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Indian Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle in France |
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An invitation was received from the Prince of Wales office to the Hindu council to send a delegation to participate in a memorial service to pay tribute to the contribution of the Indian soldiers in the First World War at the Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial on 19 July 2010.
The Hindu delegation was led by Major(Retired) Suryaparsad Upadhya with two other gurkha soldiers. We felt honoured to be able to stand in places where Sikh, Indian Hindus, Gurkhas and muslim soldiers had actually fought in the Great War as Indian Corps troops during period 10 to 13 March 1915.
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Debate in the House of Lords on 7th April 2010 on Gilgit and Baltistan |
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Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne as the European Parliament Rapporteur of the Kashmir report 2007 ,held a meeting on 7th April in the House of Lords to debate the proposed changes to the status of Gilgit and Baltistan and the wider implications for the region and internationally .
The meeting was attended by the representatives of the various Muslim Organizations, the Hindu Council UK, the Indo-European Kashmir Forum, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Democracy Forum, the Journalists of the Observer, the Nation, the CNN, the Times, the Press Trust of India, the Conflict Resolution Expert, Councillor Chuni Chavda, the Political Conusellor of the Indian High Commission and the Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan.
In August 2009 the Pakistan cabinet approved the Gilgit- Baltistan, formerly the Northern Areas, Empowerment and Self Governance Order.
Krishna Bhan, President Indo-European Kashmir Forum, stated that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan controlled Gilgit-Baltistan are an integral part of India by virtue of its' accession to India in 1947.Any action taken to alter the status of any part of the territory under the Illegal occupation of Pakistan has no legal basis and is totally unacceptable. The Self Governance Order of 2009 will weaken the Kashmir issue and will distract the International Community from the real cause of dead lock in the settlement of the Kashmir issue.
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Doyen of Indian Freedom Movement - Satguru Ram Singh |
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Glowing homage was paid to the Founder of the Freedom Movement of India, Satguru Ram Singh at an event held here at the House of Lords. Chaired by Lord King, the Holy Incarnation Celebration of Satguru Ram Singh was supported by Hindu Council UK on Monday 22nd March 2010.
The speakers eulogised him for his political sagacity and dynamic personality. They recalled that Satguru Ram Singh laid the foundation of the freedom movement in 1857 upon which Gandhi based his political philosophy and in the following years came into being Indian independence and nationalist movement.
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Puja for the Gurkhas going to Afghanistan April 2010 |
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The Royal Gurkha Rifles shall be departing to Afghanistan in April where they will be deployed to combat the Taliban. In total there are over 3000 Gurkhas in the British Army but 600 of them will be deployed in harsh regions like the Helmand province. Their commander Lt Col Gerald Strickland MBE, who speaks fluent Napalese, held a puja, a prayer ceremony, for a pre-deployment blessing.
The Gurkha Pandits performed the Vedic fire ceremony under the auspices of the Commander and Major Khusiman Gurung MVO, together with the soldiers and their families.
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The Proceedings of the IEKF Seminar on Tuesday 12th January 2010 in the House of Commons |
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The Indo-European Kashmir seminar on 12th January was attended by the British Parliamentarians and the representatives of the following Organisations:-
The Hindu Council UK, the Hindu Forum of Britain, the Hindu Swayamserak Sangh, the National Hindu Students Forum, the Kashmir Bhawan Centre, the IEKF , the Labour Councillors, the Nepalese Hindus UK and the Second Secretary of the Indian High Commission.
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IEKF Seminar on Kashmiri Hindus in the House of Commons on Tuesday 12th January,2010 |
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Kashmir is ,historically and culturally, one of the oldest regions of the Indian sub-continent .It sustained ,in many ways ,the inclusive culture of the country in religious, social ,aesthetic, spiritual and knowledge contexts. Kashmir’s geographic spread includes not only the Valley but also Jammu, Ladakh and Gilgit that adds diversity, depth and colour to its mosaic and religious plurality. The diverse areas of Kashmir reflect the multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic India. Known for its natural beauty, its lakes, glaciers, mountains ,valleys, forests and flora, Kashmir has attracted all types of people-travellers and pilgrims, discoverers and adventurers, saints, teachers and philosophers, religious zealots and crusaders, artists and litterateurs and above all conquerors and aggressors. It is an ancient name and ,Aurel Stein observed ,”continued name can be traced back to more than twenty three centuries.” Continue....
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Gurkhas Injustice Continues - 11 January 2010 |
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The judicial review brought against the Ministry of Defence by the British Gurkha Welfare Society in the High Court on 27 October 2009, has on 11 Jan 2010 announced its verdict, finding that that the Pension arrangements for Gurkhas do not breach the Human Rights Act and that even though the Ministry of Defence did not undertake an equality risk assessment before the new pensions arrangements were introduced, there was no breach by them of the equality duty. This leaves many Gurkhas disillusioned and disappointed that discrimination will continue against veterans who served in the British Army prior to July 1997.
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Inspire 09 Business Entrepreneur Award goes to an Ex Gurkha |
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Ex Gurkha win Inspire 09 Business Entrepreneur Award It is a great honour for the Ex Gurkhas community in Rushmoor when an Ex Gurkha is given such recognition in the UK. Yogendra Bahadur Chhetri, Managing Director of YBC Cleaning Services Ltd was presented with the entrepreneur of the year award at a prestigious award ceremony held on the 17th of November at the Anvil,Basingstoke. The black tie event was attended by the local mayor, councillors and crème dela crème of the borough. The Inspire 09 Business Awards celebrate the success of regional businesses in the UK. Yogen Chhetri is the first British Gurkha Hindu to win this award in UK after the government relaxed visa rules for ex Gurkhas in October 2004.
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