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Apr 17, 1931 Died on 16 Nov 2019 (aged 88)
Trinidad and Tobago politician
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About Satnarayan Maharaj
- Satnarayan Maharaj CM (also known as Sat Maharaj; April 17, 1931 – November 16, 2019) was a Hindu religious leader, educationalist, and civil rights activist in Trinidad and Tobago.
- He was the Secretary-General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, a major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha operates 150 mandirs and over 50 schools in Trinidad and Tobago.
- It was formed in 1952 when Bhadase Sagan Maraj, the father-in-law of Satnarayan Maharaj, engineered the merger of the Satanan Dharma Association and the Sanatan Dharma Board of Control.
- An affiliated group, the Pundits' Parishad, has 200 affiliated pundits.
- The organisation's headquarters are located in St.
- Augustine. Under the Secretary General Satnarayan Maharaj, the Maha Sabha has modernised all 42 schools and built 5 secondary schools as well as 12 early childhood educational centres.
- Maharaj has also revived the observance of Phagwah and was instrumental in the creation of the Indian Arrival Day holiday and annual celebrations.
- The Maha Sabha also introduced a Children's Cultural Festival - Baal Vikaas Vihar.
