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Thanks for your on-going support and input
to the LCUK eNewsletter - our Reader's Contributions section
continues to receive very interesting articles and the Lohana
Achiever's section is very proud to recognise Lohanas who
have achieved in all walks of life. Enjoy your Navratri
celebrations - Jai Ambe Ma. The LCUK eNewsletter will be back
after Diwali with a special issue - Happy Diwali and a peaceful
and prosperous New Year from the LCUK President, Trustees,
Executive, Central Council and all the eNews Reporters. |
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Community
News & Events |
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LCUK
launches www.LohanaMatchmaker.com |
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The
LCUK Matrimonial sub-committee launched a new matrimonial
website on 8th September 2007. An automated matching and introduction
service is offered currently to all eligible Lohanas in the
UK but will be opened up sometime in 2008 to Lohanas internationally.
The website was launched at the first ever National Lohana
Singles Ball hosted very successfully in Leicester which was
actively supported by the LCUK. The Dhamecha Group are supporting
the website - we thank the Dhamecha parivar for their continued
support and encouragement for our projects. If you are eligible
and register on-line within the next 4 weeks then you will
qualify for a special offer of 50% reduction on the
annual fee of £40 - a saving of £20 for all eNews
Readers and family so pass the word around.
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LCUK
CAPS Project |
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Our
Careers Advice and Placement Service (CAPS) is growing. We
still have 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. Please let us know if you are interested in any of the
placements. |
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We
have a great creative opportunity for a Fashion Design
Student or recent Graduate in the same field. A growing
ethnic menswear brand is looking for a talented and enthusiastic
fashion design student to gain commercial experience by creating
a unique design portfolio of sherwanis, jodhpuri suits and
indo-western suits. Click
here to see more details of the placement.
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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 advice 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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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 see their website at www.YLANL.co.uk;
to register interest email theLfactor@YLANL.co.uk. |
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Lohana
Community of Southern California launches website
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The
Lohana Community in South California are very active and host
many events like Holi, Jalaram Jayanti and Diwali D&D
- to see their newly launched website click
here |
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Jalaram
Mandir Greenford support Gujarat Eye Camp |
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We
are extremely fortunate that God has blessed us with eye sight.
Think of those who are unfortunate and unable to see. Their
eye sight could be restored but because they are poor they
are condemned to blindness. Few individuals in our society
care for these unfortunate blind people. Vindod Lodhia (Sarvdesic
Satya Samaj) assisted by Shree Jalaram Mandir Greenford are
planning to hold an eye camp in Gujarat to perform field operations.
Cost is estimated to be around £10,000 for 100 plus
people. We need your support - sponsor one operation at £100.
All donations and expenses will be formally audited. |
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Please
support personally by attending a Dinner & Dance event
at the C&L County Club in West London on Sunday 8th
December 2007. Ticket price is only £25. For more
information please call Chandrakantbhai Rabheru on 0871 210
4525 during office hours. |
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Forthcoming
Religious & Cultural Events |
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Many
of the Lohana Mahajans in the UK are celebrating Navratri
over the nine days followed by Sharad Poonam. Chopada Poojan
and Diwali gatherings are also taking place across the UK
- please see our main website at www.LCUK.org.uk
for links to all those Lohana Mahajans that have details on
their own websites. |
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Achievements
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Lohana
gets First Class Law Degree |
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After
graduating in Accounting and Finance from Warwick University
Sachin Mithia, son of Subhashbhai and Nitaben Mithia
of South London, has become one of the first students to win
a first class law degree from the College of Law. The Croydon
Guardian newspaper reported " Last year the college obtained
the necessary powers from the Privy Council to award degrees,
following a Government recommendation and full scale review
by the Quality Assessment Agency (QAA) which validates the
awards. Richard de Friend, the college's senior academic registrar,
said the 86 students are to be specially congratulated on
their firsts. This would be very significant achievement at
any time, particularly because the college has purposely set
an extremely demanding threshold for degrees of this class". |
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Ganesh Visarjan Day celebrated worldwide
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Shree
Jalaram Mandir, Greenford and Hindu Association Southend-on-Sea
hosted the largest Ganesh Visarjan outside India in UK on
Sunday 16th September 2007 on the sea front at Shoeburyness
in Southend-on-Sea. Coaches came from various parts of UK
and the event was attended by some 5,000 to 7,000 people.
