Legacy
As Mauritius's first Prime minister, SSR played a crucial role in shaping modern Mauritius's government and political culture along with sound foreign policy. He is praised for giving free universal education in 1976, free health care services and introduce old age pensions. In memory of SSR, various streets in Mauritius, public places such as a garden, a recreational centre for elderly people, a college and the national airport bear the name of SSR, as well as his face on every Mauritian Rupee coin and on the highest note tender of Rs2,000. A monument was constructed at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, a statue at the Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis and another one in Patna, Bihar in India.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)