Blanche Rocha D'Souza grew up as a child in Kenya, where her father was district cashier. She studied in Karachi and Mumbai, trained as a teacher, learnt library science in Kenya, was senior cataloguer at the US Library of Congress and later graduated in social psychology. The former teacher of Dr Ribeiro Goan School, Nairobi, narrates the story of the centuries-old Indian trade with East Africa, using the Monsoon winds.
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Blanche A (Rocha) D'Souza (Mar 11, 1930 ~ Aug 7, 2018) Obituary
Harnessing the Trade Winds - Preface
Slideshow: Blanche Rocha D'Souza speaking at Goa Book Club (Pics: 1) 2
Smithsonian Libraries Online Reference
University of York Research Database
The Shillong times: Indian Traders Made British Curious About Africa