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Sir '''Satcam Boolell''' [[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|GCSK]], [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], [[Knight Bachelor|Kt]] (September 11, 1920 – March 23, 2006) was a Mauritian politician who served as member of the Legislative Assembly in Mauritius. He died on March 23, 2006 in [[Curepipe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Le 24 mars 2006 : funérailles nationales pour Sir Satcam Boolell|url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/349795/24-mars-2006-funerailles-nationales-pour-sir-satcam-boolell|last=Boulle|first=Jérôme|website=lexpress.mu|language=fr|date=2019-03-24|access-date=2020-05-18|publication-date=}}</ref> He was also known as "Somduth" by his peers and family members.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvin et Satyajit Boolell : La fierté de leur père |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/arvin-et-satyajit-boolell-la-fiert%C3%A9-de-leur-p%C3%A8re |accessdate=2010-03-02 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
'''Sir Satcam Boolell''' [[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|GCSK]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (11 September 1920 – 23 March 2006) was a Mauritian politician who served as member of the Legislative Assembly in Mauritius. He died on March 23, 2006, in [[Curepipe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Le 24 mars 2006 : funérailles nationales pour Sir Satcam Boolell|url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/349795/24-mars-2006-funerailles-nationales-pour-sir-satcam-boolell|last=Boulle|first=Jérôme|website=lexpress.mu|language=fr|date=2019-03-24|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> He was also known as "Somduth" by his peers and family members.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvin et Satyajit Boolell : La fierté de leur père |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/arvin-et-satyajit-boolell-la-fiert%C3%A9-de-leur-p%C3%A8re |accessdate=2010-03-02 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in 1920 on the Gros Billot sugar estate (between New Grove and GrosBois in [[Grand Port District|Grand Port]], to his father Sahadewoo Boolell and mother Cossilah Choony, Satcam Boolell grew up with five siblings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-8082 |website=Uk Who's Who |accessdate=2020-06-07}}</ref> In the mid 1800s his grandfather had migrated from the village of Singarmau located in Jaunpore, now a district of Uttar Pradesh, India. His father Sahadewoo (born in 1879 and died in 1940 in New Grove, Mauritius) worked as a policeman and supplemented his income as a trader and supervisor at the Dookhee Gungah property where he grew vegetables and traded nursery plants. Sahadewoo Boolell joined the [[Arya Samaj in Mauritius|Arya Samaj]] [[Socio-Cultural Group]] where his son Satcam remained active throughout his life.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
Born in 1920 on the Gros Billot sugar estate (between New Grove and GrosBois in [[Grand Port District|Grand Port]], to Sahadewoo Boolell and Cossilah Choony, Satcam Boolell grew up with five siblings.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-8082 |publisher=Uk Who's Who |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8082 |isbn=978-0-19-954089-1 |accessdate=2020-06-07}}</ref> In the mid-1800s his grandfather had migrated from the village of Singarmau located in Jaunpore, now a district of Uttar Pradesh, India. His father Sahadewoo (born in 1879 and died in 1940 in New Grove, Mauritius) worked as a policeman and supplemented his income as a trader and supervisor at the Dookhee Gungah property where he grew vegetables and traded nursery plants. Sahadewoo Boolell joined the [[Arya Samaj in Mauritius|Arya Samaj]] [[Socio-Cultural Group]] where his son Satcam remained active throughout his life.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>


