{"id":7023,"date":"2025-09-18T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:15:10","slug":"125th-birth-anniversary-of-ssr-ministry-of-arts-and-culture-leads-national-tribute-to-the-father-of-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7023","title":{"rendered":"125th Birth Anniversary of SSR: Ministry of Arts and Culture leads national tribute to the Father of the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7023\" class=\"elementor elementor-7023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d1261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4d1261\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f863163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f863163\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2496568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2496568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mauritius \u00a0paid solemn tribute to <strong>Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR)<\/strong>, the Father of the Nation, on the occasion of his <strong>125th Birth Anniversary<\/strong>, through a series of commemorative events organised by the <strong>Ministry of Arts and Culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The programme included the <strong>launch of a First Day Cover<\/strong> on SSR, an <strong>exhibition on \u201cThe Life and Legacy of SSR\u201d<\/strong> at the City Council of Port Louis, and a <strong>wreath-laying ceremony<\/strong> at the Port Louis Waterfront and the Kewal Nagar SSR Memorial Park. These initiatives were designed to honour the enduring legacy of SSR and ensure that his vision continues to inspire future generations.<\/p>\n<p>At the official opening of the exhibition, <strong>Prime Minister<\/strong><strong> Hon Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam<\/strong> highlighted SSR\u2019s profound contribution to nation-building: <em>\u201cAs we commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, we remember not only the political leader but also the humanist, the reformer, the person who inspired the Nation to believe in itself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, curated under the leadership of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, retraces the life, vision, and achievements of SSR as <strong>Mayor of Port Louis, Prime Minister of Mauritius, and Governor-General.<\/strong> It also reflects his pioneering role in making education accessible to all, establishing the University of Mauritius in 1965, promoting social justice, and building a fair and inclusive society.<\/p>\n<p>The commemorative event was attended by the <strong>Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Paul Raymond B\u00e9renger; Ministers; Junior Ministers; Members of the National Assembly; members of the Diplomatic Corps;<\/strong> and several other eminent personalities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44c149 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c44c149\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e0246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"42e0246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7023 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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The programme included the launch of a First Day Cover on SSR, an exhibition on \u201cThe Life and Legacy of SSR\u201d at the City Council of Port Louis, and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Port Louis Waterfront and the Kewal Nagar SSR Memorial Park. These initiatives were designed to honour the enduring legacy of SSR and ensure that his vision continues to inspire future\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4-305x207.jpg",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4-400x396.jpg",400,396,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4.jpg",598,396,false],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4.jpg",598,396,false],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4-130x95.jpg",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-4.jpg",598,396,false]},"categories_names":{"9":{"name":"Events","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?cat=9"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7023"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7038,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023\/revisions\/7038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}