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TRIBUTE TO JOSE PONCINI, A GREAT MAURITIAN
Mon Cher Jose, Tu as choisi de quitter ce monde durant mon absence du pays. J’étais ton fan depuis les années 60 quand Maurice était témoin de grands débats pro et anti indépendance. Le débat économique faisait rage aussi. Kher Jagatsing, la porte-parole du Labour prônait [...]
INTERVIEW DE DAWOOD AULEEAR SUR LA SITUATION ALIMENTAIRE A L’ILE MAURICE
Le Mauricien ltd Dawood Auleear, président de l’ALIF Society : « Bien que la nourriture soit un besoin fondamental, l’agriculture n’est pas bien rémunérée » 9 Juin 2020 09h00 Dans cette interview accordée au Mauricien, Dawood Auleear, président de l’ALIF Society, souligne le paradoxe qui fait que [...]
BOOK REVIEW ON BHOJPURI FOLK TALES …… CO-AUTHOR , ALIF’S PRESIDENT
Mahendra K. Mishra - Review of Dawood Auleear and Lee Haring, translators, Dawood Auleear and Lee Haring, editors, Indian Folktales from Mauritius Dawood Auleear and Lee Haring, translators, Dawood Auleear and Lee Haring, editors. Indian Folktales from Mauritius. Nungambakkam: National Folklore Support Centre, 2006. 116 pages. [...]
PRESS ARTICLE ON LANGUAGE ISSUE IN MAURITIUS
Bhojpuri Mahotsav 2024 By Dawood Auleear This week marks the launching of Bhojpuri Mahotsav 2024 in Mauritius with the participation of international delegates and local organisations: Bhojpuri Speaking Union, the MGI and Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund. The opening ceremony will be performed by our Prime Minister and [...]
TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND, MENTOR AND SUPPORTER
It is with great sadness that I learnt through WhatsApp messages the passing away of Yousuf Mohamed, SC, GOSK, at the age of 88 at his home in Quatre [...]
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT LADY, SUPPORTER OF ALIF SOCIETY
TRIBUTE NAJMA CURRIMJEE Najma, wife of Bashir Currimjee, passed away on Saturday 30 July. Funeral prayers were said at the Currimjees in Port Louis and she was laid to rest in Riche Terre cemetery. She is the fourth child in a family of five children, [...]
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT FREIND AND PARTNER OF ALIF SOCIETY
Jean Yves, you are sorely missed Jean Yves in no more. He passed away, missing Christmas by two weeks. Jean Yves had been struggling for his health for the past three years. He went to Switzerland for treatment and returned with a promise of plenty of good [...]
TRIBUTE TO SIDDICK CHADY, A GREAT SUPPORTER OF ALIF SOCIETY
A late WhatsApp message last Sunday night from Rafick Santally informed me of the critical health condition of Siddick Chady, who was admitted to Artemis hospital due to a complicated heart condition. He did not survive the stroke after a bypass. I am saddened to see the [...]