Boolell completed his primary school education at Rose Belle Government School and completed his secondary school education through private tuitions in Mauritius. In 1938 he started his teaching career as a volunteer before securing a teaching position at Plaine des Papayes Government School. Subsequently he became a teacher at Cassis Government School and later at [[PCK Aryan Vedic Hindu Aided School|Aryan Vedic School]] in Vacoas. From 1943 to 1947 he worked in the Civil Service at the Treasury Department and Department of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> In 1948 he travelled to England to start his tertiary education at the London School of Economics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farewell Sir Satcam |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/farewell-sir-satcam |accessdate=2006-03-28 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> After graduating with a law degree he was called to the bar at the [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1952, before returning to Mauritius.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rédaction |title=Retour sur…Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378680/retour-sur-sir-satcam-boolell?fbclid=IwAR2qG1OgQag0C29CvVi4jj6f4kkgV_FnXiSEi4lRascnjMiDUd4YMRdA-vw |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
Boolell completed his primary school education at Rose Belle Government School and completed his secondary school education through private tuitions in Mauritius. In 1938 he started his teaching career as a volunteer before securing a teaching position at Plaine des Papayes Government School. Subsequently he became a teacher at Cassis Government School and later at [[PCK Aryan Vedic Hindu Aided School|Aryan Vedic School]] in Vacoas. From 1943 to 1947 he worked in the Civil Service at the Treasury Department and Department of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> In 1948 he travelled to England to start his tertiary education at the London School of Economics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farewell Sir Satcam |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/farewell-sir-satcam |accessdate=2006-03-28 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> After graduating with a law degree he was called to the bar at the [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1952, before returning to Mauritius.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rédaction |title=Retour sur…Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378680/retour-sur-sir-satcam-boolell?fbclid=IwAR2qG1OgQag0C29CvVi4jj6f4kkgV_FnXiSEi4lRascnjMiDUd4YMRdA-vw |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
Satcam Boolell married Premila Indurjeet in Port Louis in 1946 and they had 3 children Arvin, Satyajit (Ajit) and Mira.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rédaction |title=Retour sur…Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378680/retour-sur-sir-satcam-boolell?fbclid=IwAR2qG1OgQag0C29CvVi4jj6f4kkgV_FnXiSEi4lRascnjMiDUd4YMRdA-vw |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> Premila Boolell died in 1986 and later Satcam married Myrtha Poblete, a Polish national.<ref>{{cite web |title=Family tree |url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/?name=Mitra_Boolell |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=2021-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Karghoo |first1=Christophe |last2=Seblin |first2=Michaëlla Seblin |last3=Chinnapen |first3=Stéphane |last4=Bhugaloo |first4=Yasmeen |title=Deorishi raconte son frère |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/15558 |accessdate=2007-06-20 |agency=5Plus |publisher=5plus.mu}}</ref> Their son [[Arvin Boolell]] is an active politician. His son [[Satyajit Boolell]] was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of DPP Satyajit Boolell |url=https://www.iap-association.org/getattachment/Publications/IAP-Publications/Conference-Reports/Conference-Documentation/Documentation-24th-Annual-Conference/Satyajit-Boolell-Bio.pdf.aspx |publisher=e International Association of Prosecutors |access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> His nephews [[Anil Gayan]] and [https://defimedia.info/dr-satish-boolell-30-ans-de-carriere-decortiques Satish Boolell] have also been active politicians in Mauritius. Satcam's daughter Mira is the wife of Sushil Khushiram who has been Minister of Industry and is a bank executive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvin et Satyajit Boolell: La fierté de leur père |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/arvin-et-satyajit-boolell-la-fiert%C3%A9-de-leur-p%C3%A8re |accessdate=2010-03-02 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> His nephew [https://www.lexpress.mu/node/369433 Prakash Boolell] was a lawyer who was candidate at the [[1976 Mauritian general election|1976 General Elections]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ces dynasties qui règnent sur la politique |url=https://business.mega.mu/2016/10/03/ces-dynasties-qui-regnent-sur-la-politique/ |accessdate=2016-10-03 |agency=Business Mega |publisher=Defimedia Group}}</ref> Satcam's sister was married to Somdath Bhuckory, a lawyer, writer and Town Clerk of Port Louis who perished in an airplane crash.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portrait des personnages sous les projecteurs |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/9356 |publisher=5Plus |access-date=2010-03-09}}</ref>
Satcam Boolell married Premila Indurjeet in Port Louis in 1946 and they had 3 children Arvin, Satyajit (Ajit) and Mira.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rédaction |title=Retour sur…Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378680/retour-sur-sir-satcam-boolell?fbclid=IwAR2qG1OgQag0C29CvVi4jj6f4kkgV_FnXiSEi4lRascnjMiDUd4YMRdA-vw |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> Premila Boolell died in 1986 and later Satcam married Myrtha Poblete, a Polish national.<ref>{{cite web |title=Family tree |url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/?name=Mitra_Boolell |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=2021-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Karghoo |first1=Christophe |last2=Seblin |first2=Michaëlla Seblin |last3=Chinnapen |first3=Stéphane |last4=Bhugaloo |first4=Yasmeen |title=Deorishi raconte son frère |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/15558 |accessdate=2007-06-20 |agency=5Plus |publisher=5plus.mu}}</ref> Their son [[Arvin Boolell]] is an active politician. His son [[Satyajit Boolell]] was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of DPP Satyajit Boolell |url=https://www.iap-association.org/getattachment/Publications/IAP-Publications/Conference-Reports/Conference-Documentation/Documentation-24th-Annual-Conference/Satyajit-Boolell-Bio.pdf.aspx |publisher=e International Association of Prosecutors |access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> His nephews [[Anil Gayan]] and [https://defimedia.info/dr-satish-boolell-30-ans-de-carriere-decortiques Satish Boolell] have also been active politicians in Mauritius. Satcam's daughter Mira is the wife of [[Sushil Khushiram]] who has been Minister of Industry and is a bank executive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvin et Satyajit Boolell: La fierté de leur père |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/arvin-et-satyajit-boolell-la-fiert%C3%A9-de-leur-p%C3%A8re |accessdate=2010-03-02 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> His nephew [https://www.lexpress.mu/node/369433 Prakash Boolell] was a lawyer who was candidate at the [[1976 Mauritian general election|1976 General Elections]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ces dynasties qui règnent sur la politique |url=https://business.mega.mu/2016/10/03/ces-dynasties-qui-regnent-sur-la-politique/ |accessdate=2016-10-03 |agency=Business Mega |publisher=Defimedia Group}}</ref> Satcam's sister was married to Somdath Bhuckory, a lawyer, writer and former Town Clerk of Port Louis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portrait des personnages sous les projecteurs |url=https://www.5plus.mu/node/9356 |publisher=5Plus |access-date=2010-03-09}}</ref> Satcam's elder brother Boomitre Boolell died in July 2022 at the age of 104.<ref>{{cite web |title=Décès de Boomitre Boolell à 104 ans |url=https://defimedia.info/deces-de-boomitre-boolell-104-ans?fbclid=IwAR1defUFcjnCKoaTJFol4n3KuDo5HyDq3byp78tURNOr9i0v4XinY49ga1s |publisher=Defimedia |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
During colonial times preceding 1968 he was elected to the Legislative Council following the [[1953 Mauritian general election|1953 elections]] as an independent candidate. After being elected at the [[1959 Mauritian general election|1959 elections]] he became Minister of Agriculture in the colonial government of Mauritius. At the general elections of 7 August 1967 he became part of the new cabinet of ministers led by [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]. From 1967 to 1968 he was Minister of Education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
During colonial times preceding 1968 he was elected to the Legislative Council of [[British Mauritius]] following the [[1953 Mauritian general election|1953 elections]] as an independent candidate. Satcam Boolell then joined [[Sookdeo Bissoondoyal]]'s party the [[Independent Forward Bloc]] (IFB) which had dissociated itself from the [[Labour Party (Mauritius)]] which had been taken over by a group of Hindu intellectuals (led by [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]) who collaborated with the British governor of the colonial [[British Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Selvon |first1=Sydney |last2=Riviere |first2=Lindsay |title=Historical Dictionary of Mauritius |date=1991 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Metuchen N.J. |isbn=978-0-8108-2480-5 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_oQNAQAAMAAJ |access-date=2022-12-11 |language=en}}</ref> After being elected at the [[1959 Mauritian general election|1959 elections]] he became Minister of Agriculture in the colonial government of Mauritius. At the general elections of 7 August 1967 he became part of the new cabinet of ministers led by [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]. From 1967 to 1968 he was Minister of Education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>


