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Campaign for the appointment  of a Royal Commission (1909) : ‘La Vérité en Marche’

By ANAND MOHEEPUTH   The decision of the Secretary of state for the Colonies, Lord Elgin, to launch a Royal Commission to inquire into the financial...

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SLAVE : “Philida” by South African writer André Brink

– This book was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2012 SURESH RAMPHUL   South Africa. 1832. It is the year before slavery is abolished and...

Daughters of Indenture:  The Early Female Indian Immigrant Labourers & their Life-Stories in British Mauritius (1826-1908)

Satyendra Peerthum, Historian, Lecturer, and Writer Introduction As we are commemorating the 189th anniversary marking the arrival of the indentured labourers to Mauritian shores, the contributions of...

Parsi-Parla

Pou Dir Mersi Saraswati finn tranp mo plim Dan enn polank kouler siblim; Vishnou finn ranz fraz Morisien Ar douser lekleraz lalinn; Trimourti, Tridevi, Zezi Finn aroz lavi ar sennbim; Mo finn...

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

Pravina Nallatamby La musique qui, dit-on, adoucit les mœurs, pourrait-elle apporter un peu de baume au cœur dans un climat sociopolitique planétaire particulièrement agité ? Alors...

In conversation with Perumal Murugan,  Chronicler of Ordinary Lives

Kavinien KARUPUDAYYAN Born in 1966, Perumal Murugan is the star of contemporary Tamil Literature. An acclaimed writer and (voluntarily) retired Tamil Professor, he moved from...

Olympe de Gouges, femme de lettres des Lumières et adversaire résolue du système esclavagiste

par REYNOLDS MICHEL   Femme de lettres morte guillotinée le 3 novembre 1793 pour ses écrits politiques, ignorée sur deux siècles dans le sillage de la...

POU BIZIN RANN KONT

Endy Jay In the last public outing of l’Alliance de l’Espoir in Plaine Verte, one of the leaders said, inter alia, ‘pou bizin rann kont’. It is most...

Trading Armors for Dialogues: Transitioning  from Ministry of Defense to Ministry of Peace

Dr. Zaheer Allam As we face global tensions, from Europe's geopolitical conflicts to longstanding – and now concerningly escalating – war in the Middle East,...

Philosopher, c’est apprendre à mourir

Joseph Cardella   Enseignant de philosophie On peut voir que concernant la mort, deux idées contraires nous habitent : nous savons que nous allons tous mourir un...
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