The Role of Dev Virahsawmy in Establishing Mauritian Literature

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In recent years an inspiring subject for study has been the writing on "Creole." The meaning has been extended from a person born and naturalized in the West Indies, etc., but of European or of African to the language spoken in those ex-colonies. There is now a variety of writing about "Creole," even by those who themselves are Creoles. There are some fundamental questions to be explored: What is Creole? Who is Creole? What is the language of Creole? Who is the rightful owner of the language and how can we define Creole identity? What is the narrative of Mauritius as a Creole nation? Do the narratives on Creoles by themselves add some force to the literature of a multicultural nation? In Mauritius at the present time there is an Indian descent writer who has endeavored to answer those questions.Mauritius is a country of cultural hybrids who bring together dissimilar cultural traditions. Understanding this helps us to connect the scattered dots, to make the lines that form their homeland, Mauritius. One writer who creates in Creole language plays a significant role in uniting the dots and making their homeland. This research shows issues of cultural translations and Creole identities in Mauritius. I look specifically at the role of Dev Virahsawmy and examine how cultural and social markers, and hybridity in Mauritius get defined through the lens of Vfrahsawmy who has an idea that Creole language, that is, Morisien, as the new condition of the future Mauritius.