The Connection with India

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Nobody I believe has yet researched the connection between this country and India, its origins with the first settlers here and their family and trading links, the establishment of the first formal government to government relationships, the first students to study in India and, not least, the first assistance to be received from there.

My interest in this topic is not new but it was most definitely strengthened by the recent news that India had established a new 150 bed hospital in Francistown and had carried out 500 cataract operations in Serowe at the end of last year.

In all probability my initial interest in India stemmed from conversations with Naomi Mitchison and from comments by her about India.

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