Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s1.t2.6

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In 1942, the Sino-Indian Cultural Society in both countries were reshuffled respectively in Chongqing and Shantiniketan, including the modification of the constitution, expanding in size and the election of new leaders. Zhu Jiahua took the post of the Council President of Sino-Indian Cultural Society in China, while Dai Jitao served as the supervisor of the society. Rathindranath Tagore, son of Tagore, Secretary-General of Visva-Bharati University served as the President of Sino-Indian Cultural Society in India. By 1943, Sino-Indian Cultural Society had seven Honorary Presidents and they were Gandhi, Chiang Kai-shek, Aurobindo Ghose, Dai Jitao, Nehru, Soong May-ling and Sarojini Naidu. Its intellectuals members were well-known people including 18 then or former university presidents. After the founding of the Republic of India, the members of Sino-Indian Cultural Society also included many officials such as the former three presidents of the Republic of India: Rajendra Prasad, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Zakir Husain and the first governor of the Republic of India, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.