Vijaya Teelock
Vijaya Teelock is a Mauritian historian and writer.
Early life
Vijaya Teelock was born in Mauritius, the daughter of Riziya Sahay and Boodhun Teelock, a Mauritian doctor who was also the former Mauritian High Commissioner in London. Her maternal grandfather Anand Mohan Sahay was associated with Indian indepdence movement and was Indian diplomate after Indian Independence. Her grandmother was a niece of Chittaranjan Das.
Career
Vijaya Teelock studied history and lectured at the University of Mauritius. She was the Vice-Chairperson of the Truth and Justice Commission.
She also held the position of president of the Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund.
Works
Vijaya Teelock has published a number of books since 1995, including the following:Transition from slavery in Zanzibar and Mauritius : a comparative history 2016 with Abdul Sheriff Bitter sugar: sugar and slavery in 19th century Mauritius 1993A select guide to sources on slavery in Mauritius; and, Slaves speak out: the testimony of slaves in the era of sugar 1995History, memory, and identity 2001Mauritian history : from its beginnings to modern times 2001Maroonage and the maroon heritage in Mauritius 2005The vagrant depot of Grand River, its surroundings, and vagrancy in British Mauritius 2004Traites, esclavage et transition vers l'engagisme: perspectives nouvelles sur les Mascareignes et le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien, 1715-1848 2015Archives nationales de France, Fonds colonies C4 : Île de FranceThe Moulin à Poudre cultural landscape: history and archeology with Alain Bénard 2018T'Eylandt Mauritius : a history of the Dutch in Mauritius 1998A select guide to secondary sources on Mauritian history 2018Transition from Slavery in Zanzibar and Mauritius: a Comparative History with Abdul Sheriff 2016Archives nationales de France, fonds Colonies C4 Île de France. inventaire sélectif sur l'esclavage 2011A short history and description of the Military Hospital in the 18th and 19th centuries 2019Angaje : explorations into the history, society and culture of indentured immigrants and their descendants in MauritiusThe non-adult cohort from Le Morne Cemetery, Mauritius: a snap shot of early life and death after abolition 2014From Mozambique to Le Morne Brabant Mountain : being young, male and Mozambican in colonial Mauritius 2005