Ms.Sita Mary Moses V.Nagamootoo, T.C.C,B,Ed, Dip.ED and her Education and Teaching Career: Mr. Moses V. Nagamootoo married his beloved pretty pet chick of his Alma Mater Aucklyne Scots School, Ms. Sita Mary, [daughter of Mr. Basil Kamal and Ms. Ramdai Kamal ] on 23rd may, 1971. Mrs Sita Mary did all her higher studies only after her marriage [1971]. Ms Sita Mary successfully did her Teacher Training Certificate Course at the Lilian Dewar College of Education,[ University of Guyana, Georgetown] majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Languages. and she graduated in 1977.
Mr. MOSES VEERASAMY NAGAMOOTOO
Ms Sita Mary like her husband attended the Auchlyne Church of Scotland School. She graduated from Lilian Dewar College of education for Secondary School Teachers, with a major in Mathematics and minor in language. She also passed her B.Ed degree in Education, the University of Guyana in 1985. She started her teaching career as a School Teacher at the age of 16, and as a Teacher, School Principal [Alleyne High School] and College Lecturer [Cyril Potter College of Education -CPCE] she had worked nearly forty years in the field of education. Indeed, she is a remarkable and dedicated teacher.
Mrs Sita Mary Moses Nagamootoo is a great Social Worker and has natural passion for the differently able children. After her retirement now she works as Secretary to the Ralph Joseph Charitable Foundation that works for the less fortunate children, widows, single parents in need and help. Above all she stands as a supporting Pillar of all weathers to her politician husband Mr Moses V Nagamootoo. She is not only a life partner of Moses Nagamootoo but also his intellectual and political partner. Ms Sita Mary Nagamootoo is a powerful voice for the cause of women's rights. She is a proud Recipient of the 2016 Woman of the Mission International Award and Citation. She is a proud mother of four children and a loving grandmother of five grandchildren She hails from a pious Roman Catholic Christian family, and she took act part in the Church activities and even served as an active Sunday School Teacher.
Mr.Moses V. Nagamootoo's Children: Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo and his wife Ms Sita Mary Nagamootoo are blessed with three pretty daughters and one smart son namely:[1] Ms Angela Vashmini [she married Mr Tony Joseph, and she has migrated to Canada with her family], [2] Ms. Maria,[she married Dr. Dustaff Persaudand and she is a teacher for children's special needs], [3] Ms. Adela [she married Mr Anthony Persaud and Adela is a Law Graduate and now she resides in Canada], and [4] Mr. Ernesto [ Who had just returned from US is working in his father's Law Chamber in George Town].
Mr. Moses V Nagamootoo's outstanding Journalistic Career: Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is a born creative writer, and he used Newspapers to record and disseminate his spontaneous and multifaceted thought flows to the people. He is a born writer and journalist, and Patriot and so he naturally longed to liberate Guyana from foreign rule and dreamed to live in independent Guyana. He joined the Peoples Progressive Party of Guyana to fight for the freedom of Guiana from British political suzerainty and chose Journalism as the Battle weapon to fight for the freedom of the British Guiana. He started his brilliant journalistic career with Mirror Magazine. At the time Mrs Janet Jagan [later she became the first Women President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana] was working as the Editor of the famous Mirror News Paper. Mr Moses Nagamootoo joined Mirror Newspaper in 1970, as a journalist and continued to work with the Mirror, till he was appointed as Minister of Information, Guyana in 1992. Mr Moses used to write the headlines for Mirror Newspaper, and he was working as Mrs Janet Jagan's Editorial Assistant. Mr. Moses Nagamootoo served as a fearless Journalist. and wrote fearless and sharp Articles on local and international politics, and many a time his Newspaper Articles picked great controversy and national debate. Mr. Moses V Nagamootoo was one of the pioneer Members of the Union of Guyanese Journalists [UGJ].
