Surujpat Mathura

Who was Surujpat Mathura?

Surujpat Mathura, the son of late Chandar Bahadoor Mathura and Rookmin, was working in his father's printery when he decided to embark upon a career in journalism and radio announcing.

With the encouragement of his father, he started in 1947, at Radio Trinidad, where he worked for 47 years as an announcer, as well as producing radio programmes,with special emphasis on Indian art, culture and religion.

Pat's primary education started at St. Theresa's Private school at De Verteuil St., Woodbrook. The principal, Mr. Cherry, saw him as an asset to the school and from very early he prepared him to meet the challenges of being a student. After leaving Woodbrook C.M. School he entered Tranquility Boys Intermediate where McDonald Bailey, the principal, again gave him special training. He transferred to St. Mary's College, where he became a member of the fifth Trinidad Sea Scouts Troupe, of which he is still a member.

At the height of World War II, he graduated from St. Mary's College and took up a job at the American base at Cumuto where he worked for two years before deciding to join his father's printery in Port of Spain.