My dearest and adorable friends
The 2nd November 2015 marks the 181st anniversary of the
arrival of the first indentured Indian immigrants in Mauritius.
It is also a public holiday of national commemoration
because it is a day of deep reflection on the great toils and struggles of the indentured
labourers and their contribution in the fashioning of Mauritius.
The arrival of coolies is the particular event that is
honored each year at the Aapravasi Ghat.
In 1950, Dr Brenda Howell, a British historian, called these
first Indian labourers as the pioneers of a migration which eventually
transformed the character of Mauritian life and industry.
Furthermore, during the first period of the indenture
system, between November 1834 and May 1839, around 25 468 Indians were
introduced into our island.
TODAY LET US THANK AND SALUTE THE COURAGE AND SACRIFICES OF
OUR FOREFATHERS,GRANPARENTS AND PARENTS for our Paradise Island. We are reaping
sweetly what they have sown.
Let us not let their effort go waste and together we walk on
the path of righteousness for an even better Mauritius.
Again and Again I will share this famous speech from Abdul
Kalam in the EU Parliament …so much truth in it…
If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty
in the character….If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in
the home.
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the
nations…And when there is order in the nations, there will peace in the world.”
Enjoy your long weekend…
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