The Dutch honorary consul in Chennai, India, is a prominent businesswoman. Akhila Srinivasan is the director of one of India's biggest insurance companies. She is one of the world's 360 honorary consuls of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands has embassies and consulates in over 90 countries. But it’s expensive to send professional diplomats to all those missions. The Netherlands, like many other countries, often asks locals to look after its interests. They do the work free-of-charge for the “honour”.
Akhila Srinivasan works in the southern Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras. She uses her network to help improve health care and the lives of children. She’s set up a foundation that provides education and food for 60 poor children. “Education is my passion”, she says.
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who says there is crisis in the Netherland, look at what Holland is doing in India, I am indian who lives in Belgium for last few years before i come to EU, I was in India, i saw and heard the Holland being a little country in EU able to help and support greater way in the world and arround the wrold, I respect Holland for that,Blessed is a land who blesses others.
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