Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t10.9

v2.c14.s3.t10.9

Dr Kotnis worked very hard and for long hours, some times for 20 hours a day. Due to over-exhaustion his health deteriorated rapidly and he passed away on December 9, 1942 in China. He was 32 years then. After the death of Dr Kotnis, the responsibility of the mission fell entirely on the shoulders of Dr Basu who continued treating the Chinese patients at Yan’an. In June 1943, after working in China for five years, he left Yan’an and proceeded towards India to participate in the Indian National Movement.