Our congratulations to the organisers and to the volunteers
who helped make the day a success. A Ganesh Chaturthi and
Visarjan was also hosted in Seoul, South Korea on 16th September
2007 - a first for the country - and bhajans were sung by
Korean children. |
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Nagrecha
Hall Inauguration |
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The
Nagrecha family of East London hosted the opening ceremony
of the Hariben Bachubhai Nagrecha Hall on Sunday 23rd September
2007 in Stratford, East London under the banner of their Nagrecha
Charitable Trust. Around 1200 people, including a wide range
of VIPs / dignitaries, attended the function which was very
well organised. Hasubhai and Vinubhai Nagrecha are both ardent
Lohana Community supporters and have actively worked with
and supported LCEL, LCWL and LCUK. Our congratulations to
the Nagrecha family on this very commendable achievement. |
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Culture
Corner |
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The
following articles in the Culture Corner have been provided
by Daksha Thakrar - our new addition to the eNews Reporters
Team. |
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Why
study the Bhagvad Gita? |
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Of
all the sacred texts of Hinduism, the Bhagavad Gita commands
a pre-eminence. Hence we can boldly and emphatically assert
that it is "the heart of Hinduism". The Gita is
the crest-jewel of the Mahabharatha. The Gita is a scripture
which tries to integrate the personality of the individual
student and make him capable of facing dynamically all the
challenges in his life. Click
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Ganesha
- The first amongst Gods |
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Ganesha,
popularly known and easily recognized as the Elephant-God,
is one of the most important deities of the Hindu pantheon
(all the gods of a religion). Before every undertaking, however
minor it be, Lord Ganesha is worshipped so as to invoke his
blessings. Click
here to read more about Lord Ganesh. |
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The
significance of the form of Lord Shiva |
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Shiva
is the last deity of the Hindu Trinity. He is responsible
for the dissolution of the universe. Literally, Shiva is one
in whom the universe "sleeps" after destruction
and before the next cycle of creation. All that is born must
die. All that is produced must disintegrate and be destroyed.
This law cannot be violated. The principle that brings about
this disintegration, the power behind this destruction, is
Shiva. Click
here to read more about Lord Shiva. |
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How
to worship Mataji duing Navratri |
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Everything
you wanted to know about the how and why.
Click here to find out more. |
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Readers
Contributions |
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History
of the Gujarati Language |
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Gujarati
is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part
of the greater Indo-European language family. It is native
to the Indian state of Gujarat, and is its chief language.
There are about 46 million speakers of Gujarati worldwide,
making it the 26th most spoken native language in the world.
All those who wish to learn the detailed history of Gujarati
language, please visit the site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarati_language |
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A
Mother's Job Description |
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Is
it the same as a Research Associate in the field of Child
Development and Human Relations? Click
here to read a mother's experience - you will
respect the job even more... |
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Communist
China hankers after Akshardham |
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The
new Swaminarayan temple in Delhi is one of the grandest Hindu
temples in the capital and has been built with a lot of thought
and precision. An architectural marvel, the Akshardham temple
is well renowned. Soon a replica of it will be constructed,
thousands of miles away in China. Click
here for more details on the first Hindu temple
project in communist China
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Proud
to be Indian |
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With 1.1 billion residents, the world's largest democracy
is poised to dominate the world stage. One of India's wealthiest
men gives an insider's view into his country's dynamic transformation,
revealing the forces and unique characteristics behind India's
meteoric rise. The buzz word of the 21st century is "India"
- and it's not just a story of software, outsourcing, and
faraway call centers.
With the economy soaring at 8% a year, India is a medical
and pharmaceutical front-runner, an R&D powerhouse, a
rising manufacturing hub, and an up-and-coming cultural trend-setter
in areas from fashion to film. And the world is taking note:
Western companies from Lockheed Martin to McDonald's are moving
in, Ford is setting up factories, Coca-Cola is heading to
the countryside in rickshaws, and research centers for Fortune
500 companies are popping up everywhere. Meanwhile, the U.S.
military is forging close ties, as India has become a key
strategic partner |
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India is the fastest-growing free-market economy.
· India is the world's top destination for retailers.
· India has the world's youngest workforce (over
500 million people under 25).
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Lata
Mangeshkar 'Queen of Melody' turns 78 |
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India's top female singer Lata Mangeshkar, has lent her voice
to thousands of songs as a playback singer from the 1950's
to today. In the last 60 years she has sung around 50,000
songs in many Indian languages in the form of ghazals, classical
songs, bhajans, film songs and even pop. In a career spanning
more than six decades, Lataji has been the number one vocalist
and has won numerous awards. Click
here to read more on Lataji. |
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'Swargarohan'
in Gujarati means 'ascent to heaven' |
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See a very comprehensive website, with lots of interesting
things to see, hear and watch - www.swargarohan.org.
It contains Ramayana, Mahabharat, Gujarati bhajans, Gopi Geet,
Bhagvad Geeta, kavita, dayro, etc |
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Thakur
Ka Inteqam - Gabbar Singh ki har! |
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Turn
your speakers on, sit back and enjoy the video clip by clicking
here. If you like chewing gum you will love this?!
