Mauritian Club Magazine - Issue 6 by X Graphics Media Studio

auritius Club Magazine are excited to present their 6th issue, pacing slowly but surely since September 2011, we have the beautiful Nadina gracing the front cover of Novembers's issue. Mauritius Club Magazine is hip, it features the vibrancy of the new generation of arts, music, fashion and entertainment. The colourful mag, lovely to visually look at is finally being established in the Mauritian community bringing you news and the latest gossip 'palab' in the UK and overseas. We all love a bit of gossip to the more interesting statistics and facts featured in this issue of equality such as 'Women earn less than Men in Mauritius'. This is a good read of the happenings in Mauritius' current affairs. Please get in touch if you would like to feature in future issues and have a bit of glamour as a model to any talent such as music, dancing or anything that makes you stand out. From past issues, we can see the Mauritian community are unearthing talent in underground to mainstream scenes and this is an exciting time for Mauritians and this magazine reflects it in a positive light. Thanks for the support and enjoy. Mauritius Club Magazine Team xx

4 Latest News—Bringing you the latest from the Island

6 Report—Women earn less then Disclaimer: Reasonable care is taken to ensure that Mauritian Club Magazine articles and other information in the magazine are up-to-date and accurate as possible, as of the time of publication, but no responsibility can be taken by Mauritian Club for any errors or omissions contained herein. Furthermore, responsibility for any losses, damages or distress resulting from adherence to any information made available in this magazine is not the responsibility of Mauritian Club Magazine. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mauritian Club Magazine.

men in Mauritius

8 Feature—Anusha & Jon James Show

11 Latest News 12 Feature—XYRA 14 Health and Wellbeing— Antidepressant use rises as recession feeds waves of worry

14 Blog—Connecting with my roots 17 Feature—Samie Sewraj 20 Experience Mauritius in 8 ways 23 “Ki pe cuit”—Recipes from the Cosmopolitan chef

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Anusha & Jon James Show on Vertex FM

The explosive growth of electronic communication and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter has undeniably altered the way in which many individuals communicate. For adolescents and young adults, Facebook has become a daily fabric. According to national surveys conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 73 % of teens and preteens (12 – 17 years of age) use social networking sites.

About 51 % of the young people check social networking sites daily, and 22% check more than 10 times per day. Experts are uncertain of the current benefits/threats of social media. While facebook has the potential to provide great social satisfaction, it may also increase risks of cyber bullying and “sexting”. Facebook allows users to customize their profile with information about relationships, activities, likes and dislikes, and numerous photographs of themselves, all of which are visible and available for comments by others. These can be positive but also negative. Source: University of Texas

Connecting with my Mauritian roots

've always loved cooking and baking since I was little. Even at university, whenever I was hungry I'd quickly whip up a batch of pancakes to satisfy my grumbling tummy but I've never really attempted to make anything that's Mauritian, I've always left that up to my parents, mainly my Dad- sorry Ma!

But now that I'm reaching the age where I can no longer deny that I AM an adult, I feel that I should really start learning the Mauritian ways. I love most of the food from the Island, the Vindaye, the Dhall Puri, the Halim but I'm not the biggest fan of fish curry. Don't get me wrong, I love my seafood, what Islander doesn't, but I don't do too brilliantly with spices... Yes I know, I really should be able

to hack them but whenever spices come near my mouth I turn into a eye-watering, mouth-erupting-volcanic mess. I've asked my Dad to teach me the tricks of the trade but whenever it comes to him cooking, I end up distracted somewhere in the house either blogging or playing with our pet rabbit, Coco. Maybe I've been a bit lazy and I need to be serious about this. I've cooked food from other countries before. I've made gnocchi with pesto and fried chicken in a garlic sauce, duck in plum sauce with dauphinoise potatoes, jerk chicken, rice and peas, I've even made sushi! But never have I even attempted to cook a basic Mauritian dish like rougialle, which is quite simply a Mauritian tomatobased sauce.

spectacular, bless my Mum, she does try but it's just not as good as my Dad's. Who knows though, maybe my Dad will teach me a thing or two and I'll do a Shelina on him and Masterchef his dishes. Since wining Masterchef food from the small, volcanic Island has become better know in Britain and my friends are dying to try food from my Homeland. I better start getting my chef whites on and shadow my Dad in the kitchen then I'll be able to dazzle them with my brilliant Mauritian masterpieces... Here's hoping anyway! Visit my WordPress blog on: www.manshahaurdhan.wordpress.com

To be honest, I think men are better cooks mainly because my Dad's food is pretty

of two nights.

Srishti Rana with designer Charu Parashar

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