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Veera Krishna Samy (1899-1974)

Veera Krishna Samy [1921-UCD-063] was probably born on 26 July 1899. He was from Singapore, and was the son of a well-respected medical practitioner. Samy had family connections in India, and a letter he later wrote to…

Date
2 July 2026
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Students

Ari Krishna Rama Chandra (b.1896)

Ari Krishna Rama Chandra [1921-UCD-013, sometimes written Ramachandra] was born 11th July 1896. He was from Singapore, but his family was Indian. At some point, he travelled to Britain. On census day in 1921, he was in…

Date
2 July 2026
Category
Students

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