Rtn Raj Naidu
Impromptu speech at a regular Lunch time meeting 12 April 2011
R R
aj Naidu (with his wife, Pratibha and daughter in law as guests)
Subject: India/England
a brief resume of Raj‟s life (so far)
aj started his talk by explaining that he always found it difficult to be
objective about himself. Born in Southern India in 1950 just after the British left he enjoyed a somewhat privileged life style, his father being a senior figure in the ad- ministration in that Region under British rule, moved over to a similar position in the new government structure . Due to his father's position Raj found he was able to attend private style school but was still able to mix with a full cross section of the population.
R R
aj admitted to not being particularly academic, Geography being his best
subject, he just got the grades he need to train as a dentist (he did not appear to be sure why but it seemed like a good idea at the time). Having qualified in Bombay and he then moved to England and completed his qualification to practice in this country, Raj married Pratibha in 1978, Pratibha also being a qualified dentist.
aj reflected on "Cast" and "Religion" and was somewhat surprised to find
particularly the question of Cast was more noticeable once he reached England than he had noticed at home. He had received advice from a relative just before coming here to keep out of politics and small religious groups, this he had found very wise. He found Rotary, having joined North Havering initially very helpful, noting that his father had been a Member of the Lions
H I
e claimed to have brought two books with him, War and Peace and The
Thoughts of Chairman Mao, both he had found very useful!
t was clear that he enjoyed a very open view of life with interests in both Eng- land and India, considered that he has a privileged life style and was obviously very tolerant of all Religions and cultures, coming he claimed from his very British upbringing. He clearly loves his country of birth and is quite rightly proud of the progress it has made commenting that In- dia had not rebelled against British rule but rather "pushed" them out while bene- fiting from many of the assets gained from that period the most important being the ability of the population to speak English.
H
e closed by saying that while he was no cricketer having preferred hockey
it should be noted that the Captain of the first Indian Crickets Team was a "Naidu" as they come from the right background.
Story proved by Brian Taffs & photos by Colin Davies 8
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