Prisheela Mottee: A rising talent

Young, passionate and enthusiastic, Prisheela Mottee is a sentimental lady. She is very unique in her thoughts and endeavours. Young professionals are willing to write books and poems in English or French but this young lady wrote her first book in Creole. News On Sunday introduces this enchanting lady. 

29-year old Prisheela is an out of the ordinary young lady with poise who always strives for the best in all her endeavours. A feminist by nature, having equity as driving force, she wants to motivate women and young girls to achieve their dreams. A civil status officer, Prisheela has recently launched her first book. She has dedicated the past five years in writing these poems. “My work has allowed me to learn about human experiences. I work around the island and during my trips, I had the opportunity to meet many people. Through my poems I have been able to share my encounter with people. I have collected emotions,” she says. 

The young lady holds a Bsc Hons in Political Science, a Master in Public Policy and administration and an LLB. Prisheela Mottee values the five pillars of righteousness which are Knowledge, Patience, Justice, Love and Dedication.

She began writing at the age of 19. It all started with writing a blog. “There was a time when internet users could not express themselves on the ongoing events or politics on the websites of the press groups. So for me, an ideal way of expressing myself on certain subjects was writing on blogs. I also wrote for some daily newspapers,” she adds. 

The book “Emoi enn perle”

Passionate about the Creole language and a logophile, Emoi Enn Perle is at its first edition. “The book is about the kaleidoscopic colours of emotions of people I met on a daily basis. From Vacoas to Old Grand Port, I met great souls with inspiring stories. There was one person in particular who inspired me. It was a young man who was physically challenged and was working as a bus conductor on the Curepipe to Mahebourg Express route. “Emoi enn perle” is all about the wonderful people I met over the past seven years and it is a human emotional experience. I wanted to engrave those seven years of my life somewhere in history,” she says. 

According to her, there is an absolute need to promote the Creole language. “It is one of the reasons why the book is in Creole. Creole is a language which is in constant evolution and there is an absolute need to engrave the words for future generations. Each and every Creole word has a history behind it. Every book in Creole will be left as a legacy for our future young people,” she states. 

She encourages women and young girls to go for their dreams. “Work for it and go for it, ladies.  Behind every dream there is hard work and take every step back in life as a lesson to learn from.”

Talking about her upcoming books, she reveals that she is working on two books, again in Creole “Voyaz enn perle” and “Haiku”.

Passionate about Creole 

It is indeed very rare to come across a young lady fighting for the preservation of the Creole language. “Over the last few years, I realised that some Mauritians were ashamed of their mother tongue and moving away from their architectural patrimony. There is a need to revive our cultural beauty and ignite the flame of pride in the heart of our community,” she avers.  

On 18 February 2017, Prisheela together with her sister Dilsha were speakers at the Leadership We Want Conference held at Domaine Les Pailles. “It was an honour to be part of the first conference on leadership held in the sub Saharan Africa. It was a golden opportunity for us to have a platform to promote our culture which is the Creole language and our patrimony. The conference was a boost up for us to further promote our culture and we chose the social environmental segment,” she highlights.