China is about to build a school in Solapur, Maharashtra in the memory of Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis. The Consul General of China has announced this.
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The dispute on the border between India and China has deepened. Meanwhile, China has made a tremendous move to improve relations with India. Actually, China has announced that it will build a school in India in memory of the great Indian doctor Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis. The Consul General of China recently announced that a school would be set up in the memory of Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis. This school will be opened in Solapur, the home district of Dr. Kotnis.
Dr. Kotnis traveled to China in 1938 and helped wounded soldiers in the war zone during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This announcement to build the school was made by the Chinese Consul General in Mumbai, Kong Xianhua. Kong also said that good relations between New Delhi and Beijing are promoted by the people. Solapur is situated about 400 km away from Mumbai.
India-China relations should be good: Chinese envoy
In his keynote address given to celebrate the 80th death anniversary of Dr. Kotnis, Chinese envoy Kong said, ‘We will work with Solapur Municipal Corporation to establish Dr. Kotnis Friendship School. Nine Chinese companies have expressed their intention to support the project. He said, ‘Dr Kotnis’s behavior lets us know that good China-India relations are promoted by the people and should ultimately benefit the people.’
Who was Dr. Kotnis?
In 1938, a five-member team of Indian doctors was formed to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Dr. Kotnis was also included in this team. These doctors worked on the border and treated around 800 injured soldiers. These 800 soldiers were saved because of the Indian doctors. Dr. Kotnis married a Chinese nurse after the war. In 1942, both of them also had a son. However, Dr. Kotnis was badly affected by the weather of China and he died in 1942 at the age of just 32.
Communist leader Mao Zedong wrote a eulogy several decades ago in memory of Indian Dr. Kotnis for the help he had done to the Chinese people. This praise speech was installed in the form of a plaque on August 30 at the Dr. Kotnis Memorial Hall located in Solapur, Maharashtra. The life of Dr. Kotnis is known as an example of India-China friendship. A film named ‘Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani’ was also made on his life.
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