Kishan Devani FRSA was earlier this week awarded the Freedom of the City of London at the London Guildhall. Making him one of the youngest British Asians in the world to be conferred such a huge honour. The Freedom of the City of London is the heighest honour the City of London can bestow upon anyone, Kishan expressed his delight in receiving the Freedom. He conveyed his deep sense of gratitude to all his friends & family for their ongoing support and inspiration.
One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence today is the granting of the Freedom of the City of London. It is believed that the first Freedom was presented in 1237. The medieval term 'freeman' meant someone who was not the property of a feudal lord, but enjoyed privileges such as the right to earn money and own land. Town dwellers who were protected by the charter of their town or city were often free - hence the term 'freedom of the City'.
