I read with interest your editorial. He was of course an amazing figure for India. He stopped Sati and made sure that Indians kept learning English. So yes, we owe him not just that but many other things.
I just wanted to point out that he died in Bristol and there is a beautiful memorial to him in the cemetery there. He was not allowed to be cremated in those days and therefore he is buried there. the memorial to him was built later by some wealthy Bengali.
It was in poor state and about 5 years ago I had a dinner at the House of Lords which was organised by a group of people from Bristol who wanted to raise money to refurbish and repair the memorial.
Dr Lalvani also contributed £5,000 towards it. If anyone is visiting Bristol they should try and visit this memorial, it makes you feel a great deal of pride inside for such a person.
Shreela Flather
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