{"id":45253,"date":"2026-02-01T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/?p=45253"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:57:07","slug":"dhoorpathee-santa-brizmohun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/dhoorpathee-santa-brizmohun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhoorpathee (Santa) Brizmohun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Obituary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/u><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A Life of Discipline and Quiet Strength<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The passing of Dhoorpathee Brizmohun, affectionately known as Santa, on Saturday, January 24, 2026, marks the departure of a woman who, though she avoided the glare of the public eye, remained a pillar of strength for one of Mauritius\u2019 most prominent families. At 87 years old, following a long illness, she passed away surrounded by the unwavering presence of her loved ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the mother of Veena Ramgoolam and the mother-in-law of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, Santa Brizmohun occupied a unique position in Mauritian society. Despite the high political profile of her family, she chose a life of profound discretion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Born into the Thacoor family, she spent a significant portion of her life in England before returning to Mauritius. Those who knew her personally, including her niece Priya Thacoor, describe her as an &#8220;extraordinary lady&#8221; whose hallmark was a meticulous sense of discipline. She was a woman for whom time seemed to have stood still; even in her late eighties, she retained an elegance and physical vitality that many attributed to her healthy lifestyle and rigorous daily routine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Santa Brizmohun leaves behind a legacy defined by &#8220;droiture&#8221; &#8212; a sense of righteousness and integrity. In a world of constant noise, she represented the power of silence and the dignity of a life well-lived. She is survived by her daughter, Veena, her son-in-law, Navin, and a large circle of relatives and friends who will remember her not just as a relative of the Prime Minister, but as a disciplined, elegant, and extraordinary woman in her own right.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 30 January 2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obituary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9019],"tags":[59052,36,50,2328,4962,59053],"class_list":["post-45253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituary","tag-dhoorpathee-santa-brizmohun","tag-mauritius-times","tag-navin-ramgoolam","tag-obituary","tag-prime-minister","tag-veena-ramgoolam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dhoorpathee.jpg?fit=1200%2C765&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8QzSF-bLT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45255,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45253\/revisions\/45255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}