From Indian slaves to Oxbridge PhD | The journey of my ancestors

Generations before I earned my degrees at Oxford and Cambridge, my ancestors were brought to Mauritius as indentured labourers, men and women who arrived with nothing but resilience, faith, and the hope of a life with dignity.In this deeply personal episode, I sit with my father in our hometown in Mauritius to trace the journey of our family from Indian labourers on the plantations…to a new identity shaped on this island…to becoming the first Mauritian woman with both an Oxford degree and a Cambridge PhD.This isn’t just a story about education, it’s about sacrifice, history, migration, and the determination of a people who refused to be defined by their circumstances.If you’ve ever wondered how generational courage shapes who we become today, this conversation is for you.