History has been made in Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural landscape as an all-female team from Parvati Girls’ Hindu College becomes the first in 42 years to win the Republic Bank Tassa Taal Competition. The team also secured the People’s Choice Award and Best Cultural Depiction Award in a landmark achievement for the school and the wider cultural arts community.

Tassa Coach Lenny Kumar and Principal Dr. Sharda Maharaj-Ramjattan join Virmala to reflect on the journey, the challenges faced, and the significance of the victory for young women in traditionally male-dominated cultural spaces.