Kusum P. Ghatage

Smt. Kusum Ghatage, born in a traditional Hindu Family in Maharashtra (Sangli), went to East-Africa - Tanganyika, now Tanzania, in 1944, with her late husband Dr. Ghatage Pandurang Srinivas of Kolhapur. Since 1944 she spent 40 years in Arusha (Tanzania), a beautiful place at the foot of Mt. Meru. In this small place different communities like Gujarathis, Punjabis, Sikhs, Bohras Ithanashrees lived like one large family with affection towards each other. There was warmth. Now she is in Hyderabad, she often goes to Arusha. She finds the same warmth here in Hyderabad. She worked as a teacher in Indian Public (Secondary) Agakhan School too for some time. She has learnt many languages including the Punjabi Gurumukhi Script.