Whatever happened to the democratisation of the economy agenda of the Mauritius Labour Party (MLP)? We would like to think that this sensible and necessary agenda has not
SSR’s public career (1935-1985) reflects socio-political development of Mauritius. The country’s incremental development runs parallel with that of his 50 years since his return from London until his
In 1968 when finally the independence of Mauritius was achieved and celebrated there was a sense of satisfaction and vindication in the offices of the Times that it
In 1954, Mauritius was struggling to find expression. It was a colonial society. The majority of the people lived in dire poverty, but there was a strong urge
At the crucial 1965 Constitutional Conference in London, the Mauritius Labour Party (MLP) led by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam as well as Sir Abdul Razack Mohamed’s Comité d’Action Musulman
The British policy of governing the empire followed strictly what they considered to be the ordering of their own society at home. As David Cannadine reminds us, race
It has been argued that communalism cannot be eliminated from a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society as it is very much rooted in people’s minds, in political parties, in socio-religious