There is a peculiar patriotic ambience prevailing in all the schools of our Island Republic of Mauritius as our 56th independence anniversary and 32nd anniversary of our Republic is being marked on the 11th of March. Especially after two years of pandemic and cyclonic weather which caused the celebrations to be cancelled. On another note, it is sad and disheartening to see that the majority of pupils and students are not aware of our independence issue and especially the choice of the 12th of March as the date on which we would be freed from the shackles of colonial rule. The following conversation between a grand-mother (Paati) and her grand-daughter imagined by 11 year-old Thirtana Ponnusami, unveils the reason behind the choice of this symbolic date by the fathers of our independence and highlights the need for the love of History to be transmitted to the future generations. It should be History which not only deals with facts and figures but which tells the human story behind every event. The State Visit by Shreemati Dropadi Murmu, the first tribal woman to be elected as the President of India who will be the Chief Guest for our upcoming independence day celebrations is particularly meaningful since the history of our nations are intrinsically linked and intertwined through this date: 12th March. First, it is on the 12th March 1930 that Mahatma Gandhi began his Salt Satyagraha and on the 12th March 1968 when the Mauritian National Anthem penned by Jean-Georges Prosper and set to music by late Philippe Gentil resonated for the first time in the Champ de Mars. The following text received an Award for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022.