Mr. Moses Nagamootoo's Articles and stories earned him thousands of admirers throughout the world. Because of his thought-provoking Stories and Articles in News Papers, [Mirror, Thunder, etc,] he was readily recognized as a leading Activist and Champion for the cause of Press Freedom, Human Rights and freedom of Guyana. In recognition of his enviable and exceptional journalistic acumen and literary talent, Moses Nagamootoo was sponsored by the United States' Information Service to work as a Visiting Journalist, at the prestigious Allen White School of Journalism, University of Kansas, in the United States of America. While Moses Nagamootoo was there in U.S, as a Visiting Journalist he got innumerable opportunities to work with so many outstanding Press personalities and also to write in famous international News Papers and magazines on many burning international topics of the day [Eg: Watergate Scandal ] He loved journalism and loved to write and he was a successful Journalist and so was honoured with many Awards, to cite a few;[1] the International Organization of Journalism Scroll of Honor for journalism from Vietnam, [2] the Press Association of Jamaica' Press Week Award.[3] Harvard University Guest Author, [4 Allen White University Fellow [U.S.A}. Because of his excellent writing skill and sharp grasp on national and international politics, Moses Nagamootoo was privileged to serve as the Chief speech Writer for 11 years for four Presidents of the Cooperative republic of Guyana. He had the honour of working as Vice-President of the International Organization of Journalists.
He has authored many books and booklets: Mr Moses Nagamootoo is not only a great Journalist but also is a talented creative Author. He has authored the following books:[1] Hendree Cure, published by Peepal Tree Press, U.K, 2001, This Book was nominated for Guyana's Literature Prize for first novel, [2] Fragments From Memory,[He narrates the sweet and strong memories of his life in very beautiful style in English [2015 ]., [3] He has edited, Anthology of Revolutionary Poems, "For the Fighting Front". He has written many booklets on many burning issues of the day
Mr. Moses V Nagamootoo's outstanding Journalistic Career: Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is a born creative writer, and he used Newspapers to record and disseminate his spontaneous and multifaceted thought flows to the people. He is a born writer and journalist, and Patriot and so he naturally longed to liberate Guyana from foreign rule and dreamed to live in independent Guyana. He joined the Peoples Progressive Party of Guyana to fight for the freedom of Guiana from British political suzerainty and chose Journalism as the Battle weapon to fight for the freedom of the British Guiana. He started his brilliant journalistic career with Mirror Magazine. At the time Mrs Janet Jagan [later she became the first Women President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana] was working as the Editor of the famous Mirror News Paper. Mr Moses Nagamootoo joined Mirror Newspaper in 1970, as a journalist and continued to work with the Mirror, till he was appointed as Minister of Information, Guyana in 1992. Mr Moses used to write the headlines for Mirror Newspaper, and he was working as Mrs Janet Jagan's Editorial Assistant. Mr. Moses Nagamootoo served as a fearless Journalist. and wrote fearless and sharp Articles on local and international politics, and many a time his Newspaper Articles picked great controversy and national debate. Mr. Moses V Nagamootoo was one of the pioneer Members of the Union of Guyanese Journalists [UGJ].
Mr. Moses Nagamootoo's Articles and stories earned him thousands of admirers throughout the world. Because of his thought-provoking Stories and Articles in News Papers, [Mirror, Thunder, etc,] he was readily recognized as a leading Activist and Champion for the cause of Press Freedom, Human Rights and freedom of Guyana. In recognition of his enviable and exceptional journalistic acumen and literary talent, Moses Nagamootoo was sponsored by the United States' Information Service to work as a Visiting Journalist, at the prestigious Allen White School of Journalism, University of Kansas, in the United States of America. While Moses Nagamootoo was there in U.S, as a Visiting Journalist he got innumerable opportunities to work with so many outstanding Press personalities and also to write in famous international News Papers and magazines on many burning international topics of the day [Eg: Watergate Scandal ] He loved journalism and loved to write and he was a successful Journalist and so was honoured with many Awards, to cite a few;[1] the International Organization of Journalism Scroll of Honor for journalism from Vietnam, [2] the Press Association of Jamaica' Press Week Award.[3] Harvard University Guest Author, [4 Allen White University Fellow [U.S.A}. Because of his excellent writing skill and sharp grasp on national and international politics, Moses Nagamootoo was privileged to serve as the Chief speech Writer for 11 years for four Presidents of the Cooperative republic of Guyana. He had the honour of working as Vice-President of the International Organization of Journalists.
