TERTIARY EDUCATION:

• Diploma in Fine Arts (M.G.I Mauritius)
• Diplôme Supérieur d`Art Plastique (Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Beaux Arts, Paris)
• Master in Fine Arts (Jamia Millia Islamia University New Delhi)

AWARDS

• Prix de la ville de Saint-Cloud (France)
• Prix de la S.I.B.A (France)
• 1^ère Prix toutes categories au Salon Nationale de L`Artisanat
• Laureat of the UNESCO – ASCHBERG (2001-2002)
• 1^ère Prix Fine Arts Sculpture Exhibition

EXHIBITION

• Group show in Mauritius including Salon de Mai and MOBAA Millennium Art
• Exhibition, Art contemporian en Francophonie 1993, Sequence II
• Ile Maurice singulier pluriel, (Paris) 1993
• Festival Créole in Reunion Island
• Université des Mascareignes in Rodrigues
• Group show in New Delhi, India
• SADC Art Exhibition in Namibia
• Biennale of Cairo (2001)
• Biennale of Dhaka Bangladesh (2001)
• World Sculpture Park of Changchun (China)
• Reconstructing our history (Aapravasi Ghat)
• Malcom et Nous (Blue Penny Museum)
• MBC (exposition sur la liberté)
• Triennial of Contemporary Art 2002 – Mauritius
• Triennale 2005 – New Delhi India
• EASTAFAB – Biennale Dar - es – Salam 2005
• NGong Forest – a site specific workshop – Nairobi 2006

COMMISSIONED WORKS

• Monument des travailleurs au Champs de Mars (Port Louis)
• Fontaines des Arts (Rose Hill)
• Roopam Garden Sculpture (M.G.I)
• Diorama Folk Museum of Indian Immigration (M.G.I)
• Mural for National Pension Fund Building (Port Louis)
• Mural for Manhattan Building (Curepipe)
• Mural for Oil Mer Rouge , Mauritius
• Mural for Rabindranath Tagore Institute, Ilot

SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP

• 2001 China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium
• Residency at the European Ceramics Work Centre (The Netherlands)
• Land Art Nairobi Kenya 2006
• EASTAFAB – Biennale Dar - es – Salam 2005
• PARTAGE 1^st International Artist`s Exhibition
• Arterre 2006
• Insulart 2007

MEMBERS OF JURY

• National Handicraft Centre
• National Handicraft Promotion Agency
• National Art Gallery

MEMBERS OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Triennial of Contemporary Art 2002
• Triennial of Contemporary Art 2005

LECTURE

• National Seminar on Intellectual Property University of Mauritius (2007)
• The Importance of Aesthetic – Mauritius Examination Syndicate (2007)
• Personal Touch – Salon de Mai, MGI (2007)

STAGE DÉCOR

• 172^nd Anniversary of arrival of indenture labourers and celebration of the Inscription of the Appravasi Ghat on the world heritage list
• Web of existence – a ballet by Mrs Gayan
• Naushera Ka Yatra – a play on Gandhi by Mr Unuth
• Urmila – a play on Ramayana by Mr Unuth
• Ravi – Gyan – a play on Rabindranath Tagore by Mr Unuth

Address

Indian Immigration Archives

Mahatma Gandhi Institute

Mahatma Gandhi Avenue

Moka

TEL:                 (230) 403 2037

FAX:                (230) 433 7578

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WEBSITE:       www.mgirti.ac.mu

Opening Hours

Open  :  Mondays-Fridays

Closed :  Week-ends & Public Holidays

Open for Public: 9:00 a.m. - 15:30 p.m.

Closed for Lunch

With the introduction of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card service offered by the Indian Government, the MGI is playing a vital role by providing attested and certified copies of information on Indian immigrants to respective descendants as proof of lineage. 

The OCI Card is a document issued by Government of India to all Mauritian Nationals of Indian Origin to help them connect with their Indian roots and avail several other benefits.

Following procedures

1. i) Obtain birth certificates of all your ancestors born in Mauritius from Civil Status Office tracing your lineage through either parent to first immigrant from India.
2. ii) Get arrival certificate from the MGI or the National Archives to prove their Indian ancestral lineage.

iii)        Fill in the online form and submit it to the High Commission of India Mauritius, Port-Louis

1. iv) Pay OCI fees after receiving email or call from High Commission of India
2. v) Collect OCI card from HCI, Port- Louis on being informed about completion of procedural formalities

Some Benefits of OCI Card:

1. i) Multiple entry lifelong visa for visiting India for any purpose.
2. ii) Exemption from registration with Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) or Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) for any length of stay in India

iii)        Parity with Non-Resident Indian in financial, economic and educational fields, except in matters relating to the acquisition of agricultural or plantation properties.

1. iv) Parity with Non-Resident Indians(NRI) in respect of pursuing the following professions in India: doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, chartered accountants.
2. v) Running a business, opening bank account in India and purchasing residential or commercial property.
3. vi) Parity with Indian nationals in the matter of airfares in domestic sectors in India.

vii)       Registered Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder shall be charged the same entry fee as domestic Indian visitors to visit national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India.

Kindly visit the website of the High Commission of India Mauritius
(indiahighcom-mauritius.org  or www.passport.gov.in/oci/ ) for more information.

One of the main pillars of Archives Management devotes itself to the proper conservation and preservation of records, implying the adoption of proper restorative and preventive measures to safeguard of data, and to preserve the authenticity of documents.

In 1978 through the transfer process from the National Archives, the records were received in bulk, and the MGI had established a conservation program which involved the process of rebinding all registers in a uniformed and categorized manner.

The records are kept in an environment where temperature and humidity are controlled so as to slow down the deterioration process of the paper. Records are stored in an air-conditioned area 24/7 (18-21 degrees) and controlled humidity of 53-70%, with a periodic fumigation (every 4-6 years). The office space is also equipped with professional fire hazard system. Restorative measures, have also been implemented to repair tears and brittle pages in the volumes.

Computerization of Data

More than 90% of the 450,000 Indian Immigration records have already been transcribed and inputted into the Indian Immigration Archives database. The project is due to be completed by the September 2018.

Digitization of Original Manuscripts

The whole photograph collection and all the original manuscripts housed at the Indian Immigration Archives are currently being digitized and as at February 2018, more than 15,000 pages have already been digitized.