Following the 12 March 1968 accession of Mauritius to Independence he became Minister of Agriculture from 1968 to 1974. During this period he participated in the negotiations for the Sugar Protocol in Yaoundé and Lomé which were critical for the survival of the sugar industry. At the 1982 elections he was defeated but in 1983 Satcam Boolell was elected to Parliament. Thus in the cabinet led by [[Anerood Jugnauth]] he became Minister of Economy and Planning until 1984. From 1987 to 1990, he served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice in various governments led by [[Anerood Jugnauth]]. In 1990, Satcam Boolell was dismissed from the ruling government after refusing to support the project to make the island a Republic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
Following the 12 March 1968 accession of Mauritius to Independence he became Minister of Agriculture from 1968 to 1974. During this period he participated in the negotiations for the Sugar Protocol in Yaoundé and Lomé which were critical for the survival of the sugar industry. At the 1982 elections he was defeated but in 1983 Satcam Boolell was elected to Parliament. Thus in the MSM-PMSD-Labour cabinet led by [[Anerood Jugnauth]] he became Minister of Economy and Planning until Friday 10 February 1984 when he was sacked by PM Jugnauth for breaking Cabinet ranks by dealing directly with trade unions without consulting with partners Boodhoo, Duval or Jugnauth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shillington |first1=Kevin |title=Jugnauth: Prime Minister of Mauritius |date=1991 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-55224-5 |page=147 |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/49648556 |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref> From 1986 to 1990 he served as Deputy Prime Minister. Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Justice in various governments led by [[Anerood Jugnauth]]. In August 1990 Satcam Boolell was one of the three ministers who were dismissed from the ruling government after refusing to support the project to make the island a republic. The other two ministers who were sacked were [[Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo]] and Dineshwar Ramjuttun.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mauritius Government Collapses Over Plan to Break Ties to Britain |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-19-mn-2856-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 August 1990 |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>


