Post Dodo – The Tambalacoque -another endemic tree is almost extinct !

Would this sort of reading be cliche now ?  Well, to a Mauritian, no. It is heartbreakingly serious. We are losing the Tambalacoque tree very rapidly and only a dozen are believed to be still alive.
You would want to know why am I talking about a tree which is almost extinct when there are [...]

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Social Entrepreneurship Rewarded !

BBC World Challenge 

BBC and Shell Oil came together to create the ‘World Challenge’ to create projects that make good businesses and also give something back to the community. It is one of the best challenges I have seen in recent years which awards the best ideas and actions for a sustainable future starting [...]

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Sega Dance in Mauritius

The sega was originally sung by men and women who had been sold as slaves but whose souls had remained sensitive to music. It is born from an incredible fusion of African beats and Indian rythms. Sega is now a folksong which has integrated itself within the framework of our folklore. It is [...]

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Vietnamese Language

Now, this is tough.
I have come across many dialects and languages but few match to the complexity of the Vietnamese language. Living and working as an expat in Vietnam demands knowledge of the local language used on a day to day basis. Although, a past French colony before, Vietnam has not retained much of the [...]

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As dead as the DoDo ?

I was born on the small island of Mauritius.

Now, whenever I say that to people, they reply : ‘ Oh Where is Mauritius ?’, and for the nth time I unreel the quickest recognition of Mauritius. By quoting ‘ As dead as the Dodo’.  Remember ?. .. It is the first animal known to have [...]

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