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Subscriptions have again gone
up by 10% following the release of Issue 3 of our eNewsletter.
The new sections added to eNews - Culture Corner and Readers
Contributions - have been very well received. We have more
Lohana businesses contacting us to advertise in the eNewsletter.
We have added a new section - Community Tribute - for
those Lohanas who we want to acknowledge for their current
or previous achievements in their field of work or for their
contributions to Community work. |
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Thank you for all your support
- do please get your Lohana friends and family to subscribe
free at www.Lohana.info
- backdated copied of eNews and articles from our Culture
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LCUK
Events & Projects |
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LCUK
Fashion Show and Dinner & Dance |
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The
Mahila subcommittee of LCUK are hosting a Fashion Show with
Dinner & Dance on Saturday 13th May 2006. The special
evening will be hosted at The Empire Banqueting Hall, 1 Foundary
Lane, Belgrave Gate in Leicester. Doors open at 6:30pm and
event starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are only £15 per head
including a full 3 course dinner with top catering by Jalsa
Restaurant. The fashion show is organised with a famous fashion
house using professional models. For more details click
here. |
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LCUK
Easter Sports Festival |
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The LCUK Sports Association (LSA)
hosted its annual Easter Sports Festival at Gosling Sports
Park, Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire from Friday 14th
April 2006 to Monday 17th April 2006. A number of individual
and team sports competitions were played including Badminton,
Tennis, Pool, Table Tennis, Outdoor Cricket, 5-a-side Football,
Netball, Basketball, etc. The social events went very well
with the Sunday night Disco and Mehfil programmes fully sold
out. |
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To see the list of sports winners
click
here. |
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Community
News & Events |
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Leicester
Mahajan Murti Pratishta |
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Leicester Mahajan Murti Pratishta
for Gopal Krishna, Shitla Mataji and Vishwa Karma is to be
celebrated from 19th to 21st May 2006 at Ram Mandir.
Everyone is welcome. For further information contact Prafulbhai
Thakrar on 07777 737 117 or Narandasbhai Adatia on 0116 266
3820. |
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South London Hosts
Golf Day |
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Lohana
Community South London is hosting a Golf Day on Thursday 15th
June 2006. The event is an 18 hole competition at the Woldingham
Golf Club in Surrey - entry fee is only £25 including
full English Breakfast. Special prizes will be awarded. The
day will be rounded off nicely with a special dinner to watch
the England football match - charge is a further £25
including the 3 course dinner - click
here to see full details for the event. |
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Birmingham
Lohana (Dosti Club) Win Volleyball Tournament: |
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The Dosti Club Volleyball Team
of Birmingham, comprising of all Lohana players, took part
in the National Asian Tournament in Leicester over the Easter
weekend. |
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The team won the B Tournament
after beating 5 other teams, from various parts of the country,
including London and Leicester. Congratulations to all the
team members. The Dosti Club plays Volleyball every Thursday
evening at Broadway Social Club in Witton, Birmingham. and
welcomes new members of all ages. Details are on our website,
www.lcbirmingham.org.uk.
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Community
Tribute |
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Legendary rally driver Shekharbhai
Mehta sadly passed on in his sleep in a London hospital
on Wednesday 12th April 2006 aged 61. The news was greeted
with dismay by world motor sport enthusiasts. |
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Shekharbhai was an unparalleled
giant in East African Safari rallying. More than anyone else,
his exploits, particularly in the late 1970s to early 80s,
contributed to the early popularity of the rally in Kenya.
Driving his trademark Datsun, he blazed into the history books
as the first driver to win the event five times. His multiple
wins over seasoned drivers from across the world made the
Safari a treasured item on the Kenyan motor sport calendar
and put a Lohana firmly on the world rally sports map. |
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Born in 1945 to a Ugandan farmer,
Shekharbhai's family migrated to Kenya in 1973 to flee President
Idi Amin's murderous regime. His maiden win in the Safari
came the same year, when he clinched the Safari in his trademark
Datsun 160J. He later notched an incredible four consecutive
victories between 1979 and 1982, securing his legacy as a
giant of the local rallying scene. Later, he extended his
exploits overseas, winning a number of major rallies across
four continents. |
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Although his fondest dream was
to win the Safari ten times, his plans were shattered when
he rolled his car in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt in 1987.