He has authored many books and booklets: Mr Moses Nagamootoo is not only a great Journalist but also is a talented creative Author. He has authored the following books:[1] Hendree Cure, published by Peepal Tree Press, U.K, 2001, This Book was nominated for Guyana's Literature Prize for first novel, [2] Fragments From Memory,[He narrates the sweet and strong memories of his life in very beautiful style in English [2015 ]., [3] He has edited, Anthology of Revolutionary Poems, "For the Fighting Front". He has written many booklets on many burning issues of the day
Mr. Moses V Nagamootoo and the beginning of his political career: The British Guyana got independence only on May 26, 1966; until then it was under the control of the British Government; for about 150 years .As indentured labour scheme was stopped by the British Government, majority of the Indo-Guyanese Indentured Labourers and their descendants, stayed back and settled in the British Guyana. In line with the contemporary development of international political scenario in Guyana, the freedom movement took a new shape and speed. Moses V Nagamootoo played his own active part in the freedom Movement of Guyana.
Mr Moses Nagamootoo and People's Progressive Party, Guyana: The People's Progressive Party which played a major role in the freedom Movement of British Guyana was founded on the 1st of January,1950, by merging the Political Affairs Committee led by Mr. Cheddi Jagan [a descendant of an Indian indentured Labourer] and the British Guiana Labor Party led by Mr. Forbes Burnham. Mr. Moses Nagamootoo entered Politics at the teen age of 14 in 1961. Moses Nagamootoo became a regular Member of the People's Progressive Party [PPP ] in 1964 and took a leading part in the Anti-Colonial freedom struggle for the cause of Guyana's independence; and he continued as a leading Member of the P.P.P till 2011. During the period from 1964 to 1976 he served as an active Member of the youth wing of the Progressive Youth Organization, in various capacities. He was one of the founders of the National Union of Students in 1966 and served as its first Organizing Secretary in an outstanding way. Within a short span of time Moses Nagamootoo became one of the frontline leaders in People's Progressive Party. [PPP] and served as its Central Committee Member for nearly 35 years [1976-2011] and also functioned as an Executive Member of the People's Progressive Party, for nearly 27 years [1978- 2005].
Mr. Moses V. Nagamotoo as a Parliamentarian: Mr Moses V. Nagamooto is a powerful and convincing orator, writer, journalist and political thinker and popular leader. He contested the Parliamentary Elections held in 1992, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011, as official candidate of the Peoples Progressive Party, Guyana and he won all the elections with good majority. In short, we can say that he served as a great Parliamentarian from 1991 to 2011 and also served as Senior Minister of Information, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and Minister in Charge of Armerindians, etc, in the Government of Guyana; under four Presidents namely: Mr. Cheddi Jagan, Mr Samuel Hinds, Mrs Janet Jagan and Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo.
Mr. Moses V. Nagamootoo Resigned from the People's Progressive Party and joined A.F.C: As a Politician he has his own political goals, ambitions and plans. In October ,2011 surprisingly Moses Nagamootoo resigned from Peoples Progressive Party after having a long 50 years association with it. With great risk but with great vision and confidence he moved his political pawns in the political game and joined the Alliance for Change [AFC} in October 2011. But Mr. Moses Nagamootoo was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in November 2011 on the AFC's slate. Mr. Moses V. Nagamootoo became the Vice President of the A.F.C in November ,2011. As we know the goal of a Politician is to capture power to rule his nation and having got the power to rule as a ruler, the Politician should sincerely work for the progress of his country and countrymen. Even though many politicians criticized Moses Nagamootoo on his resignation from PPP, he was very firm, and he moved forward to achieve his political goals in a calculated and competent style.
