Tribute to Prof J. Manrakhan, former VC of the University of Mauritius

Tribute to Prof J. Manrakhan, former VC of the University of Mauritius

 

Former Vice Chancellor Prof J. Manrakhan

Demise of Former UoM Vice-Chancellor

 
Mauritius has lost just one of its Great Souls. May he rest in Peace and I convey my sincere condolences to his family friends and acquaintances. We need more of Professor Manrakhan to make sure we are going in the right direction.

Professor Jagdish Manrakhan has died at the age of 75.Professor Manrakhan held the post of vice-chancellor of the University of Mauritius from 1979 to 1995. He holds a MSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading. He has also been a Fellow of the Agricultural College, now known as the University of Mauritius (UoM). Professor Jagadish Manrakhan also shares a rich history with the UoM. He was Vice-Chancellor from 1979 to 1995. He then served as the Director of the Mauritius Research Council until 1998. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman of the Sugar Insurance Fund Board.
 
 
The former Vice-Chancellor of UoM has also served with the former Minister of Finance Rama Sithanen on the Commission of Inquiry into the Sugar Industry and has produced a report entitled The Human Factor, the sugar industry and Mauritius: a vision for the future. Professor Manrakhan is known for his passion for writing and history. He has written several books on the history of agriculture in the country and the UoM.
Those who knew him will always remember Professor Jagadish Manrakhan as a scholarly person who left his mark both in academia than in agriculture.

List of Books (Source Amazon Website) 



Manrakhan J., Sithanen R., 1984. The human factor, the sugar industry and Mauritius: a vision for the future : report. Govt. Printer.
Manrakhan, J., 1982. Mauritius and the Idea of a University. University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1990a. The university in search of past and future: a tale of unsurpassed resilience. Editions de l’Océan Indien ; Réduit : University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1990b. The challenge of biotechnology. Editions de l’Océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1991a. Autonomy and Freedom in Academe. Editions de l’océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1991b. The Mauritian School for Scientific Agriculture, 1914-89. University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1992a. Mystique Mathematical. Editions de l’océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1992b. Sindhu’s Quintessence. Editions de l’Océan Indien for the University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1992c. Varsity at Réduit. Editions de l’océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1993a. Vice-Chancellor’s Address to Court: Varsity at Réduit : 1992-93, the Year of the MBA. University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1993b. Campus Chorus. Editions de l’Océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1994. A Reading of the Law at Réduit. Editions de l’océan Indien for the University of Mauritius.
Manrakhan, J., 1997. History of Agricultural Research in Mauritius. Editions de l’océan Indien.
Manrakhan, J., 1993. Varsity at Réduit, 1990-92. Editions de l’océan Indien .

Given his exceptional career, he was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GOSK) in 2002. Termed as honest and brilliant by many, he has served on various commissions of inquiry, including that of the transport industry (1976-77), education (1982-83) and the sugar industry during the same years. He was also a member of the National Economic and Social Council from 2002 to 2011.
Professor Manrakhan was known throughout the industry for his passion for writing and history.
He wrote several books on the history of agriculture in the country and the UoM (see amazon,com)
He will be always remembered as a scholarly, brilliant, modest and intelligent person who left his mark both on the education agriculture field.

Knowledge Hub by Prof J.Manrakhan

Dear All

Prof J. Manrakhan was one of the VCs of the UoM. He is still a prolific writer and has a style and genre of writing that is difficult to emulate. In this article he gave us an histrorical insight on the evolution of the knowledge hub in Mauritius, including the making of the Agriculture School today known as the Faculty of Agriculture and in the end he  made some serious reflections that all of us should ponder on. His article can be downloaded here.