Following the electoral defeat of 1982 Sir Satcam Boolell was dismissed from the Labour Party, and he thus formed a new party Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien (MPM) before returning to the Labour Party in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |website=L'Express |accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref> He was president of the Labour Party (Mauritius) from 1984 to 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hommage à Sir Satcam Boolell|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/article/hommage-sir-satcam-boolell/|website=Le Mauricien|language=fr-FR|date=2015-09-11|access-date=2020-05-18|publication-date=}}</ref> Satcam Boolell was a candidate of Labour Party in [[Constituencies of Mauritius|Constituency No. 10 - Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East]] at the [[1991 Mauritian general election|General Elections]] held on September 15, 1991. However he was defeated and did not take part in subsequent elections. Before retiring he was High Commissioner of Mauritius in London until 2000.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=Barry |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2000 |date=28 December 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HE7ODQAAQBAJ&q=satcam+boolell+high+commissioner&pg=PA1099 |publisher=Macmillan Reference Limited |isbn=9780230271289 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}</ref>
Following the electoral defeat of 1982 Sir Satcam Boolell was dismissed from the Labour Party, and he thus formed a new party Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien (MPM) before returning to the Labour Party in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |website=L'Express |accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref> He was president of the Labour Party (Mauritius) from 1984 to 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hommage à Sir Satcam Boolell|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/article/hommage-sir-satcam-boolell/|website=Le Mauricien|language=fr-FR|date=2015-09-11|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> Satcam Boolell was a candidate of Labour Party in [[Constituencies of Mauritius|Constituency No. 10 - Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East]] at the [[1991 Mauritian general election|General Elections]] held on September 15, 1991. However he was defeated and did not take part in subsequent elections. Before retiring he was High Commissioner of Mauritius in London until 2000.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=Barry |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2000 |date=28 December 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HE7ODQAAQBAJ&q=satcam+boolell+high+commissioner&pg=PA1099 |publisher=Macmillan Reference Limited |isbn=9780230271289 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}</ref>