Electoral Alliance signed between A.F.C and A.P.N.U: Vice President of the A.F.C Mr. Moses Nagamootoo and the Chairman of the A.P.N.U. Mr David Graner, signed a historical political agreement called Cunningburg Accord [ Valentine Day Accord] on 14th of February,2015, before the 2015 Parliament Election, on behalf of their respective parties with unyielding dedication to change the political scenario of Guyana with an alternative Coalition Government.
Mr. Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo was sworn as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana: Due to some political developments in Guyana, the then President of the Republic of Guyana, Mr Donald Ramotar dismissed the National Assembly of Guyana and called for an early Parliamentary Election along with the Regional Elections, and accordingly the Parliamentary Election was held in Guyana in November 2015. The APNU and AFC Alliance fielded their candidates against the People's Progressive Party candidates. and fought with great vigour and tenacity and won the Election by a single seat majority. The APNU and AFC Alliance bagged 33 Parliamentary seats as against 32 seats secured by People's Progressive Party. On the basis of the Election result the leader of the A.P.N.U, Mr David a. Granger was sworn in as President of the Republic of Guyana and Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo of the A.F.C was administered the oath of office as the Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Republic of Guyana on 16th, May 2015. Since then, Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo had been functioning as Prime Minister of Guyana from May 2015 to August 2020, in an outstanding manner with great dedication, distinction, efficacy and commitment.
Conclusion: Long ago, during 19th century, some hundreds of Tamil indentured labourers were taken in a Coolie Ship from Madras Port to Guyana to work in the Sugar Plantations of Guyana as contract labourers and the Coolie Ship arrived Guyana with the Tamil Coolie labourers in 1847 and those Laborers began to work in the Sugar Plantations like Bath Estate and in such other Sugar Estates in Guyana. Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is a descendant of one of those Tamil Indentured labourers. My fingers are really privileged to trace the root of his origin and the route of his successful life and write about his accomplishment and success story in this Article. Really Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is an extraordinary, unique and a multi-faceted person, and by becoming the Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana he had given a sense of pride and happiness to all the Tamil Speaking people. In this context I remember one of the famous Thirukural written by Thivalluvar that says that a mother gets great joy when she gives birth to a son, but she gets greater joy when she hears the news about her son's integrity and enviable achievements. We are proud of Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo and his life has really become an inspiration to thousands of less privileged poor people, throughout the world. I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence, "Dear and respected Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootto, we thank God for you, and we are proud of you"
Mr Moses Nagamootoo and People's Progressive Party, Guyana: The People's Progressive Party which played a major role in the freedom Movement of British Guyana was founded on the 1st of January,1950, by merging the Political Affairs Committee led by Mr. Cheddi Jagan [a descendant of an Indian indentured Labourer] and the British Guiana Labor Party led by Mr. Forbes Burnham. Mr. Moses Nagamootoo entered Politics at the teen age of 14 in 1961. Moses Nagamootoo became a regular Member of the People's Progressive Party [PPP ] in 1964 and took a leading part in the Anti-Colonial freedom struggle for the cause of Guyana's independence; and he continued as a leading Member of the P.P.P till 2011. During the period from 1964 to 1976 he served as an active Member of the youth wing of the Progressive Youth Organization, in various capacities. He was one of the founders of the National Union of Students in 1966 and served as its first Organizing Secretary in an outstanding way. Within a short span of time Moses Nagamootoo became one of the frontline leaders in People's Progressive Party. [PPP] and served as its Central Committee Member for nearly 35 years [1976-2011] and also functioned as an Executive Member of the People's Progressive Party, for nearly 27 years [1978- 2005].
