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Life On The Run : A Fijian Memoir
Paperback Edition: 1
Life on the Run by one of Fijis most wellknown teachers, and educationists, Mr Diwakar Rao. His father, recruited from India in 1940, served virtually in every part of Fiji as a teacher. Diwakar was barely five years old, born in an Indian village with its own ancient rituals and rites, when he arrived in the South Seas.
He grew up in Fiji. For the past seven decades, he has been associated with the South Pacific education, social activities, sports and travel. He has left his mark on the national landscape. The volume has an engaging, fine foreword by Vijendra Kumar, a former editor both were hostel mates in Natabua school when it was situated in the hills of Natabua.
Reading the passages about Raos growing up moved me intensely. Its a story of his family and friends, his journeys into many worlds, and, above all, his memories of Fiji and a generation of men and women who grew up with him and who contributed so enduringly to the development of what was really a crown colony, if ever there was one.
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Pages : 216
Publisher : USP Press
Publication date : 2018
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure