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A multi-faith reception at the Edinburgh Tattoo by the Ministry of Defence Major General David Shaw and his wife Verity Shaw hosted a dinner at Gogar House for some of the faith representatives where, as the Hindu religious advisor to the MOD, I was invited with my wife Dr Santosh…

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{jathumbnail off images=”images/stories/ritatrust/blogs/blogs1568_025.jpg,images/stories/ritatrust/blogs/blogs1568_035.jpg”} Police lathi-charged and beat the peaceful protestors at midnight with batons and removed Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila Maidan Ground in Delhi by force, this police action ordered by the Government is the height of injustice, grave ADHARMA. Yesterday in Wembley about 400 people came to show their…

Heaven must have descended into the Westminster Abbey as the Royal Wedding took place. My wife dropped me in the morning by the clearance marquee for guests invited to the Royal Wedding and inside the Abbey, which is one of the oldest houses of God in the UK, the atmosphere…

The Indo-European Kashmir Forum (IEKF) held a seminar on 30 March 2011 to discuss the plight of the Hindu and Sikh Refugees in Jammu, the Internally Displaced People (IDP’S) from the Kashmir Valley The debate was chaired by Marcus Jones MP, with Baroness Emma Nicholson, a LibDem Life Peer and…

Social Enterprise Coalition and CEMVO seminar at Baylis House in Slough on 9th March 2011 As Chair of CEMVO, I welcomed the key note speaker Ms. Fiona Mactaggart MP for Slough after explaining how wonderful he finds, as an accountant, that Charities are now able to move into social enterprises…

London Deputy Mayor Rishard Barnes AM met with BME Leadership Forum on 7th March 2010 at CEMVO Boardman House Stratford E15 7th March 2011 at CEMVO Boardman House, Stratford E15. Chaired by Anil Bhanot OBE Richard Barnes, the Deputy Mayor, in charge of Equality and Diversity, gave a talk on…

HCUK Meeting on 27 February 2011 Pandit Shastry ji recited some Vedic Mantras whilst putting a ceremonial scarf over Anil Bhanot for his work for the Hindu community and interfaith relations in the UK, for which he was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday  Honours List 2010.

The opening ceremony on the 4th October was amazing which put up a showcase of traditional Indian culture. The aerostat lit up and hovered up to show images of all the shows and the teams entering the circuit. The main theme song was a bit of a dampener but the…