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Friday, 20 April 2012 08:00
A burning desire to serve ?
My dear Billy,
In a radio talk show the other day, Mohamad Vayid very rightly pointed out that it would be extremely wrong to cover a person like Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the ex-President of our Republic, with insults and injuries. He almost appealed to the latter’s opponents of the day to spare him the ignominy and infamy which they usually heap on their adversaries.
In a radio talk show the other day, Mohamad Vayid very rightly pointed out that it would be extremely wrong to cover a person like Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the ex-President of our Republic, with insults and injuries. He almost appealed to the latter’s opponents of the day to spare him the ignominy and infamy which they usually heap on their adversaries.
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Friday, 13 April 2012 11:00
Inventing a work culture
My dear Billy,
The adage “If you don’t work you don’t eat,” has long become a platitude without much substance. There are so many people today who don’t work, yet they do not only eat abundantly, they also enjoy so many other luxuries and comforts of life.
The adage “If you don’t work you don’t eat,” has long become a platitude without much substance. There are so many people today who don’t work, yet they do not only eat abundantly, they also enjoy so many other luxuries and comforts of life.
Friday, 06 April 2012 12:00
On becoming a person
My dear Billy,
Very often in our lives we confront ourselves with the question, “Who am I?” Yes, who are we? Are we the same person today that we were ten years ago, or last year, or yesterday? In a way, we are; but in several ways we are not. How do we become the person that we are?
Very often in our lives we confront ourselves with the question, “Who am I?” Yes, who are we? Are we the same person today that we were ten years ago, or last year, or yesterday? In a way, we are; but in several ways we are not. How do we become the person that we are?
Saturday, 31 March 2012 10:10
Whither the reading culture?
My dear Billy,
All our Ministries are buzzing with activity in a frenzy of search for inputs for the Presidential speech to be delivered when Parliament resumes in a couple of weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to add my little voice to this cacophony and make a plea for the promotion of reading and writing in this country, albeit in the full knowledge that this may well be a resounding cry in the Sahara.
All our Ministries are buzzing with activity in a frenzy of search for inputs for the Presidential speech to be delivered when Parliament resumes in a couple of weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to add my little voice to this cacophony and make a plea for the promotion of reading and writing in this country, albeit in the full knowledge that this may well be a resounding cry in the Sahara.
Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:00
Turbulence
My dear Billy,
If the title above may, for a split second, have misled you into believing that what follows will be in reference to the current storm blowing over the local political scene, you would be grossly mistaken, and the fault would be all mine.
If the title above may, for a split second, have misled you into believing that what follows will be in reference to the current storm blowing over the local political scene, you would be grossly mistaken, and the fault would be all mine.
Friday, 16 March 2012 12:45
Thoughts on independence
As you know, my country celebrated the 44th anniversary of its independence this week, and as usual, much pomp and glory was exhibited by the authorities to mark the occasion. I believe this is quite necessary because, while we rejoice at the blessing of having achieved independence, it is also necessary that we take stock of the struggles and sacrifices of our forebears, which have led to this happy occasion.
Friday, 09 March 2012 12:01
Celebrating Dickens
Two years after the British landed in Mauritius and took possession of the island, Charles Dickens landed in Portsmouth England, on 7 February 1812. Little could his mother suspect that she was giving birth to one of her country’s brightest literary geniuses of all time. The world is today celebrating the 200th birthday of the great writer, except Mauritius.But then, Mauritius is not in the world, and Mauritians are a race apart.
Friday, 02 March 2012 10:09
Losers and winners
My dear Billy,
As you know, my little paradise in the sun is going to be 44 years independent in about a week’s time, on the 12th March, if you care for precision. At noon exactly. On that fatefully fortunate day 44 years ago, we gave back their flag to the British, and the Father of the Nation, Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam, hoisted the brand new Mauritian flag for the first time.
As you know, my little paradise in the sun is going to be 44 years independent in about a week’s time, on the 12th March, if you care for precision. At noon exactly. On that fatefully fortunate day 44 years ago, we gave back their flag to the British, and the Father of the Nation, Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam, hoisted the brand new Mauritian flag for the first time.
Friday, 24 February 2012 09:59
Politics and the gods
My dear Billy,
That politicians could be sadists in their own sweet time, some have just learned at their own experience. Fancy the effort, energy and exertion that a handful of politico-religious leaders have deployed recently to give politicians the legitimate right to indulge in politics during religious functions.
That politicians could be sadists in their own sweet time, some have just learned at their own experience. Fancy the effort, energy and exertion that a handful of politico-religious leaders have deployed recently to give politicians the legitimate right to indulge in politics during religious functions.
Friday, 17 February 2012 14:57
Uneasy lies the head…
My dear Billy,
In one of your plays – I don’t now recollect which one – you made one of your characters blurt out: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” So must it have been in your days, and to a much greater extent so is it now, five centuries later. Of course, not many heads are made to wear crowns these days, their number having been pulled significantly down. One of the rare heads that are still parading a crown is that of Her Majesty your Queen Elizabeth II, and God knows how “uneasy ” that head must be, though not for the same reasons as you may be thinking.
In one of your plays – I don’t now recollect which one – you made one of your characters blurt out: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” So must it have been in your days, and to a much greater extent so is it now, five centuries later. Of course, not many heads are made to wear crowns these days, their number having been pulled significantly down. One of the rare heads that are still parading a crown is that of Her Majesty your Queen Elizabeth II, and God knows how “uneasy ” that head must be, though not for the same reasons as you may be thinking.
