the earliest efforts to establish the arya samaj in trinidad and tobago were made by visiting missionaries in the beginning of the 20th century. in the 1930s their activities led to the establishment of a new organisation, which first was called the arya samaj association, but later was renamed arya pratinidhi sabha of trinidad. the main activity of the "sabha" was giving support to the construction of aryan temples and schools. unfortunately the organisation was frequently plagued by split-offs, which caused a decrease of its membership.