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12/03/2026

🇲🇺 𝐌𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝟓𝟖: 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐃, 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒

🇲🇺𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬.
Mauritius at 58 is a remarkable story — a small island that has repeatedly reinvented itself, survived exploitation, and still manages to radiate cultural richness and resilience. And yet, the legacy of colonialism didn’t evaporate on 12 March 1968. Political independence is one thing; psychological, economic, and structural independence is another.

🇲🇺 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝟖: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐨𝐧 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝

Independence gave Mauritius the right to self-govern, but it didn’t erase the centuries of extraction, hierarchy, and trauma that shaped the island.

• African slaves were denied humanity.
• Indentured Indian labourers were denied dignity.
• Chinese and Muslim traders navigated a system designed to exclude them.
• Creole communities inherited the deepest scars with the fewest reparations.

The flag was raised — but the structures remained.

𝟐. 𝐍𝐞𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞

Neocolonialism doesn’t look like ships and whips. It looks like:

𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

• Foreign corporations owning strategic sectors
• External investors shaping land use, housing prices, and even food systems
• A tourism model that often benefits global capital more than local communities

𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

• Preference for foreign expertise over local talent
• Imported beauty standards, lifestyles, and aspirations
• A lingering belief that “foreign is better,” a psychological residue of colonial hierarchy

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

• Global powers exerting pressure through trade agreements, aid, and diplomacy
• International institutions shaping policy directions
• Local elites sometimes aligning with external interests over national ones

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲

• The Chagos tragedy remains the most painful symbol of neocolonial injustice
• Ongoing land concentration in the hands of a few
• Communities still displaced or marginalized by historical land grabs

𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Colonialism didn’t just take resources — it reshaped identity.

• Creole communities still battle the intergenerational effects of slavery
• Indo-Mauritians carry the memory of indenture and the pressure to “prove” worth
• Franco-Mauritians navigate privilege tied to a painful past
• Mixed communities often feel invisible in the national narrative

Mauritius is peaceful, yes — but beneath the harmony lies a complex emotional landscape.

𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞

True liberation today means:

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲

• Supporting local entrepreneurship
• Reducing dependency on foreign capital
• Building industries that serve Mauritians first

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

• Celebrating Creole language without shame
• Valuing local knowledge, local art, local beauty
• Teaching history honestly, not sanitised

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲

• Continuing the fight for Chagos
• Ensuring equitable land distribution
• Protecting the environment from extractive interests

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦

• Healing intergenerational wounds
• Challenging internalised colonial mindsets
• Building a society where dignity is not inherited but guaranteed

𝟓. 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠

Despite everything, Mauritius is a miracle of coexistence. A place where:

• Descendants of slaves and indentured labourers built a stable democracy
• Multiple religions share space without violence
• A tiny island became a global financial hub
• A diverse people forged a unified identity

The struggle continues — but so does the resilience.

A Thought to Carry on Independence Day

Mauritius is free on paper.
Mauritians are still becoming free in spirit, in economy, in identity.

𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.

𝐃𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐧
𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦

24/08/2025

𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄:
𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐘

An excerpt from my keynote presentation "Mechanisms of Action of Biomodulating Laser Therapy and Its Clinical Applications for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, and Cancer Linked to Ecological Stressors" at the XX International Symposium “Ecological and Physiological Problems of Adaptation” on Friday, 27 June 2025, hosted by the Medical Institute of the Russian Peoples’ Friendship University (RUDN) in Moscow, Russia.

Biomodulating Laser Therapy (BLT), also called photobiomodulation, is a noninvasive treatment using low-intensity red or infrared lasers with organ-specific frequencies to help reverse pathological processes.

Photons are absorbed by cellular photo-acceptors like cytochrome C oxidase in mitochondria, boosting ATP production and activating cellular metabolism.

The principal effects are as follows:
1. Inflammation is mitigated through the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels.
2. Oxidative stress is decreased by the activation of endogenous antioxidant systems.
3. Microcirculation is enhanced via the stimulation of neo-angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels)
4. Cellular proliferation is modulated, resulting in cellular stimulation or suppression, including apoptosis induction in tumour cells.
5. The immune system is activated to bolster the body's defense against disease.

