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About Nikhil Gyan

Nikhil Gyan has graduated and is now an engineer working in Trinidad. He enjoys writing about science, current affairs and the environment.

Articles by Nikhil Gyan

Tuesday 20th August

Carnival and calypso in the shadow of copyright: life lessons from Trinidad and Tobago

Nikhil Gyan, 20 August 2002
Pirating and copying was part of everyday life in the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago until 1996. The effect of new laws was to disturb its distinctive calypso and carnival traditions and to threaten its educational system. For a young engineering student, there was only one way to go: adapt and survive.
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