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I took early retirement from my job to look after my grandchildren and now I consider Northern Ireland is my home. We hope to build a strong Indian Community in Northern by helping and supporting the local people to whom we are truly grateful for…

We came to Limavady at 1970 and eventually I settled down when we bought our own house at 1973. Limavady people were very friendly and helped me in so may ways to setting up a home. At this stage the children were growing up and started the local…

Then eventually we moved to Northern Ireland to a small place called Limavady in County Londonderry. Before we moved to N.Ireland people in England were saying 'are you mad going to N. Ireland where a war is going on?_ﾋﾝ So we started our lives…

My husband was very busy working as a Senior House Officer and Registrar day and night and sometimes night duties including the weekend calls. Everythign was so different in sixties and seventies than now. The standard of living and the salaries…

It seems like the other day when I landed at Heathrow Airport in a beautiful summer day on 3rd of June 1961. Both of us were young with two small children and very little experience of life and specially about the western world.My husband was a…

My life really has changed since I lost my daughter, Sima, in July 27th of 1999, who was very close to me. She was not only my daughter but my constant friend, support and sometimes I feel as if she was my Guardian Angel to me. She protected me and…

Most of my values come from my own family and upbringing. Parents are the best teacher for their kids. I believe in honesty, truthfulness, integrity, caring for each other. I believe in a good upbringing which helps towards a good relationship and…

I am proud of myself whatever I have achieved in my life in spite of lots of difficulties at the early stage of my married life both in India and U.K. Brining up children and looking after a family in a foreign country wasn't easy for me, specially…

I took early retirement at the age of 55 to look after my grandchildren. I felt very sad and have preserved my farewell gift for my memory.I missed my work and friends quite a lot as I was used to a different kind of daily routine getting up early,…

I was introduced to my husband by my sister. Our first meeting was at a friend's house. We got married on 4th of February, 1957. I was very nervous and anxious. I was wearing a red silk sari with a matching top and lots of expensive jewelleries. We…