Further to your very interesting article about the British Lohanas (p16-17, AV 1-7 Dec) please spare some more space to publish some additional information.
Following are some other prominent Lohanas in the UK:
- Mr Mansukhlal (Baloobhai) Popatlal Radia was the first President of Lohana union Greater London and also first President of Lohana Community of UK.
- Mr. Dhanjibhai Tanna, who served for decades in many institutions, including Brent Indian Association, Hindu Council of Brent and was also the President of Lohana Community North London.
- Late Ratibhai Jobanputra, who served the Sanatan Temple in Wembley for many years; also the Lohana Community of UK, whose President he was. He had also served in the Mahatama Gandhi Foundation for many years.
- Late Ratibhai Ganatra, who served many institutions in Leicester and who was also President of Lohana Community of UK.
- Late Haribhai Samani deserves credit for his many decades of work, particularly for bereaved.
- Late Chandrakant Rabheru, who served the Jalaram Mandir Greenford, Jalaram Jyot, Sudbury and National Council of Gujarati Organisations (NCGO) for many years.
- Mr. Shantoobhai Ruparell, who has served for many years on Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and the Lohana Community North London, whose President he was in the eighties.
- Mr. Himatbhai Radia, who served Hindu Council of Brent and also Lohana Community North London, whose President he was in the eighties.
- Mr Kishore Devani, who served in many institutions including Lohana Community North London, whose President he was in the 1970s.
- Mr Narendrabhai Chotai who served the Lohana Community South London for many years and also Lohana Community of UK, whose President he was.
- Mr Bhaskarbhai Raja, who served the Lohana Community South London and Lohana Community of UK, whose President he was.
- Mrs Urmilaben Thakkar MBE, currently President of Lohana Community North London, has served in many institutions.
- Mrs Pannaben Raja was President of Lohana Community of UK which she served for many years.
- Mr Rajnibhai Khiroya, who has been President of Shree Jalaram Mandir, Greenford for many years.
Also, there have been half a dozen councillors elected to local councils, among whom are the following:
- Mr. Nitin Parshotam, a Brent Councillor from 1986 to 1990.
- Mr Dhiraj Kataria, who was Councillor in London Boroughs of Redbridge and Brent for a total of twelve years. And who has served on many institutions including JCWI, Race Equality Councils and Lohana Community East London and Lohana Community of Uk.
- Mrs Ansuya Sodha, who was a Councillor in Barnet for many years.
- Mr Narendra Makanji has been a councillor for London Borough of Haringey for many years.
Dhiraj Kataria
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There may have been many others, feel free to write to us about them, and we will publish about them in following issues.
- Editor
