2. Peerun and Rujub Family are from India, respectively
from Surat and Bihar. They entered the country to work
as indentured laborers to work in sugar cane fields in the
17th century
4. PLANTER
PLOWMAN
My great grand parents were very poor and did
not attend school, but they worked very hard in
order to give their children maximum
education. Thus, enabling future generation to
acquire education.
5. = 7 CHILDREN (5 DAUGHTERS/ 2 SONS)
PLANTER
5 DAUGHTERS
DIDN’T WENT TO
SCHOOL
2 SONS
ESHAN
Only the two sons went to school till standard 6 because at that time girls were meant
to stay at home and help their parents and thereafter their in-laws.
6. My Grandfather married my grand mother and had 7 children: 3
daughters and 4 sons. Despite the fact that my grand-father went only to
primary school, he was enough intelligent to educate his children. As a
plowman, he worked very hard and earned money to sent his children to
school and bought a piece of land for each of them. The hard earned
money of my grand parents were used only for important tasks such as
educating their children and buying plot of land for them, and for basic
needs. All of the children went to primary and secondary school. Even
some of them went to university as the eldest one went abroad to further
her education and some other settled in a foreign country.
12. Compared to his brothers and sisters my father, took another
path, and could be define as an
‘’ADVENTURE’’
13. After my farther finished his Form 5, he had the choice
to work in a hotel or in textile. For some personal
reason he opted for textile.
1)He started as a helper in a factory
2) after that he became a machinist
3) And then a supervisor in the
factory.
14. My grandparents house
My grandparents have been living in
a wooden and metal house in the
past, building a concrete on
afterwards for their children after
years of hard work
16. My great grand parents were also poor and did
not attend school, but they strieved very hard in
order to give their children maximum education.
Thus, enabling future generation to acquire
education.
17. = 11 CHILDREN (8 DAUGHTERS/ 3 SONS)
Bread seller and
farmer.
3 SONS
8 DAUGHTERS
8 DAUGHTERS
18. My grandfather used to work
as a plowman and has a
small shop
My grandmother used to help
her husband.
29. After living for a long period in
Madagascar, we came to
Mauritius and my father
constructed this house….
30.
31. Hard works always pay, my ancestors
woke up early to be on duty: as bread
seller, plowman and planter, which
enabled my father to build his home
sweet home :D
Furthermore, my ancestors have
contributed enormously, for which
we have today in my family members
pursuing higher studies, and some
have become engineers, teachers
and architects also.
33. My Great grandparents from Dad’s side and Grandparents from Mom’s side
were originally from China, my Great grandparents went to Pontianak,
Kalimantan Barat and my Grandparents went to Tarakan, Kalimanatan Timur.
They came to Indonesia in search for a better job opportunities.
35. =
Grandparents
3 Eldest didn’t
have any education
13 Children (7 Sons & 6 Daughters)
My dad is the 4th child
No. 5, 7 & 12
Graduated
Highschool
The rest only had primary
school education (some didn’t
even graduate)
36. Dad
Started to work in
Family’s farm at
The age of 12
Work as a Fishermen
at the age of 19
In !989, after my sister was
Born, my dad tried to work
As a business man
My dad came from a very poor family, but with his hard work, he managed to
Send his children to study overseas.
38. =
Grandparents
All of them had only primary
School education
9 Children (4 Sons & 5 Daughters)
My mom is the last child
All of them graduated
From primary school and
Never pursue higher
education
39. Mom
Started to work in a shop
At the age of 13
Worked until the age of 26 and
Got married to my dad (age 29)
My mom is a strong woman and because of her support, my dad succeed in his
business
40. Mom & Dad
1st child
My sister
2nd child
My brother
3rd child
me
4th child
My younger
brother