Biomodulating laser therapy is utilised clinically in the management of cardiovascular disorders due to its ability to achieve several therapeutic effects:
1. Enhancement of endothelial function and improvement of microcirculation;
2. Reduction or normalization of blood pressure;
3. Promotion of myocardial microcirculation, including neo-angiogenesis;
4. Considerable decrease in ischaemic myocardial areas;
5. Lowering of inflammation markers such as C-reactive protein.

The application of Biomodulating Laser Therapy has been associated with the following outcomes:
1. For ischaemic heart disease, episodes of angina pectoris (chest pain) were reported to have stopped, and normalization of ECG readings was observed.
2. In cases of myocardial infarction, a reduction of 80% in dead myocardial zones was noted.
3. For cardiac arrhythmia, a normal sinus rhythm was restored in 85% of cases.
4. In chronic cardiac insufficiency, improvements in left ventricular ejection fraction were observed, along with a decrease in Functional Class according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA).

This video explores the groundbreaking world of 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲, a cutting-edge non-invasive approach that potentially transforms the treatment of chronic cardiovascular diseases.

Are you curious to learn more?
Watch the full video to understand the science behind how this advanced therapy could be vital to future cardiovascular treatment plans.

19/10/2021

A wonderful memory about a historical international scientific meeting on laser medicine and surgery in Florence, Italy on 19 October 2000.

Chairing the exciting meeting on laser bio-modulation therapies with Prof. Kira Samoilova from St. Petersburg, Russia and Prof. M. D’Ovidio from Rome, Italy.

14/10/2021

Lasers possess an immense potential to correct and heal almost any skin disorder on any Fitzpatrick skin type I to VI. Through several decades, we, doctors and scientists, have learnt to treat white skin and dark skin, providing results without causing any side effects.

14/10/2021

Dear friends,

In the name of Black History Month now in October, it has been an honour and pleasure to collaborate with the amazing, world-leading Alma Lasers International platform and share my personal experience in laser treatments of Fitzpatrick skin types V and VI.

In fact, we are widely using Alma lasers to treat all Fitzpatrick skin types I to VI under strict treatment protocols and post-treatment skincare without any side effects, assuring the best conditions of safety and comfort during treatment and giving results with proper follow-up by our fully trained medico-aesthetic team.

16/07/2021

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02/07/2021

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14/06/2021

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10/06/2021

DOZENS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA CONTRACTING COVID-19 AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED!

They’re called COVID-19 breakthrough cases -- people who have been fully vaccinated yet still contract the virus more than 14 days after their second shot.

10/06/2021

RISING CASES OF HEART DISEASE (MYOCARDITIS) AFTER PFIZER VACCINES IN ISRAEL. Another side effect of the Pfizer shot?

Israel has reported a small number of heart inflammation cases, mainly in young men who received Pfizer’s vaccine shots. Consequently, there is speculation i...

10/06/2021

The great President of Russia, Mr Vladimir Putin, has said officially that he's against mandatory vaccination against Covid and it should not be introduced in Russia. Each person should decide for himself/herself.
But what's happening in Mauritius?
Why are we being forced to do the anti-Covid vaccinations?
Forced Mass Vaccinations are unethical from the Medical Point of view, Illegal from the Constitutional point of view, inhumane from the Human point of view, and it's a complete violation of our Human Rights.
We should take the good example of Russia and its outstanding President who cares for the health of his people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that mandating coronavirus vaccinations would be “impractical and impossible”. People should realise themselves the nee...

03/06/2021

Sir Anerood Jugnauth has been a great prime minister and has done the most to make Mauritius progress and become prosperous in very hard times. He’s been a very strong personality and outstanding leader for the country. Let’s forgive his late mistakes and honor him for the good he’s done for all of us. He will always be remembered as one of the best Prime Ministers of Mauritius for his dedicated contributions in the development of our country. A Big Salute To Him! May His Soul Rest In Peace… Aum Shanti🙏 🇲🇺 🌹