Back to Dutch settlement from 1638 to 1710 there is information regarding the presence of Indian labourers or slaves on the island which they brought from their trading posts in India.

It is not easy to determine the exact origin of May Day or Labour Day for it can be traced back not with precision to the far off days of antiquity. Not in a recent past the Americans used to celebrate similar occasions on September 5, but for reasons convenient to them they moved it to some time in May. Many argue that because of University resumption families involved preparing admission for their wards the opportunity was not propitious.

Diplomacy inclines to some extent towards hypocrisy, a device used to hide one’s real feelings. Glib language, extreme politeness, a perpetual smile and other such means are used to seduce and convince adversaries and even friends.

Indian Diaspora necessitates knowledge of Indian Diplomacy past, present and later for the antecedent helps predict coming events.

Diaspora is derived from the greek word ‘dias’ meaning through or over and ‘speira’ connoting spreading or dispersal or sow. Understandably so – it is a complex and contested word because of its specific historical association with the scatterings of the Jewish people.

It is to the credit of the Chinese community that they haven’t so far relied on politics and politicians to forge ahead in this country.

Mauritius this year celebrates its 45th year of Independence and its 21st year of the Republic. News on Sunday presents a brief history of Mauritius.

The Chinese in Mauritius today post certain top intellectuals, industrialists and professionals. This is due to their intelligence, hard work and dedication. There is no amateurism in their functioning.

Two factors have influenced emigration and immigration. They are namely the pull factors and the push factors. In other words what the recipient countries propose in terms of facilities and what the mother countries could not offer to their sons and daughters to force them to travel away to distant lands far from their parents. Similar situations were prevailing in Asia to force millions of Asians to migrate to the West Indian and Indian Ocean islands and USA and other parts of the globe.

Movements across land and seas take place since time immemorial for various reasons. Man by nature is adventurous, inquisitive, always looking for new things, discovering and exploring new lands.