He broke his collarbone and went into a comma for several
weeks escaping death miraculously. He was airlifted to a Paris
hospital and later transferred to London for full recuperation
in 1988. |
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In his retirement, Shekharbhai
took up roles in motor sport administration with gusto and
at his death, he was President of the rally commission of
the world motor sport body, FIA. We send our heartfelt condolences
to his wife Yvonne and the Mehta family. |
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Forthcoming
Religious & Cultural Events |
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Shree
Sitaram Parivar of USA invites everyone to take part in
Ram Katha Prem Yagna (in hindi) by Param Pujya Shree Morari
Bapu which is taking place in Los Angeles after 15 years.
Dates: June 10th to June 18th, 2006. Venue: Southern
California Basketball Academy, 6125 Chip Avenue, Cypress,
California. For more details please email RamKathaLA@aol.com
(website: www.iiRAMii.net). |
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Bhagwat
Katha by Pujya Indira Betiji - Vancouver Canada. Lohana
Cultural Association of BC is pleased to announce that Puya
JiJi has accepted their invitation for a nine day Bhagvat
Katha to be hosted at VHP Temple, 3885 Albert Street, Burnaby
from July 8th to July 16th 2006. For further details
email Vasantbhai Lakhani on vasantlakhani@shaw.ca. |
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Shree Jalaram Mandir Leicester (www.jalarambapa.com)
invites everyone to come and celebrate their 10th anniversary
with Shree Ram Katha to be recited by Param Pujya Shree
Morari Bapu. The katha is being hosted at Soar Valley
Community College, Rushymead in Leicester from 15th July
to 23rd July 2006. Click
here for more details |
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Lohana
Achievers |
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London
Marathon Heroes |
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London Marathon - Priten Kotecha
and his friends Kalpesh Savjani and Brijesh Patel,
all young professionals from Redbridge, East London, completed
the London Marathon successfully. In the process they have
exceeded their individual fund raising targets of £1500
for the 'Sense' Charity that supports deaf and blind people
and their families - collectively, they raised over £5,000.
Their comment after the race "We say that everybody should
participate in the London Marathon at some stage in their
lives and also enjoy the sense of achievement and feel good
about returning something to society if they have the opportunity". |
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RAF
Full Scholarship |
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Dev Thakker (aged 17)
of South London, an AS level student, has been offered a full
scholarship with the RAF to be trained as a pilot after he
completes his A levels. Only 15 students across the UK are
selected for this top scholarship. |
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Boogie
Woogie Finalists |
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Since our article in Issue 3,
we have had feedback that quite a few Lohana children took
part and indeed did very well in the Boogie Woogie Dance Competition
in the UK. Kavita Ondhia (14 years) was a UK Finalist
senior category. Khushboo Unnadkat (Age 7) was a UK
Finalist and Reema Chandni Unnadkat (aged 15) was a
Regional Finalist. Kala Gatthani swiped the Runner
Up prize in the Senior Category. Sonam Popat (aged
16) from Harrow was a Regional Finalist. Others in the UK
Regional and UK Finals were Maya Raichura, Sonali Dattani,
Sajan Raja, Minita Unadkat, Devesh Sodha and Jinty Kotak.
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The Boogie Woogie competition
finals were televised on Sony Television as a two hour special
on 30th April 2006. Our congratulations to all the participants
and their parents. Click
here to see the photos sent in to us for some of these
winners. Bhavini Seth is not a Lohana and was recognised
as an achiever in the last issue for her contributions to
the LCUK Variety Show - she has since gone on to win the title
of Junior Bollywood World Dance Champion at the International
Finals held in USA. |
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Bollywood
Dance Finalists 2006 |
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This was organised by Honey Kalaria
on 22nd April 2006 at Harrow Leisure Centre. Some 133 participants
took part and Karishma Raichada, aged 7, won the top
prize. Click
here to see a photo and report provided to us on the event. |
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Lohanas
Make Top 50 Sunday Times Rich List |
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Lohanas
make Top 50 Sunday Times RichList - The comprehensive Sunday
Times RichList was published in April 2006 listing the top
1000 richest people in Britain and Ireland. Four Lohanas were
listed amongst the richest 50 Asians in the UK - the Jatania
Brothers (Beauty Products), Rameshbhai Sachdev
(Nursing Homes), Manubhai Madhvani (Sugar & Brewing)
and Pradip and Manish Dhamecha (Cash & Carry).
