Kampta Karran (died June 5, 2013) was a Guyanese sociologist and author. Karran had a distinguished record in the service of local publishing in Guyana, where he edited and published the journal ''Offerings'' and was active in working towards a resolution to Guyana's ethnic conflicts. He lectured at the

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from 1999 to 2002, before joining the

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Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations as the Warwick Postgraduate Research Fellow in 2002. He also lectured at the University of Guyana. Karran died at Skeldon Hospital in Guyana on June 5, 2013. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Works

* ''Race and Ethnicity in Guyana: An Introductory Reader'' * ''No Land, No Mother -'' Editors Lynn Macedo and Kampta Karran. 2007, Peepal Tree Press. ()

References

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