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It was in Champaran, North Bihar on the Himalayan slopes bordering Nepal, that the Mahatma’s actual Satyagraha concept materialized

Bhojpuri Folk Songs Hindustani Classical Music is one of the many forms of art music that have their roots in particular regional cultures. Classical music of India take

Once, 2500 years ago, there was a Prince by the name of Sidharth Gautama, belonging to the Sakhya dynasty at the foot of the Himalayas. He was heir

 At the National English Drama Festival 2017 recently organised by the Ministry of Arts and Culture, the Vacoas National Arts bagged almost all the prizes for the English

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

Ever since settlement took place in Mauritius, starting with the Dutch (which however was not a permanent one), the various colonisers have left the imprint of their languages.

In Memoriam — Bhismadev Seebaluck: Writer, Play wright, Educationist, Littérateur Bhismadev Seebaluck, the well-known literary figure of Mauritius, left us on Saturday 8th April at the age of

 Mauritius was once a forest land. The Dutch, it is said, destroyed most of the ebony trees to build ships. So too went the dodo, which is remembered

Book Review Hindi writing in Mauritius is very vibrant. Almost every month one finds one or two books in Hindi on the market. The last two ones that

The Indo-Mauritian community has been under watch ever since its arrival and implantation in Mauritius, with the advent of the Indenture Labour System – the Girmit. But it

Tribute — Epitomized Feminine Grace and the Glow of Academia The sad demise of Mokshda Kistoe West has left everyone who knew her – relatives, friends, pupils, colleagues

India as the rising world power means business. Her thrust is bold, ongoing and purposeful. The geopolitics and economic policy combined are the main prongs of her forceful

It is a matter of great pride and honour that the Bhojpuri Folk Songs Geet Gawai…

To commemorate the 100th year of the end of Indian indentureship —