Mauritius and Bihar school to sign exchange programme

Patna: A Mauritian school will soon tie up with a schoosl in Bihar for educational exchange programmes, according to an an official on Sunday.

The official said the the Mauritian education minister has written a letter to Bihar Human Resource Development Minister P.K. Shahi, proposing the exchange programme

In his letter, the minister said that Mauritius will celebrate the 111 birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, on Sep 18 and the African island nation's government has decided to establish a close link between a school named after him with a school in Bihar.

Ramgoolam, whose ancestors hailed from Bihar, was the first prime minister of Mauritius from 1961 to 1982 after leading his country to independence from Britain.

The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam government school of Mauritius and a basic school in Bihar's West Champaran district will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Sep 15 for educational level exchange programme.