He is credited for having led innovations at the Agricultural Marketing Board and facilitated agricultural diversification.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> Satcam Boolell also supported the Young Farmers Club, an initiative of Dr. Clovis Vellin in the 1960s and 1970s to encourage small-scale and hobby farming in Mauritius.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clovis Vellin, a lover of Mauritius and a pace setter |url=https://www.lemauricien.com/opinions/forum/clovis-vellin-a-lover-of-mauritius-and-a-pace-setter/207413/ |accessdate=2017-10-26 |agency=Le Mauricien |publisher=Week End}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Le directeur de la DWC, le Dr Clovis Vellin, limogé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/324302/directeur-dwc-dr-clovis-vellin-limoge |website=L'Express |accessdate=2018-01-09}}</ref>
He is credited for having led innovations at the Agricultural Marketing Board and facilitated agricultural diversification.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mulloo |first1=Anand |title=Decisive moments |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/decisive-moments |accessdate=2006-03-25 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref> Satcam Boolell also supported the [[Young Farmers Club]], an initiative of Dr [[Clovis Vellin]] in the 1960s and 1970s to encourage small-scale and hobby farming in Mauritius.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clovis Vellin, a lover of Mauritius and a pace setter |url=https://www.lemauricien.com/opinions/forum/clovis-vellin-a-lover-of-mauritius-and-a-pace-setter/207413/ |accessdate=2017-10-26 |agency=Le Mauricien |publisher=Week End}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Le directeur de la DWC, le Dr Clovis Vellin, limogé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/324302/directeur-dwc-dr-clovis-vellin-limoge |website=L'Express |accessdate=2018-01-09}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
Satcam Boolell published three books "Mauritius Through the Looking Glass: A Collection of Short Stories", "For the love of my country" and "Untold Stories et Reminiscences of travels abroad".<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=Mauritius Through the Looking Glass: A Collection of Short Stories |date=2000 |publisher=Pentland Press |isbn=9781858217550 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFAhAQAAIAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=Reminiscences of Travels Abroad |date=1998 |publisher=Editions de l'ocean Indien |isbn=9789990303223 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwkSAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> He also wrote opinion papers which were published in Mauritian newspapers such as Mauritius Times and L'Express.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=The Mauritian colony in the United Kingdom (II) |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/mauritian-colony-united-kingdom-ii |accessdate=2006-03-14 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
Satcam Boolell published three books "Mauritius Through the Looking Glass: A Collection of Short Stories", "For the love of my country" and "Untold Stories et Reminiscences of travels abroad".<ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=Mauritius Through the Looking Glass: A Collection of Short Stories |date=2000 |publisher=Pentland Press |isbn=9781858217550 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFAhAQAAIAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=Reminiscences of Travels Abroad |date=1998 |publisher=Editions de l'ocean Indien |isbn=9789990303223 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwkSAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> He also wrote opinion papers which were published in Mauritian newspapers such as Mauritius Times and L'Express.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boolell |first1=Satcam |title=The Mauritian colony in the United Kingdom (II) |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/mauritian-colony-united-kingdom-ii |accessdate=2006-03-14 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Satcam Boolell immortalisé |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/satcam-boolell-immortalis%C3%A9 |accessdate=2008-09-12 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>

