Obituary: Ram Seegobin: This ‘Soldier’ Defender of the Working Class

Ram Seegobin, a physician, trade unionist, and husband of feminist activist and writer Lindsey Collen, passed away yesterday at the age of 84. He had a long history of activism and significantly impacted the political, socioeconomic, and union landscape of the country. He founded the Lalit party after parting ways with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) in 1982, a decision that defined the course of his commitment.

Throughout his life, this keen observer of economic and social transformations...