Category: Features

When your Mother is still around, she is a separate individual. But when She has gone, then She becomes as One with you, part of your Being ‘Death

Undoubtedly, a most efficient way to preserve the vitality of a language is to speak it as often as possible, especially in a context which exposes its native

All over the world scientific research is being carried out to understand man’s relationship with his environment and to unravel his own mystery in the cosmos. As such,

Dans les cultures des différentes communautés, un jour est habituellement fixé pour vénérer une divinité, pour honorer une personne. L’Assomption ou la fête de la Vierge est célébrée

New Light on the Indenture Labour System When the girmitias – indentured labour immigrants – set out from Calcutta as from 2 November 1834 on the “great experiment”

Tribute The sad demise of Anand Ramsewak on Friday 19th May after a long illness is a great loss for our society. Born on 16 September 1950 Anand

Jay Narain Roy — Mauritius Times 60 Years Ago 3rd Year No 80 – Friday 17th February 1956 * La prière faite pour un autre est toujours plus

It is time that we took a hard look at the financial irregularities and ills that are ravaging our country, and learn the lessons and insights provided by

Election of Emmanuel Macron The election of Emmanuel Macron in France came after what was looking like a fairly unpredictable outcome. It suddenly took a definitive turn after

The concept of democracy in countries which are defined as democracies arises as a compelling question every time political events in major democratic countries unearth undemocratic practices. Democracy

‘India is a land of contrasts’ – these were the opening words of Indian High Commissioner Mani at his briefing to the group of us, winners of ICCR

The type that everyone everywhere would love to have There was the news that this week Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, was on a short visit

Some weeks back Australians woke up to learn with horror and embarrassment, from an official investigation, how some 20% of the priests of a religion had been found

By Peter Ibbotson —  Mauritius Times  60 Years Ago 3rd Year No 79 – Friday 10th February 1956 * Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel

The should realize that they have all the power to protect their environment for themselves and future generations and no power, money, bureaucracy or political force is strong