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Ashok Vinoo Mankad (1946- 2008), A Retrospect.
They say like father, like son and true to its words Ashok Mankad was as talented as his father Vinoo Mankad, who had represented India in the mid 40’s till the late 50’s
As for Vinoo Mankad,...
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