Africa-Press – Mauritius. The passage of time does not erase significant events. It is common to speak of the duty to remember in political, intellectual and cultural discourse. Most recently in Israel, the Holocaust has not been forgotten, but forces us to remember those who suffered from the Holocaust during World War II.
In France, England, Mauritius, we see that certain functions go in the same direction: on the tomb of the unknown soldier, at the Morne in memory of the slaves, in the Pamplemousses garden on the samadhi of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, for example.
Saturday April 22, 2017: The Arya Sabha Mauritius and the Gayasingh Ashram Committee recalled the contribution of Deorishi Boolell and Krisnowtee Bhuckory in the good management of the Convent of Orphans, the Elderly and the Sick in Port Louis.
For the occasion, the members of the committee in the presence of the minister Etienne Sinatambou, of the president of Arya Samaj, of the elder brother – Bhoomithtre Boolell, of the sister Krisnowtee Bhuckory and also other personalities of the political landscape like Anil Gayan, Arvin Boolell and Satish Boolell, not to mention the followers of this association, gave the reception room the name of Deorishi Boolell.
In 2013, in the Mauritius Times newspaper, I described how Uncle Tipapa had continued the noble task of Pandit Gayasingh “a staunch disciple of the Arya Samaj movement” which, like Pandit Cashinath Kistoe, inspired several generations.
Bhoomithtre Boolell recalls the hard work of Teeluck Callychurn or Dr J. Seegobin. They were able to raise funds to improve buildings and provide more comfort to orphaned children and disadvantaged people.
Volunteer work among former public servants and retirees in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s was also a duty. It is nothing more than a vocation. More and more rare are those who have this vocation.
The main reason: to think about yourself first and then about others! How many young people are ready to sacrifice a little of their time and provide relief to the poor and the sick?
Satish Boolell, Deorishi’s son, expressed his gratitude as his father has finally been honored for a job done with sincerity and dedication. This convent, he said, in his speech was in the 1960s a kind of family cocoon where Mrs.
Gayasingh welcomed children without distinction. According to him, “his presence at the convent was symbolic”. His father felt he had to go out and meet the children, figure out what was going on, and he conversed with several people to find solutions.
Donations are invaluable to the poor. The last sight of Satish is of his father sitting in the reception hall. Today, the convent has its library, its courtyard with fruit trees under which one can bask.
The years have passed. But the families of the neighborhood streets like Vallonville, Saint Denis and Jacob have still freshly preserved the memory of a wooden house inhabited by Pandit and Mrs.
Gayasingh. It is because of their generosity, as they donate it to Arya Samaj, and also because of their vision that many children and the elderly have a home.
Without their humanitarian gesture, the “Gayasingh Convent” would not have existed. Other projects followed for the good management of the convent. What is the duty of memory for? This is one way of not wiping out the past.
It’s not just regretting the good old days, retro fashion. But it is much more than that: it is an opportunity during each function to read the message of the past that the present can enrich, renew and orient according to its convictions.
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