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Interest
& Exchange Rates |
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Financial
market turbulence has clouded the outlook for the future path
of interest and exchange rates. More restrictive credit conditions
suggest that rate hikes are less likely in the period ahead
in the UK and US (with US rate cuts a possibility if conditions
deteriorate further). We are also likely to be nearer the
peak in short-term interest rates in the Eurozone than previously
anticipated. To read the RBS Group report on the subject,
click
here |
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Religions
and Diets |
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It
may be said with some degree of certainty that followers of
Eastern religions - like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism -
generally agree in their support of nonviolence and a meatless
lifestyle. But such a collective stance among followers of
Western religions - like Judaism, Christianity and Islam -
may not be asserted with the same confidence. Many deeply
religious souls in the West eat meat because it is sanctioned
in their holy books. Others refrain for a variety of reasons,
including their sense of conscience that it is just not right,
regardless of what scriptures say. Certainly, many scriptural
references to food and diet are ambiguous at best. The issue
is complicated. Click
here to read more on this interesting subject. |
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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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Chandni
daughter of Arvindaben and Bharatbhai Gokaldas Ruparel
of South London got engaged to Milesh son of
Krishnaben and Rasiklal Pragji Lakhani. Our heartiest
congratulations to the couple and their families.
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Bereavements |
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Demise of Dr L M Singhvi - Jurist, statesman and former
member of Parliament L M Singhvi died in the Max Devki Devi
Hospital in New Delhi on 6th October. He was 76 years old
and India's longest serving High Commissioner to the United
Kingdom, Dr. Singhvi was also a prolific author, poet, publicist,
linguist, litterateur and patron of art and culture. He was
a BJP member of the Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004. |
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Smt.
Jaishreeben Mukeshbhai Vithlani (daughter of Khodidasbhai
Dhamecha) of Hatch End, formerly of Kisumu, passed away on
Saturday 13th October at the age of 52 years.
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Vijay Pankaj Thakar, grandson of Niruben and J.P.Thakar
of North London, sadly passed away on Wednesday 3rd October
at the age of 5 months. |
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Shree Chandubhai Bhinda of South London (formerly of
Mombasa) passed way on 2nd October aged 82 years. |
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Shree Chitranjan Dwarkadas Nathwani (formerly of Jinja)
passed away in Vienna, Austria on 1st October 2007 at the
age of 63 years. |
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Smt. Muktaben Popatlal Jeram Nathwani of Watford (formerly
Kabale) passed away Saturday 29th September at the age of
92 years. |
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Shree Narendrabhai Nanalal Gadhia of Burnt Oak (formerly
Kampala) passed away Saturday 29th September at the age of
66 years. |
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Shree Vasantbhai Lajibhai Tanna of Edgware (formerly
Kisumu) passed away on 28th September at the age of 66 years.
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Smt. Nirmalaben Ramniklal Chandarana daughter of Nanjibhai
Bhimji Popat, passed away on Friday 28 September aged 77 years.
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Smt. Vijyaben Muljibhai Raja of Harrow (formerly Nairobi)
passed away on 25th September aged 81 years. |
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Shree Jayantilal Odhavjibhai Bagdai of Harrow (formerly
Kampala) passed away on 20th September at the age of 76 years.
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Shree Kishorebhai Damodardas Budhdeo, previously of
Mombasa, Kenya passed away in Leicester on Friday, September
14 after a short illness at the age of 63. |
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Shree Ratilal Bhimji Rach, husband of Gangaben passed
away in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on Monday, September
10th at the age of 78. |
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Shree Purshottambhai Valji Kotecha, husband of Sumitraben,
passed away peacefully on Thursday September 6th 2007, in
Midland, Michigan, USA. |
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Smt. Manekben Morarjibhai Thakrar of Wembley (formerly
Masaka) passed away on 6th September at the age of 87 years.
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Smt. Gangaben Chaganbhai Raichura of Finchley (formerly
Kisumu) passed away on 3rd September at the age of 80 years.
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Smt. Prabhaben Nanjibhai Badiani of Wembley (formerly
of Nairobi) passed away on 2nd September at the age of 78
years. |
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Smt. Damyantiben Laxmidas Ghelani of Harrow (formerly
Nairobi) passed away on 24th August at the age of 84 years.
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Shree Avinashbhai Kalyanjibhai Pabari of South London
(formerly Dar Es Salaam), husband of Vasantiben Avinash Pabari,
passed away on Wednesday 22nd August aged 68 years. |
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Shree
Atvasantbhai Babulal Nagji Popat formerly of Kampala passed
away on 20th August. |
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Smt.
Diwaliben Liladharbhai Amlani of Queensbury (formerly
Kampala) passed away on August 18th at the age of 100 years. |
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Shree
Jayantibhai Vrajdas Devani of Harrow (formerly Kampala)
passed away at the age of 84 years. |
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Smt.
Anilaben Jayantilal Dattani, wife of Jayantilal Girdharlal
Madhavji Dattani passed away on 15th August at the age of
55 years. |
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Smt
Tanulataben Thaker (Khiroya) nee' Ruparelia, wife of Late
Girdharlal Goverdhandas Thaker, passed away in New York on
07th Aug aged 82 years. |
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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
feedback@lcuk.org.uk
- thank you for your time and support. |
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