In the 1970s Satcam Boolell founded and sponsored the Mauritian newspaper ''The Nation'' which was managed by journalists Jugdish Joypaul et Subash Gobine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harelle |first1=Audrey |last2=Sivaramen |first2=Nad |title=Subash Gobine: «L'express n'a jamais comploté avec des forces occultes pour faire chuter un gouvernement démocratiquement élu» |date=30 April 2023 |url=https://lexpress.mu/article/421869/subash-gobine-lexpress-na-jamais-complote-forces-occultes-pour-faire-chuter-un |publisher=L'Express |access-date=2023-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Le pandit Sahadeo, ce défenseur des ouvriers |url=https://lexpress.mu/article/le-pandit-sahadeo-ce-d%C3%A9fenseur-des-ouvriers |publisher=L'Express |access-date=2003-10-27}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
In December 1976 Satcam Boolell was knighted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=31 December 1976 |title=5th Supplement The London Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47106/supplement/49/data.pdf |publisher=Fifth Supplement}}</ref> Satcam Boolell was elevated to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean ([[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|G.O.S.K.]]) in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-8082 |website=Uk Who's Who |accessdate=2020-06-07}}</ref> Subsequently in 2006 he was post-humously elevated to the rank of Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean ([[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|G.C.S.K.]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Minister's Office (National Day Honours 2011) |url=http://pmo.govmu.org/English/Pages/National-Day-Honours-2011.aspx |website=Republic of Mauritius portal |accessdate=2020-06-05}}</ref> A statue of Satcam Boolell has been erected at Place d'Armes in Port Louis in recognition of his contribution to the development of agriculture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vol plaque commémorative de sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378660/vol-plaque-commemorative-sir-satcam-boolell-nest-plus |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>
In December 1976 Satcam Boolell was knighted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=31 December 1976 |title=5th Supplement The London Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47106/supplement/49/data.pdf |publisher=Fifth Supplement}}</ref> Satcam Boolell was elevated to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean ([[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|G.O.S.K.]]) in 1999.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-8082 |publisher=Uk Who's Who |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8082 |isbn=978-0-19-954089-1 |accessdate=2020-06-07}}</ref> Subsequently in 2006 he was post-humously elevated to the rank of Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean ([[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|G.C.S.K.]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Minister's Office (National Day Honours 2011) |url=http://pmo.govmu.org/English/Pages/National-Day-Honours-2011.aspx |website=Republic of Mauritius portal |accessdate=2020-06-05}}</ref> A statue of Satcam Boolell has been erected at Place d'Armes in Port Louis in recognition of his contribution to the development of agriculture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vol plaque commémorative de sir Satcam Boolell |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/378660/vol-plaque-commemorative-sir-satcam-boolell-nest-plus |accessdate=2020-06-09 |agency=L'Express |publisher=lexpress.mu}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Sir
Satcam Boolell
GCSK, MP, QC
High Commissioner in London
In office
1995–2000
Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office
1988–1990
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1968–1974
Minister of Education
In office
1967–1968
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1963–1967
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1959–1963
Personal details
Born(1920-09-11)11 September 1920
New Grove, British Mauritius
Died23 March 2006(2006-03-23) (aged 85)
Curepipe, Mauritius
Political partyIndependent Forward Bloc (IFB), Mauritian Labour Party, Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien
OccupationLawyer

Sir Satcam Boolell GCSK QC (11 September 1920 – 23 March 2006) was a Mauritian politician who served as member of the Legislative Assembly in Mauritius. He died on March 23, 2006, in Curepipe.[1] He was also known as "Somduth" by his peers and family members.[2]

Early life and education

Born in 1920 on the Gros Billot sugar estate (between New Grove and GrosBois in Grand Port, to Sahadewoo Boolell and Cossilah Choony, Satcam Boolell grew up with five siblings.[3] In the mid-1800s his grandfather had migrated from the village of Singarmau located in Jaunpore, now a district of Uttar Pradesh, India. His father Sahadewoo (born in 1879 and died in 1940 in New Grove, Mauritius) worked as a policeman and supplemented his income as a trader and supervisor at the Dookhee Gungah property where he grew vegetables and traded nursery plants. Sahadewoo Boolell joined the Arya Samaj Socio-Cultural Group where his son Satcam remained active throughout his life.[4]

Boolell completed his primary school education at Rose Belle Government School and completed his secondary school education through private tuitions in Mauritius. In 1938 he started his teaching career as a volunteer before securing a teaching position at Plaine des Papayes Government School. Subsequently he became a teacher at Cassis Government School and later at Aryan Vedic School in Vacoas. From 1943 to 1947 he worked in the Civil Service at the Treasury Department and Department of Agriculture.[5] In 1948 he travelled to England to start his tertiary education at the London School of Economics.[6] After graduating with a law degree he was called to the bar at the Lincoln's Inn in 1952, before returning to Mauritius.[7]

Family

Satcam Boolell married Premila Indurjeet in Port Louis in 1946 and they had 3 children Arvin, Satyajit (Ajit) and Mira.[8] Premila Boolell died in 1986 and later Satcam married Myrtha Poblete, a Polish national.[9][10] Their son Arvin Boolell is an active politician. His son Satyajit Boolell was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in February 2009.[11] His nephews Anil Gayan and Satish Boolell have also been active politicians in Mauritius. Satcam's daughter Mira is the wife of Sushil Khushiram who has been Minister of Industry and is a bank executive.[12] His nephew Prakash Boolell was a lawyer who was candidate at the 1976 General Elections.[13] Satcam's sister was married to Somdath Bhuckory, a lawyer, writer and former Town Clerk of Port Louis.[14] Satcam's elder brother Boomitre Boolell died in July 2022 at the age of 104.[15]

