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Aashna
Kanhai Ambassador of Suriname
Reached India: April 2012
Credentials: A political appointee, she graduated in law from
the Netherlands
What she loves in India: Visiting temples
When Aashna Kanhai arrived in Delhi she was a single mother with
a baby daughter. In the last few years, her daughter has grown up even as
Kanhai explores life in India.
There have been challenges -one of the worst being harassment by
a former disgruntled male employee of the embassy from whom she faced cyber
bullying. “But I took u the matter with the Delhi Police like any wom an in
Delhi would do rather than use my diplo matic influence,“ she says. The matter
has been sorted out and she is all praise for the po lice and the Indian
government.
She says her fluency in Hindi helps her to blend in easily. “My
daughter and I travel around a lot in the Metro and autorickshaw. W go for
picnics and visit monuments and parks, she says. Kanhai enjoys a special bond
with Ex ternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who communicates with her in
Hindi. “I feel inspir and empowered by her. Last year, on International Women's
Day, she invited all the women heads of mission in Delhi for tea and that was.
Ishani Duttagupta
ETM5MAR17
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