This day, 9 December, 1942, Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis passed away. To his outstanding contributions in enhancing the friendship between China and India, Mao Zedong said, “The army has lost a helping hand, the nation has lost a friend. Let us always bear in mind his internationalist spirit”. Kotnis’ statue stands with that of Norman Bethune in the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery in Shijiazhuang.
1942年12月9日的这一天，印度医生Dwarkanath Kotnis去世了。 毛泽东在增进中印友谊方面的杰出贡献中说：“军队失去了援助之手，国家失去了朋友。 让我们永远牢记他的国际主义精神。” Kotnis的雕像与Norman Bethune的雕像一起矗立在石家庄革命烈士公墓。
