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My father, Bhola Seth, who has died aged 85, was a gentle and dignified man who arrived in Britain from his native Allahabad, India, on Guy Fawkes night, 1947. Although he settled in rural Oxfordshire, he remained devoted to his Indian roots. Half his ashes will return to the river Ganges, the rest to his beloved Lake District.My father, Bhola Seth, who has died aged 85, was a gentle and dignified man who arrived in Britain from his native Allahabad, India, on Guy Fawkes night, 1947. Although he settled in rural Oxfordshire, he remained devoted to his Indian roots. Half his ashes will return to the river Ganges, the rest to his beloved Lake District.
Born to Basudewa Seth, a lawyer, and his wife, Dhanno Bibi, Bhola was one of seven children, just three of whom survived to adulthood. As a member of a large extended family, he had a happy childhood and excelled at badminton. He gained a BSc from Allahabad University in 1945 and two years later, amid the tumult of India's partition, he left for Cardiff to study engineering.Born to Basudewa Seth, a lawyer, and his wife, Dhanno Bibi, Bhola was one of seven children, just three of whom survived to adulthood. As a member of a large extended family, he had a happy childhood and excelled at badminton. He gained a BSc from Allahabad University in 1945 and two years later, amid the tumult of India's partition, he left for Cardiff to study engineering.
Known from then on simply as Seth, he spent three years in Cardiff and a further three in Rugby at the English Electric company before moving to Sheffield, where he studied for a PhD in mechanical engineering.Known from then on simply as Seth, he spent three years in Cardiff and a further three in Rugby at the English Electric company before moving to Sheffield, where he studied for a PhD in mechanical engineering.
There he met Ann Delaney, daughter of a working-class Yorkshire family, whom he married in 1960, at a time when mixed-race marriages were unusual. In 1961 they moved south so that Seth could take a job as a research scientist at the Esso Research Centre near Abingdon, where he enjoyed working until his retirement in 1992. He remained a keen badminton player, winning the veterans world doubles title in 1976. He also became increasingly fond of the Lake District, having been introduced to its hills and mountains by Ann early in their relationship. As recently as 2005, together they climbed 70 separate "Wainwrights".There he met Ann Delaney, daughter of a working-class Yorkshire family, whom he married in 1960, at a time when mixed-race marriages were unusual. In 1961 they moved south so that Seth could take a job as a research scientist at the Esso Research Centre near Abingdon, where he enjoyed working until his retirement in 1992. He remained a keen badminton player, winning the veterans world doubles title in 1976. He also became increasingly fond of the Lake District, having been introduced to its hills and mountains by Ann early in their relationship. As recently as 2005, together they climbed 70 separate "Wainwrights".
As he aged, my father's thoughts turned increasingly towards his family in India, for whom he had long been the patriarch. He made his final trip there in November last year after which his health started to fail.As he aged, my father's thoughts turned increasingly towards his family in India, for whom he had long been the patriarch. He made his final trip there in November last year after which his health started to fail.
He is survived by Ann, me and his younger brother, Amar.He is survived by Ann, me and his younger brother, Amar.
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