A two-day international conference, focusing on the contribution of Indian Diaspora in nation building in Mauritius, kicked off yesterday at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Moka. The conference is being organised as part of the Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) India's commemoration of the centenary of the abolition of indentured system and the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Mauritius.
The Minister Mentor, Minister of Defence and Minister of Rodrigues, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, the President of Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) India, Ambassador Virendra Gupta and other personalities were present at the opening ceremony.
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