Political career

During colonial times preceding 1968 he was elected to the Legislative Council of British Mauritius following the 1953 elections as an independent candidate. Satcam Boolell then joined Sookdeo Bissoondoyal's party the Independent Forward Bloc (IFB) which had dissociated itself from the Labour Party (Mauritius) which had been taken over by a group of Hindu intellectuals (led by Seewoosagur Ramgoolam) who collaborated with the British governor of the colonial British Mauritius.[16] After being elected at the 1959 elections he became Minister of Agriculture in the colonial government of Mauritius. At the general elections of 7 August 1967 he became part of the new cabinet of ministers led by Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. From 1967 to 1968 he was Minister of Education.[17]

Following the 12 March 1968 accession of Mauritius to Independence he became Minister of Agriculture from 1968 to 1974. During this period he participated in the negotiations for the Sugar Protocol in Yaoundé and Lomé which were critical for the survival of the sugar industry. At the 1982 elections he was defeated but in 1983 Satcam Boolell was elected to Parliament. Thus in the MSM-PMSD-Labour cabinet led by Anerood Jugnauth he became Minister of Economy and Planning until Friday 10 February 1984 when he was sacked by PM Jugnauth for breaking Cabinet ranks by dealing directly with trade unions without consulting with partners Boodhoo, Duval or Jugnauth.[18] From 1986 to 1990 he served as Deputy Prime Minister. Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Justice in various governments led by Anerood Jugnauth. In August 1990 Satcam Boolell was one of the three ministers who were dismissed from the ruling government after refusing to support the project to make the island a republic. The other two ministers who were sacked were Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo and Dineshwar Ramjuttun.[19][20]

Following the electoral defeat of 1982 Sir Satcam Boolell was dismissed from the Labour Party, and he thus formed a new party Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien (MPM) before returning to the Labour Party in 1983.[21] He was president of the Labour Party (Mauritius) from 1984 to 1991.[22] Satcam Boolell was a candidate of Labour Party in Constituency No. 10 - Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East at the General Elections held on September 15, 1991. However he was defeated and did not take part in subsequent elections. Before retiring he was High Commissioner of Mauritius in London until 2000.[23]

He is credited for having led innovations at the Agricultural Marketing Board and facilitated agricultural diversification.[24] Satcam Boolell also supported the Young Farmers Club, an initiative of Dr Clovis Vellin in the 1960s and 1970s to encourage small-scale and hobby farming in Mauritius.[25][26]

Publications

Satcam Boolell published three books "Mauritius Through the Looking Glass: A Collection of Short Stories", "For the love of my country" and "Untold Stories et Reminiscences of travels abroad".[27][28][29] He also wrote opinion papers which were published in Mauritian newspapers such as Mauritius Times and L'Express.[30][31]

In the 1970s Satcam Boolell founded and sponsored the Mauritian newspaper The Nation which was managed by journalists Jugdish Joypaul et Subash Gobine.[32][33]

Recognition

In December 1976 Satcam Boolell was knighted.[34] Satcam Boolell was elevated to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean (G.O.S.K.) in 1999.[35] Subsequently in 2006 he was post-humously elevated to the rank of Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of Indian Ocean (G.C.S.K.).[36] A statue of Satcam Boolell has been erected at Place d'Armes in Port Louis in recognition of his contribution to the development of agriculture.[37]

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  18. ^ Shillington, Kevin (1991). Jugnauth: Prime Minister of Mauritius. London: Macmillan. p. 147. ISBN 0-333-55224-5. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  29. ^ Boolell, Satcam (1998). Reminiscences of Travels Abroad. Editions de l'ocean Indien. ISBN 9789990303223.
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  36. ^ "Prime Minister's Office (National Day Honours 2011)". Republic of Mauritius portal. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  37. ^ "Vol plaque commémorative de sir Satcam Boolell". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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