Chandran Owen obituary

My husband Chandran Owen, who has died from pancreatic cancer aged 62, was a citizen of the world. He was born in India, then lived and worked in Africa, before settling in Britain, where he worked for equality and social justice.

Son of Danias, a teacher, and Sarah (nee Anbiah), Chandran was born in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. His father, unable to find work, applied for a teaching post in Mombasa and the family sailed to colonial Kenya when Chandran was two. Later, the family found Zambia more welcoming, and Chandran completed his schooldays there in 1969.