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Instilling Indian culture in children is paramount, says gran

Traditional

GIVING their grandchildren the traditional Indian leg bath, burning sambrani (incense), teaching them to pray and to be respectful has been a labour of love for Savy and Gonnasagren Govender.

The Chatsworth grandparents, aged 59 and 63, respectively, have cared for all of their grandchildren, except for Meguel, 9, from the time they were 5 months old.

This included Mia, the daughter of their eldest son Denver and Santino, 3, and Dante, 10 months, the sons of their youngest born, Shaun. Meguel

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