{"id":760,"date":"2011-01-21T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T11:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2011\/01\/21\/letters-27\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:31:07","slug":"letters-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/letters-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers’ Response\/ Opinion\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Our Readers\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Your views are of interest to us. They help us balance the argument in the correct perspective. We welcome you to draw our attention to anything or opinion expressed in the Mauritius Times (or any national or international event of interest) with which you agree from your own angle or disagree due to a different appreciation of facts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/u><\/strong>At the mercy of criminals<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hindi classes at Pandit Cashinath Kistoe AV School<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It now seems that Hindi is about to secure its rightful place at the United Nations and on the world stage. Those who understand and love the Hindi language should be happy. Those who are interested to learn the language will find that there are several organizations that run Hindi classes free of charge for pupils of every denomination. Interested persons should get enrolled for the courses, and they will start conversing in the language in a matter of months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, for those who are interested in business, it will be to their advantage if they were to learn the language: Hindi and Mandarin will not settle for less than their rightful place on the world stage and both will be of tremendous help to those involved in business in India and China. Both countries are driving world business as never before and the West will no doubt have to look up to these two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been told about Pandit Cashinath Kistoe Aryan Vedic Sunday Hindi School holding free Hindi classes for youngsters as well as for the not-so-young \u2013 for standards one to six, Forms I to VI (HSC) as well as Praveshika right through to Uttama. There are also classes on Hinduism, Human Values, Dharmic Studies as well as adult classes and co-curricular activities such as drama, songs, foreign exchange programmes with Indian institutions and other programmes. There are presently some 400 pupils on the roll of the Hindi school.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am given to understand that the school is very well managed by Mr Suren Dayal, the Member of Parliament of the constituency of Moka-Quartier Militaire. The latter\u2019s contribution, like so many around the country, to the cause of Hindi and Hinduism is highly commendable. We only hope others will emulate them. <\/span><\/p>\n

P. Nath Arjun
\n<\/strong><\/em>Curepipe\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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IFB\u00a0: Rallumons le flambeau<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nous devons une fi\u00e8re chandelle \u00e0 la famille Bissoondoyal, en particulier \u00e0 la contribution des deux fr\u00e8res Basdeo et Sookdeo qui ont aid\u00e9 \u00e0 rallumer le flambeau de la culture et de la langue hindi. Ils ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9panouissement de plusieurs langues : le hindi, l\u2019anglais et le fran\u00e7ais, cela gr\u00e2ce aux le\u00e7ons particuli\u00e8res gratuites donn\u00e9es aux gens qui venaient de tous les coins et recoins de l\u2019\u00eele.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qui peut oublier la f\u00eate de Ganga Asnan \u00e0 Belle-Mare o\u00f9 r\u00e9gnait l\u2019ordre et la paix, sans aucun discours politique mais un \u201cPravachan\u201d qui amenait les d\u00e9vots \u00e0 mieux comprendre leur culture ?\u00a0C\u2019est un r\u00eave du pass\u00e9\u00a0: voir revivre de ses cendres cette pratique parce qu\u2019aujourd\u2019hui tout a \u00e9t\u00e9 politis\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faisons revivre ce pass\u00e9 glorieux pour un meilleur avenir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ces jours-ci, que ce soit le bhojpuri ou le hindi, ces deux langues sont en perte de vitesse dans notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9. C\u2019est notre culture qui est menac\u00e9e. La \u00ab\u00a0Bihari Roots Foundation\u00a0\u00bb fait un appel aux jeunes de rallumer le flambeau que les fr\u00e8res Bissoondoyal avaient allum\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9servons notre culture et notre langue. L\u2019\u00e9tincelle est l\u00e0, rallumons-la.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goorooduth Chuttoo<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em>Bihari Roots Foundation\u00a0<\/em>
\nTel: 627-4486<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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At the mercy of criminals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These days we hear of nothing but rapes and atrocious crimes. Most law-abiding Mauritians are absolutely fed up with this state of affairs. I personally do not at all safe in my own country \u2013 perhaps the politicians do, surrounded as they are with bodyguards.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA modern society that outlaws the death penalty does not send a message of reverence for life but one of moral confusion. When we outlaw the death penalty, we tell the murderer that no matter what he may do to innocent people in our custody and care, women, children, old people, his most treasured possession, his life is secure. We guarantee it in advance. Just as a nation that declares that nothing will make it go to war, finds itself at the mercy of warlike regimes. So a society that will not put the worst of its criminals to death will find itself at the mercy of criminals who have no qualms about putting innocent people to death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c7\u2019est la voix du people \u00e0 travers un r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum qui doit guider les mesures \u00e0 prendre dans le cas des crimes odieux. A quand la punition ultime qui fera r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 deux fois les criminels, avant de commettre l\u2019acte de non-retour\u00a0?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mona. R. Babajee<\/em><\/strong>
\nPort Louis<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Published in print edition on 21 January 2011<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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