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The Times Giving Index
also shows Rameshbhai and Pratibhaben Sachdev as having
donated a huge £4.7 million generously to medical charities,
the elderly and homeless. They have donated in the past to
construct fifty houses after the earthquake in Kutch, given
money to a cancer research hospital in Baroda and supported
the Mount Vernon Cancer Appeal. Both are devotees of Pujya
Shri Morari Bapu. |
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LCUK
Culture Corner |
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Who was Lord Ram? What
is the Ramayana? What is Ram Navmi? To find
out click
here. |
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Who was Lord Hanuman?
What is the celebration of Hanuman Jayanti? For all
this and a brief explanation of the Hanuman Chalisa,
click
here. |
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All Culture Corner articles are
hosted on the www.Lohana.info
website. If you have any cultural articles then please 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. |
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Readers'
Contributions |
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Kampala
Photos - Down Memory Lane |
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For those of you from Uganda
and from Kampala in particular, click
here to view some nice photos of Kampala in 1960/1962
and some more recent photos of Kampala. Follow the links on
that website for some lovely shots of Kenya and Uganda 50
years ago - happy
memories
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A
Memoir Of Indian Independence |
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We have been sent some rare
photographs from the days of Indian Independence ranging from
those of Shree Jawaharlal Nehru and Pujya Gandhibapu
in 1947 to Smt. Indiraben Gandhi in 1971.The partition of
India and Pakistan, the appointment of Mr Nehru as Prime Minister
of India by Lord Mountbatten, etc. Click
here to view the photos. |
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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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Weddings
& Engagements |
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Amee Popat, daughter of
Smt. Lataben and Shree Rajubhai of Edgware got married to
Bhavin Radia, son of Smt. Geetaben and Shree Chandrakantbhai
of Stanmore on 25th March 2006. |
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Amit Chandarana, son of
Rameshbhai & Late Hemlataben Chandarana of Moseley, Birmingham
got engaged to Reena Thakrar, daughter of Prakashbhai
& Surekhaben Thakrar of Rochester, Kent on 9th April 2006 |
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Dr.Rakhee Paw, daughter
of Chimanlal Gordhandas Paw and Anilaben Chimanlal Paw of
Moseley, Birmingham is getting married to Jayesh Thaker,
son of Dr. Kantibhai Kalidas Thaker and Dr. Bhanuben Kantibhai
Thaker of Bury, Manchester on 17th June 2006. |
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Our hearty congratulations to
all the couples and their families |
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Births |
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Smt.
Hansaben Shantilal Chotai is proud to announce the birth
of their grandson, Shyon, son of Sarju and Anita Chotai,
on Wednesday, 5th April 2006. A donation of £11 has
been pledged to the LCUK by the family. Congratulations on
the new arrival in the family and thank you for the donation.
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If any of our
eNews subscribers wish to pledge a donation for an announcement
then please email eNews@LCUK.org.uk
with details of your announcement and pledge. All contributions
received will be used to support the on-going costs of the
LCUK eNewsletter project. Thanks for the support. |
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Bereavements |
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Shree Shekharbhai Khimjibhai
Nanji Kalidas Mehta (formerly of Lugazi) sadly passed
away in London on Wednesday 12th April at the age of 61years.
Also please see Community Tribute section above. |
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Smt. Jayaben Bachubhai Panchmatia
(daughter of Shree Haridas Vishram Kotecha) of Leamington
Spa (formerly Kisumu/ Bomet) sadly passed away on Wednesday
12th April at the age of 74 years |
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Shree Kishorebhai Kanabar
son of Shree Prabhudasbhai Gokaldas Kanabar of Kampala, Uganda
sadly passed away on Thursday 13th April. |
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Shree
Haribhai Thakkar ("Harikaka" of 'Mbarara Stores'
in Uganda) sadly passed away on Saturday 15th April 2005 aged
88 years. |
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Smt.
Kantaben Tanna wife of Shree Jamnadas Tanna and sister
of LCWL Secretary Shree Rasikbhai C.Rabheru sadly passed away
on 23rd April. |
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Smt. Savitaben Mohanlal Kotecha
of East London (formerly of Mukuni, Tanzania) sadly passed
away on 26th April at the age of 73 years. |
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Shree Pragjibhai Sunderji
Tanna of Kisumu (formerly Luanda) sadly passed away on
27th April at the age of 81 years |
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Shree Kantibhai Mohanbhai
Unalkat of Rajkot (formerly Jinja) sadly passed away on
29th April in India. |
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Shree
Vallabhdas Gordhandas Tanna of Sanderstead, Surrey sadly
passed away on 2nd May aged 85 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
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The eNews Editorial team reserves the right to make amendments
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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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