Lord Swraj Paul organised a reception 'Remembering Ambika and Angad' at London Zoo on Sunday 2 July. Speaking at the reception Lord Paul said what especially moved him was the interest his son showed in India. He dedicated Caparo plants in India in honour of his late son.
Lord Paul noted that Angad, who died on November 8, 2015, was his only son who was not born in India but he loved India the most and said that Angad was always fascinated by the history of India and the vast scope that prevailed for enhancing India-UK cooperation.
Stating that his daughter Ambika, who died of leukaemia in 1968 when she was four years old, was “an angel who changed our lives”, he said “she loved the zoo and visited as much as it was possible to do,” the PTI reported.
Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of Britain, complimented Lord Paul and his family for helping in keeping the zoo alive.
India’s High Commissioner to the UK Y K Sinha, Lord Karan Bilimoriam, Joginder Sanger, Chairman of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and several leading dignitaries attended the reception.
