KENNETH   VIDIA   PARMASAD DATE OF BIRTH: 1946 PLACE OF BIRTH: ... Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                                 Parmasad was an author and a poet, and was considered a pioneer of children's folk tales in Trinidad. He was a full-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine. The following is a listing of books written by Parmasad: 1976 - Kheesas: Local Indian Folk Tales 1983 - The Broken Flute: A Caribbean Story for Children 1984 - Salt and Roti: Indian Folk Tales of the Caribbean 1985 - Arising: Fifth Anniversary Anthology 1987 - Child of the Storms and Other Poems 1988 - See the Sunlight: A Caribbean Collection of Poems and Proverbs for Children DIED: April 17, 2006 Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit