Pooran Seeraj knows about not giving up and has tasted the sweet reward that comes from staying the course. After five years of competing in the National Chutney Competition, Pooran was crowned Guyana’s Chutney Monarch on January 25.
His winning entry “Under the Maaro” dethroned his predecessor Roger Hinds and had his hometown audience at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice roaring and gyrating to what Pooran described to be good, old chutney.
As a young boy, Pooran always had a dream to be on a stage one day. He used to admire the old singers