Suffice it to say, entire villages assumed the names of Indian origin. Beginning in the North Western Peninsula, in the community of Diego Martin one would find Patna Village, a village named after the Patna District in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

As the traveller moves eastwards, he/she encounters the village of Kandahar along the foothills of the Northern Range in the Cane Farm/Five Rivers area. Kandahar is a region in Afghanistan from where people of Islamic faith had migrated to the Caribbean and to Trinidad in particular. Further East is the community of Malabar in the South Western fringes of the Borough of Arima.

Chandanagore is a community in central Trinidad. People sometimes refer to it as Chanagar or Chandinagar. Whatever the calling, the district derives its name after a region in India from where immigrants came to Trinidad.

Cawnpore village in the Cunupia area should be rightfully called Kanpur to reflect its East Indian origin, and so is Basta Hall in Couva which is a deviation from the name Basti in Uttar Pradesh.

In the south of Trinidad there are some distinct Indian names given to places. Golconda which features in a book recently launched is a village whose name was adopted from Golconda in India.

Barrackpore as well as Fyzabad, sometimes written as Faizabad, have their origin in India, and, people of Indian origin in Trinidad have travelled to these regions several thousands of miles away in search of their ancestral roots – a feat that has been successfully accomplished by many.

Other significant places of interests worthy to note are Nepal village in Biche, Abdul village and Gandhi village in Penal, Samaroo village in Arima and Delhi Road in Faizabad. It is also interesting to note that large settlements were developed by the state so that communities can be formed.

In the Piarco/St. Helena area one would find Madras Settlement named after the district found in South India from where a certain percentage of immigrants came to our shores. In central Trinidad, Calcutta Settlement features prominently and the area is conveniently divided into Calcutta No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4.

In addition to the villages and communities, one would find numerous streets and roads named after prominent people of Indian Origin. Among them, Sagan Drive in Champ Fleur, Somaria Trace in Charlieville, Jokhan Trace in Carapo and San Francique, as well as Debedial Road, Suchit Trace, Ramai Trace, Boodhoo Trace and Gopee Trace in Penal.