When I was planning a trip to India from the UK to trace historic family connections going back 150 years, I knew I would need someone special to prepare the ground and help it all go smoothly.

Well, someone up there must have been looking out for me, as Bratati was all I could have wished for, and more.

She put a lot of unpaid time into following up some leads I sent her, and arranged visits with organisations in Calcutta with which my family had been connected.

Suffice it to say the trip was a fantastic success, beyond my wildest dreams. The discoveries we made would not have been possible without her.

She and her husband Ady also took us on some great sight-seeing trips around the city.

I can’t recommend her highly enough. Simply the best.