. He is the author of seven books and has been one of the major contributors to two books on builders of Chaguanas.