Talk:Vishnu Sitaram Sukthankar

Sukthankar's family
One user wrote: "Deleted ref. to wife and children, since the Marathi encycl. conflicts with the information found here earlier."

Arguable Sukthankar's family is not the most important issue for this article, but the conflict in Sukthankar Indian and British identity was played out in his family affairs. Here we just need to concentrate on facts.

Wife 1908 (29 July) Eleanora (sic) Hamilton Bowing (aged 19, but declaring herself 21) of 36 Lebanon Gdns, Wandsworth married Vishnu Sitaram Sukthankar (aged 21 but declaring himself 24) of 20 Cromwell Rd., Nottinghill, profession “law student” father Sitaram Sukthankar (deceased), Civil Engineer. Witnesses to the marriage: Eleanor Bowing & J.E.Udall. Registrar: Frederick Udall. Super Registrar: A. N. Henderson. Notes: (i) Both bride and groom lie about their ages, (ii) Eleanor Bowing, mother, declares her surname Bowing although she is not yet married to John Bowing. (iii) Eleanor declares her father to be John Bowing, chemist (Master), (iv) John Bowing is not a witness, but instead someone with the same surname as the registrar is a witness. (v) Vishnu declares himself as a law student although there is no evidence of him studying law.

Three children born in the UK 1908 (4 December) John Sukthankar (on certificate as John Vishnu Bowing) born to Eleanor Sukthankar (aged 19) and Vishnu Sukthankar (aged 21) at 13 Clonmore Street. Eleanor, the informant, is named as Eleanora (sic) Hamilton Sukthankar, formally Bowing, and provides her address as 36 Lebanon Gdns. The father is named as Vishnu Sukthankar and his occupation is given as law student. Notes: (i) As on his marriage certificate Vishnu describes himself as a law student although there is no evidence of him being so. (ii) John has the surname Bowing on the birth certificate and is given the middle name Vishnu.

1912 (7 March) Kathleen Sukthankar born at 167 Wakehurst Rd.

1913 Maurice Sukthankar born & died.