Mr. Moses V. Nagamotoo as a Parliamentarian: Mr Moses V. Nagamooto is a powerful and convincing orator, writer, journalist and political thinker and popular leader. He contested the Parliamentary Elections held in 1992, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011, as official candidate of the Peoples Progressive Party, Guyana and he won all the elections with good majority. In short, we can say that he served as a great Parliamentarian from 1991 to 2011 and also served as Senior Minister of Information, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and Minister in Charge of Armerindians, etc, in the Government of Guyana; under four Presidents namely: Mr. Cheddi Jagan, Mr Samuel Hinds, Mrs Janet Jagan and Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo.
Mr. Moses V. Nagamootoo Resigned from the People's Progressive Party and joined A.F.C: As a Politician he has his own political goals, ambitions and plans. In October ,2011 surprisingly Moses Nagamootoo resigned from Peoples Progressive Party after having a long 50 years association with it. With great risk but with great vision and confidence he moved his political pawns in the political game and joined the Alliance for Change [AFC} in October 2011. But Mr. Moses Nagamootoo was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in November 2011 on the AFC's slate. Mr. Moses V. Nagamootoo became the Vice President of the A.F.C in November ,2011. As we know the goal of a Politician is to capture power to rule his nation and having got the power to rule as a ruler, the Politician should sincerely work for the progress of his country and countrymen. Even though many politicians criticized Moses Nagamootoo on his resignation from PPP, he was very firm, and he moved forward to achieve his political goals in a calculated and competent style.
Electoral Alliance signed between A.F.C and A.P.N.U: Vice President of the A.F.C Mr. Moses Nagamootoo and the Chairman of the A.P.N.U. Mr David Graner, signed a historical political agreement called Cunningburg Accord [ Valentine Day Accord] on 14th of February,2015, before the 2015 Parliament Election, on behalf of their respective parties with unyielding dedication to change the political scenario of Guyana with an alternative Coalition Government.
Mr. Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo was sworn as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana: Due to some political developments in Guyana, the then President of the Republic of Guyana, Mr Donald Ramotar dismissed the National Assembly of Guyana and called for an early Parliamentary Election along with the Regional Elections, and accordingly the Parliamentary Election was held in Guyana in November 2015. The APNU and AFC Alliance fielded their candidates against the People's Progressive Party candidates. and fought with great vigour and tenacity and won the Election by a single seat majority. The APNU and AFC Alliance bagged 33 Parliamentary seats as against 32 seats secured by People's Progressive Party. On the basis of the Election result the leader of the A.P.N.U, Mr David a. Granger was sworn in as President of the Republic of Guyana and Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo of the A.F.C was administered the oath of office as the Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Republic of Guyana on 16th, May 2015. Since then, Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo had been functioning as Prime Minister of Guyana from May 2015 to August 2020, in an outstanding manner with great dedication, distinction, efficacy and commitment.
Conclusion: Long ago, during 19th century, some hundreds of Tamil indentured labourers were taken in a Coolie Ship from Madras Port to Guyana to work in the Sugar Plantations of Guyana as contract labourers and the Coolie Ship arrived Guyana with the Tamil Coolie labourers in 1847 and those Laborers began to work in the Sugar Plantations like Bath Estate and in such other Sugar Estates in Guyana. Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is a descendant of one of those Tamil Indentured labourers. My fingers are really privileged to trace the root of his origin and the route of his successful life and write about his accomplishment and success story in this Article. Really Mr Moses V. Nagamootoo is an extraordinary, unique and a multi-faceted person, and by becoming the Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana he had given a sense of pride and happiness to all the Tamil Speaking people. In this context I remember one of the famous Thirukural written by Thivalluvar that says that a mother gets great joy when she gives birth to a son, but she gets greater joy when she hears the news about her son's integrity and enviable achievements. We are proud of Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootoo and his life has really become an inspiration to thousands of less privileged poor people, throughout the world. I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence, "Dear and respected Mr Moses Veerasamy Nagamootto, we thank God for you, and we are proud of you"
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By. P. BABU MANOHARAN, M.A, [All rights reserved. This Blogpost will be enlarged, modified or corrected later, if needed].
By. P. BABU MANOHARAN, M.A, [All rights reserved. This Blogpost will be enlarged, modified or corrected later, if needed].
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