ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication became a possibility with the encouragement, motivation and willing assistance of my husband Dr Ram Lakhan Prasad and his younger son Associate Professor Dr Rohitesh Prasad and I thank them sincerely for their words of encouragement and guidance. I also thank Dr Donna McGrath for editing the manuscript to make my journey a success. There were other people+ who gave me support, ideas and suggestions and these included my children, grandchildren and my friends. They deserve my hearty appreciation for everything they gave. Then the greatest inspiration came from my parents and grandparents as well as my in-laws while I was enjoying my life and living with them. I owe my entire life to them.
Of course, all my Deans, the management staff and my colleagues at CMNHS of FNU gave me the opportunity to work and learn from them. Hearty thanks to you all. I was fortunate to work with so many professional people and academics who gave me tons of ideas and skills of life and living. Best wishes and kind regards to everyone who assisted me in any way to have this project completed. Special thanks to Dr Vinita Prasad and Dr Dip Chand for their support.
My Children, Dhanajaiya and Luta Naidu and Murli and Jaya as well as my grandchildren Nirav, Imanuel, Nishtha and Aayush have honoured me with their valuable contributions. I love you all.
I am grateful to Roshni Pillay, Shivamani Goundar, Kanda and Lalita and Rajendran and Sarojini Naidu, Perisami Mandri and many others for providing some of the needed information and photos that are included in the publication. A lot of other people, too numerous to mention by name, willingly helped me with the compilation of this book and I thank all of them.
Ganga.