Keharsingh Jagatsingh, more commonly known as Sir Kher Jagatsingh (23 July 1931 – 19 July 1985) was a Mauritian politician and Labour Party (Mauritius) minister.[1]
Keharsingh was born in India, the 14th child of a family of 16 children.[2] The family migrated to Mauritius and his father was a prison warden at Beau Bassin who retired in 1940. Although he did not attend secondary school Keharsingh joined the Teachers Training College in 1950, but left for the Civil Service where he worked as clerk in the Ministry of Health before starting a newspaper.[3]
Political careeredit
As a young journalist of Mauritius Times Jagatsingh was mentored by social worker Bikramsingh Ramlallah who was also later elected to parliament in 1959. At the 1959 elections Jagatsingh was elected in Constituency No.40 Petite Rivière.[4][5]Labourite Guy Forget (Mauritius) encouraged Jagatsingh to join politics.[6] However at the October 1963 general elections Jagatsingh was not elected to Legislative Council as he was defeated by his rival Noutun Parsad Puduruth at Constituency No.40 Petite Rivière.[7] At the General Elections held on 7 August 1967 Kher Jagatsingh was elected to Parliament in Constituency No.10 Montagne Blanche-Grand Rivière Sud Est (GRSE). In 1967 he campaigned under the banner of the Independence Party(coalition of IFB-Labour-CAM) with his running mates Satcam Boolell and Abdool Wahab Foondun within Constituency No.10.[8] He became Minister of Planning & Economic Development until 1976. He was not elected at the 1976 General Elections although his running mate Satcam Boolell and rivals Ramduth Jadoo and Jagdish Goburdhun were elected in Constituency No.10.[9] But in 1977 he became Member of Parliament without any elections following the resignation of Heeralall Bhugaloo, the Minister of Education under the Labour government.
From 1977 to 1982 Jagatsingh was Minister of Education and during his term in office major reforms to the educational sector occurred. Such reforms followed Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam's electoral promises in response to the major disturbance caused by the 1975 Mauritian student protests. As a result, school fees were abolished for all secondary schools and the quality of education was improved. However following the electoral defeat at the 1982 General Elections Sir Kher Jagatsingh retired from politics. He died on 19 July 1985 in England.[10]
Publicationsedit
In 1954 Kher Jagatsingh was a co-founder of the weekly newspaper Mauritius Times.[11] Jagatsingh wrote a book titled "Petals of dust" which was published in Mauritius in 1981.[12][13]
Recognitionedit
Kher Jagatsingh was knighted in December 1980. Other Mauritians who received the same title in 1980 were Gaetan Duval and Rabindranath Ghurburrun.[14] In 1967 the Sir Kher Jagatsing Training Centre (SKJTC) was established in the town of Beau Bassin. The technical institution offers training programmes to develop skilled tradesmen for the construction sector such as electricians, plumbers, welders, masons, scaffolders and wood workers.[15]
Referencesedit
^"Il y a 41 ans, le 15 janvier 1977: Kher Jagatsingh remplace Heeralall Bhugaloo comme ministre de l'Education". www.lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^Gordon-Gentil, Alain. "Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh (2006)". L'Express. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^Kalla, Abdool Cader. "Mauritius:Curriculum Reform in the Process of Decolonisation". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^"Results of 1959 elections". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^"Results of 1959 elections". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^Gordon-Gentil, Alain. "Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh (2006)". L'Express. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^"Results of 1963 General Elections". Office of the Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^"Results of 1967 elections". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^"Results of 1976 elections at Constituency No.10". Office of Electoral Commissioner. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^"Il y a 33 ans: un dernier hommage à Sir Kher Jagatsingh". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^KALLA, Abdool Cader. "Mauritius:Curriculum Reform in the Process of Decolonisation". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^"Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh (2006)". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^"The London Gazette 30 December 1980" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk.
