Ingrid Leste, a first year Diploma in Tourism Management at Ecole Hotelière Sir Gaetan Duval, will be spending a semester, on board a ship, from March 12 to 23. “I'll have a great time,” she admits.

Vidhianund Dewkurun has spent almost 50 years serving and helping people. At 74, he is still very active in social work.

Sharoopa Rughoo, 53, from Floreal is the Head of Library Department at the Municipality of Vacoas/Phoenix. It's a dream come true for her.

He comes from a poor family background but through sheer hard work,  he is today a successful consultant in mental health, education and counselling. His name is 
Dr Basseer Jeeawody.

What's great about celebrating one's 60th birthday? Ask this to Parmonon (Sandra) Kathapermal of Lallmatie who turned 60 on February 5 and chose to celebrate the occasion in a novel way. Instead of inviting only his close relatives, he chose to mark the occasion with other senior citizens of his village, most of whom are his childhood friends.

The Director of the Mauritius Qualifications Authority, Kaylash Allgoo, has every reason to be happy and proud of his achievement. He has recently been conferred the “HR Leadership Excellence Award” at the World HR Congress 2010.

Regretted Dr Moonishwarlall Chintamunee, Educator and Mauritian Hindi writer of international repute, has left behind him footprints of Mauritianism on the sands of time.

Dr Pavi Ramhota, anthropologist and senior lecturer at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, in Moka, has spent almost 15 years to study the Kalimayes, important places of rituals and practices, found in almost all villages in Mauritius. The study reveals a lot of information hitherto unknown about the Mauritian society.

“It was my second attempt. I was ranked 15th in the first one. My hard work and determination paid off when I learnt that I had won the State of Mauritius Scholarship Science Side-Girls,” says Jineïda Azhaar Bibi. She is 19 and a former student of Queen Elizabeth College.

The last person to celebrate her 100th anniversary in 2009 was Peertha Babajee of Marathi Lane, Glen Park, where she lives with her only daughter. She is  all hale and hearty though she has a slight difficulty in walking.

This is the story of a man, who, as a kid, wanted to become a cartoonist but who is today  one of the animators who worked on the blockbuster, Avatar. His name is Jalil Sadool.

“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits the bottom,” says LCA Director.
By Nesh Raman

Bhismadev Seebaluck began writing for newspapers soon after he left school, in 1961. Ever since, he has been published  in numerous papers and has written several books, the latest being  “Dear Shakespeare (III)... Welcome to Paradise”.

“You can explore the fabulous interior of forested gorges and awesome craters, but the sea remains our most fabulous treasure. For those who like a challenge, they should embark on a journey back in time when the fearless pirates ruled the waves,” says the owner of the first pirate boat in Mauritius.

“Your Valentine Forever” is Sunita Daiboo’s first novel launched on Valentine's day two years ago. It was nominated for the Kavi Vadamootoo award in 2009, a recognition enough to encourage her to write more and be an active member of the Mauritian Writers' Association.