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Aid packages to India
Would you be pleased with yourself if you sent a package of aid to India? Well imagine sending over eleven thousand. That's exactly what Thelma Pillai from Cheltenham did before passing away at the age of 94.
Originally from Bristol, she married an Indian man and began sending packages of aid. Even the Pope recognised her efforts in Rome.
Thelma's son, Krisnan, and daughter, Sarojoni, spoke with reporter Anisha Indawala about the remarkable work she did in the community....
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