^"Sir Kher Jagatsingh Air Training Centre". www.mitd.mu. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
External linksedit
Remembrance page
January 01, 1970
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Keharsingh Jagatsingh more commonly known as Sir Kher Jagatsingh 23 July 1931 19 July 1985 was a Mauritian politician and Labour Party Mauritius minister 1 SirKeharsingh JagatsinghKnights Bachelor MPMinister of EducationIn office 1977 1982Minister of Planning amp Economic DevelopmentIn office 1967 1976Member of ParliamentIn office 1959 1963Personal detailsBorn 1931 07 23 23 July 1931Punjab British IndiaDied19 July 1985 1985 07 19 aged 53 EnglandPolitical partyMauritian Labour PartyOccupationJournalist Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Publications 4 Recognition 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKeharsingh was born in India the 14th child of a family of 16 children 2 The family migrated to Mauritius and his father was a prison warden at Beau Bassin who retired in 1940 Although he did not attend secondary school Keharsingh joined the Teachers Training College in 1950 but left for the Civil Service where he worked as clerk in the Ministry of Health before starting a newspaper 3 Political career editAs a young journalist of Mauritius Times Jagatsingh was mentored by social worker Bikramsingh Ramlallah who was also later elected to parliament in 1959 At the 1959 elections Jagatsingh was elected in Constituency No 40 Petite Riviere 4 5 Labourite Guy Forget Mauritius encouraged Jagatsingh to join politics 6 However at the October 1963 general elections Jagatsingh was not elected to Legislative Council as he was defeated by his rival Noutun Parsad Puduruth at Constituency No 40 Petite Riviere 7 At the General Elections held on 7 August 1967 Kher Jagatsingh was elected to Parliament in Constituency No 10 Montagne Blanche Grand Riviere Sud Est GRSE In 1967 he campaigned under the banner of the Independence Party coalition of IFB Labour CAM with his running mates Satcam Boolell and Abdool Wahab Foondun within Constituency No 10 8 He became Minister of Planning amp Economic Development until 1976 He was not elected at the 1976 General Elections although his running mate Satcam Boolell and rivals Ramduth Jadoo and Jagdish Goburdhun were elected in Constituency No 10 9 But in 1977 he became Member of Parliament without any elections following the resignation of Heeralall Bhugaloo the Minister of Education under the Labour government From 1977 to 1982 Jagatsingh was Minister of Education and during his term in office major reforms to the educational sector occurred Such reforms followed Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam s electoral promises in response to the major disturbance caused by the 1975 Mauritian student protests As a result school fees were abolished for all secondary schools and the quality of education was improved However following the electoral defeat at the 1982 General Elections Sir Kher Jagatsingh retired from politics He died on 19 July 1985 in England 10 Publications editIn 1954 Kher Jagatsingh was a co founder of the weekly newspaper Mauritius Times 11 Jagatsingh wrote a book titled Petals of dust which was published in Mauritius in 1981 12 13 Recognition editKher Jagatsingh was knighted in December 1980 Other Mauritians who received the same title in 1980 were Gaetan Duval and Rabindranath Ghurburrun 14 In 1967 the Sir Kher Jagatsing Training Centre SKJTC was established in the town of Beau Bassin The technical institution offers training programmes to develop skilled tradesmen for the construction sector such as electricians plumbers welders masons scaffolders and wood workers 15 References edit Il y a 41 ans le 15 janvier 1977 Kher Jagatsingh remplace Heeralall Bhugaloo comme ministre de l Education www lexpress mu L Express Retrieved 15 January 2018 Gordon Gentil Alain Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh 2006 L Express Retrieved 12 July 2020 Kalla Abdool Cader Mauritius Curriculum Reform in the Process of Decolonisation www academia edu Retrieved 1 December 2017 Results of 1959 elections Office of Electoral Commissioner Government of Mauritius Retrieved 18 July 2020 Results of 1959 elections Office of Electoral Commissioner Retrieved 12 July 2020 Gordon Gentil Alain Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh 2006 L Express Retrieved 12 July 2020 Results of 1963 General Elections Office of the Electoral Commissioner Government of Mauritius Retrieved 18 July 2020 Results of 1967 elections Office of Electoral Commissioner Retrieved 10 July 2020 Results of 1976 elections at Constituency No 10 Office of Electoral Commissioner Retrieved 10 July 2020 Il y a 33 ans un dernier hommage a Sir Kher Jagatsingh lexpress mu L Express Retrieved 24 July 2018 KALLA Abdool Cader Mauritius Curriculum Reform in the Process of Decolonisation www academia edu Retrieved 12 March 2018 Jagatsingh Kher 1981 Petals of dust Le mauricianisme selon Kher Jagatsingh 2006 lexpress mu L Express Retrieved 12 July 2020 The London Gazette 30 December 1980 PDF www thegazette co uk Sir Kher Jagatsingh Air Training Centre www mitd mu Retrieved 10 July 2020 External links editRemembrance page Retrieved from https en 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