{"id":45578,"date":"2026-03-16T15:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/?p=45578"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:03:04","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-bissoondial-goolaub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/in-loving-memory-of-bissoondial-goolaub\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Bissoondial Goolaub"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>A Life of Service, Faith, and Education<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We mourn the passing of Bissoondial Goolaub, P.M.S.M., whose departure in February 2026 leaves behind a half-century legacy of intellectual and spiritual service. A respected educator, author, and social worker, Bissoondial Goolaub was a cornerstone of the Mauritian community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A dedicated teacher for 30 years in Government Primary Schools, Mr Goolaub was a mentor to generations. Beyond the classroom, his authorship of textbooks significantly contributed to the nation\u2019s academic development. On March 12, 2002, he was awarded the President\u2019s Medal of Service Merit (P.M.S.M.) for his relentless promotion of education. His commitment to the Hindi language and cultural propagation also earned him the <em>True Patriot<\/em> and <em>Dharma Bhushan<\/em> awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the Managing Director of Globe Printing and Assistant Manager of the Gayasing Ashram, Mr Goolaub fused entrepreneurship with compassion. Perhaps his most enduring initiative was founding the Mauritius Hindu Ekta Sangh. Guided by the principle <em>\u201cService to man is service to God,\u201d<\/em> the organisation provided monthly food supplies to widows in Port Louis and offered vital aid to families affected by natural disasters and medical emergencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mr Goolaub embodied the discipline he preached. He held leadership roles across numerous institutions, including the Chinmaya Seva Trust, ISKCON, and various mandirs in Tranquebar and Port Louis. Through his Ramayan classes, he ensured spiritual knowledge and cultural continuity were passed to younger generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bissoondial Goolaub\u2019s life was a testament to quiet dedication. Whether teaching a child to read or feeding those in need, he served his country with profound humility and an unwavering heart. He remains an enduring reminder that true honour is found in service to others.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 12 March 2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Life of Service, Faith, and Education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45580,"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":[60389,60390,946,27222,34998,60391,23467,60392,36,2328,55267],"class_list":["post-45578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituary","tag-bissoondial-goolaub","tag-chinmaya-seva-trust","tag-education","tag-faith","tag-gayasing-ashram","tag-globe-printing","tag-iskcon","tag-mauritius-hindu-ekta-sangh","tag-mauritius-times","tag-obituary","tag-service"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bissoondial-Goolaub-2-K.jpg?fit=1200%2C757&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8QzSF-bR8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45578","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=45578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45581,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45578\/revisions\/45581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}