Bhojpuri Mauritius

Sarita Boodhoo – “Bhojpuri language has contributed to the development of Mauritius”

Sarita Boodhoo has been striving to help Bhojpuri attain a respectable standard for nearly three decades now. She terms the language as an intangible heritage which has contributed to the development of the country. Boodhoo is also the author of many books destined to familiarise students with the Bhojpuri grammar. The former inspector of the [...]The post Sarita Boodhoo – “Bhojpuri language has contributed to the development of Mauritius” appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

15 Aug 2012, KotZot

Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea have been cleared of murdering honeymoon bride Michaela Harte in her luxury hotel suite on the paradise island of Mauritius

Michaela Harte had been found dead in bathtub of Mauritius hotel room Michaela and husband John had only married twelve days before her death in January 2011 Jurors took only two hours to reach the unanimous not guilty decisions on Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea Members of the McAreavey family walked straight out of court [...]The post Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea have been cleared of murdering honeymoon bride Michaela Harte in her luxury hotel suite on the paradise island of Mauritius appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

12 Jul 2012, KotZot

Hindi teachers trained to teach Bhojpuri

In order to put in place the government’s decision on the introduction of Bhojpuri in primary schools, the Ministry of Education has initiated training sessions. These are being conducted for Hindi teachers of Standard I in four different zones, namely Moka, Phoenix, RTI and Rose Belle. The training started on Tuesday where some 120 Hindi [...]

25 Jan 2012, The Independent Daily

Teaching aids presented for teaching Bhojpuri

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources, in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI), has launched a programme to use paedagogical materials for Bhojpuri classes for Standard 1. The event was attended by minister Dr Vasant Bunwaree on Thursday at the MGI auditorium in Moka. Bhojpuri will be taught in Standard 1 from next [...]

09 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily

Academician holds talk on Bhojpuri

The Mauritius Bhojpuri Institute, in collaboration with Sarita Boodhoo, director of the department of Bhojpuri, folklore and oral traditions of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI), held a lecture on Thursday about the status of Bhojpuri as a language. The chairman of the Bhojpuri Academy in Bihar, Professor Ravi Kant Dubey spoke about the cultural and [...]

25 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily

Bhojpuri dropped as subject

As previously announced, "bhojpuri" will no more be taught as a subject in our primary schools in 2012 due to the very low interest rate. Question : Is the highly chosen "Kreole morisien" some kind of easy choice among the other languages?

07 Jul 2011, Yashvin, pages of my life

43e anniversaire de l’Indépendance : des Mauriciens à Londres font la fête

C’est sur des airs de séga et de chansons de Bollywood et en bhojpuri que quelque 300 compatriotes mauriciens se réuniront à Londres ce soir pour célébrer le 43 anniversaire... Read more »

12 Mar 2011, KotZot

First Bhojpuri yatra begins on March 12

To commemorate the first anniversary of World Bhojpuri Institute (WBI), the president Jugdish Goburdhun and the executive members of the centre will start the first Bhojpuri yatra (spiritual tour) in Mauritius on March 12. It will start from the Camp Thorel village and will spread to other villages in the following months. According to Goburdhun, [...]

05 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily