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Thanks for your on-going support and input
to the LCUK eNewsleter – our Reader’s Contributions section
continues to receive topical and interesting articles and
the Lohana Achiever’s section is very proud to recognise Lohanas
who have achieved in all walks of life. |
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Community
News & Events |
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LCUK
Appointments |
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Lohana
Community United Kingdom hosted its 29th Annual Delegates
Conference on Sunday 29th July in Birmingham. Officers appointed
for 2007-2008 are as follows: |
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| Kiritbhai
Karia |
President |
| Ajaybhai
Jobanputra |
Vice
President |
| Shekharbhai
Kakkad |
Vice
President |
| Ashokbhai
Rach |
Secretary
General |
| Subhashbhai
Rajani |
Treasurer |
| Prafulbhai
Nathwani |
Press
Officer |
| Hiteshbhai
Thakker |
Asst.
Secretary |
| Satishbhai
Karia |
Asst.
Secretary |
| Kantibhai
Savjani |
Asst.
Treasurer |
| Pannaben
Raja |
Imm.
Past Secretary |
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| Trustees
were elected as follows: |
| Jayantibhai
Chandarana |
Leicester |
| Bhikhubhai
Hindocha |
Leicester |
| Urmilaben
Thakkar |
North
London |
| Pravinbhai
Sangani |
Birmingham |
| Narendrabhai
Thakrar |
North
London |
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Convenors were appointed for special projects as follows: |
| Ishwarbhai
Ruparel |
Constitution |
| Maheshbhai
Saujani |
Matrimonial |
| Ashokbhai
Rach |
Directory |
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| Sureshbhai
Modi was appointed as LCUK Honorary Auditor. |
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LCUK
CAPS Project |
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Our
newly launched Careers Advice and Placement Service (CAPS)
is growing. We have new requirements from young Lohanas
for placements / work experience in the fields of Marketing,
Finance and Dentistry. Lohana companies and individuals
have also responded and are able to offer work experience
in Pharmacy in the Cambridge area or Accountancy in the Southend
area. Ansuyaben Sodha, Councillor for Barnet, has offered
to provide advice and assistance to any Lohana interested
in a career in local government. Please let me know if you
are interested in any of the placements. |
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Amit
Dattani, our first work experience placement, said "I
carried out work experience on the 11th June 2007 till the
15th June 2007 at Yeading Lane Dental Practice in Hayes. I
was shadowing various dentists each day and was able to interact
with the staff and patients alike. This was very important
in order to understand procedures that are carried out regularly
at the practice. Prior to my placement I had set expectations
which were immediately met in every aspect. I expected to
shadow a dentist who explained procedures with respect to
the patient; I also had the benefit to ask questions where
suitable, and from doing this I gained a deeper understanding.
I thoroughly enjoyed the work experience as the professional
and friendly, atmosphere within the practice gave an excellent
insight into the work of dentists. I am now strongly thinking
of pursuing a career in Dentistry as I have obtained the necessary
wok experience and knowledge from various placements. I very
much appreciate this opportunity and thank the LCUK CAPS project
for giving me this opportunity." |
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If
your company is able to offer work experience in any field
to young Lohanas then please contact us. Please contact us
asap on CAPS@LCUK.org.uk
- thanks in advance for your support. Are you an experienced
Lohana professional who could spare a little time to help
provide advise to our young Lohanas? We are starting a list
by profession - your personal details or contact will not
be given out. Please send us your details to CAPS@LCUK.org.uk
or contact Ajay Jobanputra on 020 8657 4065 for more information. |
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National
Lohana Singles Ball |
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To be hosted on Saturday 8th September
2007. Timing is 7:00pm till late. Venue is the Empire
Hall, Leicester. Tickets £25 per head. Restrictions
- only open to single Lohana's aged between 23 and 33. A maximum
of 75 male and 75 female tickets will be sold on a first come
first served basis by advance booking only. Click
here to see more information for the event. Please
contact Sonal Gadhia on 07946 464 402 for more details and
to book tickets. |
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YLANL
to host The 'L' Factor |
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Been
waiting to show off your dancing talents, practising your
bathroom singing and are the family still laughing at your
jokes? Young Lohaha Association North London will be hosting
The 'L' Factor on Saturday 1st December 2007 - for
more details click
here or see their website at www.YLANL.co.uk
- auditions start in August 2007; to register interest email
theLfactor@YLANL.co.uk. |
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East
African 32nd Lohana Sports and Cultural Festival |
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Dar
es Salaam Lohana Mahajan Mandal under the Festival chairmanship
of Manishbhai Rughani will host the 32nd Lohana Sports and
Cultural Festival in Dar es Salaam during Christmas 2007
holidays, confirmed Subhashbhai Modi the Hon. PRO of the
Festival. Manishbhai Rughani confirmed that the preparations
for Sports & Cultural Festival have already started in
Dar es Salaam. Dates and programme for the festival are as
follows:- |
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| 22nd
December 2007 |
Arrival
in Dar es Salaam |
| 23rd
December 2007 |
Registration
and Opening Ceremony |
| 24th
December 2007 |
Games
begin and Cultural Programmes in the evening. |
| 25th
December 2007 |
Games
to continue and Cultural Night |
| 26th
December 2007 |
Finals
of all the games, award presentation and closing ceremony |
| 27th
December 2007 |
Departure |
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Lohana Samaj New Jersey, USA |
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Lohanas
in New Jersey are an active lot and organise some great fun
and cultural events. See their website at www.LohanaSamajUSA.org
or click
here to see their latest newsletter. |
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Forthcoming
Religious & Cultural Events |
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Bhagwat
Katha |
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A
special event from the 8 year old Maharaj Shree Kapildevji
will be hosted from 31st August to 6th September 2007 by
Radha Rani Charitable Trust. Shree Kapildevji has been reading
the Bhagvat Katha since the age of 4 and has presided over
some 40 recitals. Click
here to see more details in Gujarati or contact Pravinbhai
Unadkat on 01992 764 171. |
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Ganesh Visarjan Day / Hindu Unity Day
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Shree
Jalaram Mandir, Greenford and Hindu Association Southend-on-Sea
are hosting Ganesh Visarjan and Hindu Unity Day on Sunday
16th September 2007 on the sea front at Shoeburyness in
Southend-on-Sea. Coaches will be departing from various points
in London and the event is expected to attract between 5,000
and 10,000 hindus. For more details click
here. |
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Pujya Swamini Vimalananda Visits UK
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Pujya Swamini
Vimalananda of Chinmaya Mission will be conducting a Bhagavad
Geeta Gyana Yagna on Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Geeta
at the Advat Centre in Wembley from Sunday 16th September
- Saturday 22nd September 2007.
Other events include Meditation Demystified - A Course
On Theory And Practice Of Meditation, also to be conducted
at the Advait Centre Monday September 17th - Friday September
21st 2007 and a special talk on Happy Parenting at the
Advait Centre on Saturday 22nd September 2007.
Swaminiji will also be conducting Beyond Boundaries. A meeting
of Enquiring Minds (A one day conference for students and
young professionals who feel that inner direction is as
important as outward success)
at the Advait Centre on Saturday 22nd September 2007.
Click
here for full details of all events across the UK
and instructions for online registration.
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Achievements
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Technology
helps budding author Ushaben Jobanputra overcome crippling
arthritis |
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A
Bristol author who suffers from crippling arthritis used innovative
voice-activated software on her computer to publish her first
book. Sky Benson, aka. Ushaben, had to retire from her job
as a housing benefits officer at Bristol City Council after
17 years because she could no longer use her hands to work
on the computer all day. |
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Nine
months ago she had an idea for a book. Using IBM ViaVoice
voice recognition software, she was able to write it on her
laptop. Now she has had her first novel, Why Was He Here?,
published through Authorhouse. Sky, whose real name is Ushaben
Jobanputra, lives in Bradley Stoke with her husband Rajnikant.
Usha said: "It was very difficult trying to do the book
using voice activated software". Click
here to read an article from the Bristol Evening Post.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown appoints Shritiben Vadera to key
ministerial post |
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Britain's
new Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed Shritiben Vadera,
an economist, as Junior International Development Minister
to deal with issues related to India. She is also amongst
five other Asians to be appointed into government departments
in Brown's drive to start to rebuild the country's trust in
government.
Shritiben,
daughter of Vinodbhai and Nilamben Vadera, is the first
Asian to be made a minister since Keith Vaz, who was Minister
for Europe from 1999-2001. Her appointment as a Junior Minister
is all the more significant since she is from outside the
political spectrum. Ms Vadera, who was a central figure
in the Treasury presided over by Brown, was tipped for a
key role in 10 Downing Street, due to her proximity with
Brown. She has advised him on various international issues,
including Africa. Born in Uganda, her family moved in the
1970s first to India and then to England, where she studied
politics, philosophy and economics at Somerville College,
Oxford. She has held key financial and economic positions
in London's financial district. She has also been made a
Baroness. .
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Our
congratulations to both the Lohana ladies above for their
notable achievements. |
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Readers
Contributions |
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Lung
Cancer
A smoking ban in all public places in England was introduced
legally in July 2007. Lung Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
cancer in the world. In the UK, it is the second most-frequently
occurring cancer, accounting for 1 in 7 new cases. Click
here to read an article provided by Dr Anant Sachdev,
a Cancer & Palliative Care Specialist. |
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Bhagavad
Geeta - what good does reading it do?
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the
Bhagawad Geeta just like you but I don't understand it, and
what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book.
What good does reading the Bhagawad Geeta do?" Click
here to read Grandpa's answer … |
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Carrying cash in and out of the UK
Going shopping to India or Dubai? Like to shop
with cash? The law has changed since 15th June 2007. Click
here for more details. |
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Yoga tested as back pain therapy
The potential for yoga to be used to treat lower
back pain is being investigated by researchers. Click
here to read an interesting article on the subject. |
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Prostate problems
What is the prostate gland and what happens if the prostate
enlarges? Click
here to get answers on this very common problem experienced
by many men. ….. |
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Articles
from our Readers are hosted on the
www.Lohana.info
website.
If you have any interesting articles then email them to
eNews@LCUK.org.uk
- please
let us know if you have got the articles from another website
so we can acknowledge them. Any comments and feedback welcome
for all these articles - write to
Feedback@LCUK.org.uk.
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Community
Announcements |
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Engagements |
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The
Sangani and Amlani families have strengthened
their bond of friendship further by announcing the
engagement of Ami, beloved daughter of Sarla and
Pravin Sangani (Birmingham) to Dilesh, beloved son
of Ranjanben and Chandubhai Amlani (Bishop's Strotford).
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Pooja
Thakker daughter of Sandhya and Pradeep Thakker of South
London has got engaged to Neal Radia son of Miraben
and Prafulbhai Radia of Stanmore Middlesex. |
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Our
heartiest congratulations to all the couples and their families.
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Bereavements |
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Message from Thakrar family in Birmingham - As reported
in the last eNews Reena Thakrar, daughter of Rasikbhai
& Mrs. Urmilaben Thakrar of Birmingham, passed away on
Monday 14th May 2007 at the tender age of 26, a month after
being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. With your kind generosity
and affection for Reena, just under £1500 has been collected
to be donated in her loving memory. The family has doubled
the amount and made it to £3001. This amount has been
put towards the Ovarian Cancer Research fund at Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital, Birmingham (UHB Charities, Selly Oak
Hospital, Birmingham). Thank you for your sympathy and condolences
given to the family during this difficult time. |
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Shree Shantilal Liladharbhai Chande of Mwanza passed
away in Harrow on 26th May at the age of 70 years. |
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Shree Gokaldas Vallabhdas Patani of Coventry (formerly
of Tororo, Uganda) passed away on 26th May. |
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Shree Chhotalal Bhojani of Toronto, Canada passed away
on Tuesday May 29 2007 at the age of 88 years. |
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Shree Sureshbhai Kanabar of Coventry passed away on
3rd June |
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Smt. Shantaben Keshavjibhai Tanna of Northwood (formerly
Dar es Salaam) passed away at the age of 91 years on 6th june |
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Smt. Lalitaben Thakkar passed away on Friday June 8,
2007 in Mississauga, Ontario at the age of 76. . |
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Shree Sanjaybhai Vandravan Davda of Stanmore (formerly
Mwanza) passed away on 11th June at the age of 47 years. |
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Shree Dinesh (Dinu) Manilal Suchak of South Wales passed
away on 18 June 2007 after a short illness. |
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Shree Bhupatbhai Dwarkadas Unandkat passed away in
Canada (formerly Jinja) at the age of 59 years on 19th June. |
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Shree Hitulbhai Kotecha, son of Prafullaben and Sureshbhai
Ramlalbhai Kotecha passed away on 22nd June 2007 in Mumbai,
India aged 36 years. |
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Smt Pushpaben Damodardas Budhdeo passed away on Monday,
July 02, 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. |
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Shree Umeshbhai Ramnikbhai Khakhar of Southgate (formerly
Nairobi) passed away at the age of 47 years. |
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Shree Kanjibhai Liladharbhai Pattani of Leicester (formerly
Bugiri) passed away on 7th July at the age of 85 years |
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Shree Mansukhlal Jivraj Kataria of Edgware ( formerly
Malawi / Rajkot) passed away on 13th July at the age of 69
years. |
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Shree Narendrabhai Vanmalibhai Ondhia passed away on
Thursday July 26 th, in Toronto. |
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Shree Dhirajlal Vanmalibhai Sanghani of Harrow (formerly
Nairobi) passed away on 29th July aged 79 years. |
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Smt. Bhanuben Amratlalbhai Sodha of Wembley (formerly
Kisumu) passed away on 3rd August at the age of 75 years. |
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Shree Kiritbhai Chagpal Karia passed away on Saturday
August 4th, in Toronto. |
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Contributions
& Feedback |
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If
you have any contributions to make to our next e-newsletter,
please email all relevant details / articles to
enews@lcuk.org.uk.
News
items provided will be included if relevant and with space
permitting. The eNews Editorial team reserves the right to
make amendments if and as necessary |
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Similarly,
if you have any feedback to give us on this e-newsletter please
email the Convenor Ajay Jobanputra on
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