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A Brief History of Arya Sabha

In 1947, India got its independence and a year later the first Commissioner for the Govt. of India, Shri Dharam Yash Dev came to Mauritius. Under the chairmanship of Dr. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam a committee was formed and Swami Swatantranand from India and Manilal Doctor from Aden were invited to participate in India’s Republic Day Celebrations that took place in Champ de Mars, Port Louis on 26th January 1950. Speeches of leading members of the Mauritian communities were delivered on that occasion.

After Manilal Doctor left Mauritius, Swami Swatantranand met the members of both factions of the Arya Samaj, the members of Paropkarini and Pratinidhi Sabhas and persuaded them to merge their branches into a single association. Thus, the “Arya Sabha Mauritius” came into existence. The papers “Arya-Vir” and “Jagriti” were also merged into “Aryodaye”.

As from 1910 the Arya Sabha, which has grown into a full-fledged organization with two primary schools, one at Vacoas and the other at Laventure the Shradhanand infirmary and the Gayasingh Ashram at Port Louis, had become the pride of the Indian community. The Movement, which had a humble beginning a century ago, had developed and grown up like a tree, spreading its branches and roots in every direction. It has been running Hindi schools until the 1950s when Hindi was not taught scientifically in the Government primary schools. It has produced several socio-cultural intellectuals and leaders, like Dr. Jugroo Seegobin, Mohunlall Mohith, Teeluckparsad Callychurn, Bramduth Nundlall, and among the women, Soodevi Bhima and Luckhawtee Hurgobin.

The Arya Sabha is nowadays running Aryan Vedic Schools, secondary schools, D.A.V Colleges and Degree College at Pailles.

The Gayasingh Ashram at Port-Louis, the Jadoonundun Balgobin Ashram at St.Paul and Dr. Chiranjiv Bhardwaj Ashram at Belle-Mare, Flacq, the Chemin Grenier Ashram are offering services to the elderly, disabled and abandoned children. Moreover, the Foyer Trochetia at Pointe aux Sables is a caring home for severely disabled persons and the Sangram Sewa Sadan is offering daycare and de-addiction treatment and counseling to those indulging in drug abuse and the Govind Ramen Ashram is also running the Special Educational Needs School at Union Vale, Trois Boutiques.

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