Category: Community
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Repulic Day ceremony and parade
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Watching India’s Repulic Day ceremony and parade. Whatever the differences – cannot help but feel proud and be moved at this time. India’s democratic tradition must always prevail. The biggest celebration of which will be with us in a couple of months – Election 2014. Jai Hind!
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India achieves Polio free milestone
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Today is one of the greatest days for modern India. The government declared a little while ago that India was officially a Polio free country. This is tremendous achievement in public health care. Now let’s attack other horrible but preventable diseases.
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Manoj Ladwa congratulates participants of Dharma fest 2013
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Thank you NHSF for making me feel so proud and old !Congratulations to Nhsf Leeds Nhsf Lse Hindu Soc Nhsf Bradford Nhsf Manchester and the many other Hindu societies who participated in DharmaFest 2013. Was great to have been there. A special well done to the entire National Hindu Students…
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UK- Ahmedabad direct flights
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Yesterday I handed over a petition with actor Paresh Raval to Gujarat CM Narendra bhai Modi on behalf of the readers of Asian Voice/Gujarat Samachar Over 9000 UK Indians signed requesting direct non stop flights between London and Ahmedabad. The Chief Minister promised to continue to support this campaign to…
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Turning 40, Supporting Blood Donation
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Thank you everyone for your kind and generous messages. Having a pleasant day – visited The Hare Krishna Temple in Watford (a very special place for me) and now in Rickmansworth at a blood donation centre. I found out a few weeks ago I had a special blood type O…
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Manoj ladwa attends 40th anniversary of Bhaktivedanta Manor
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A wonderful and spiritually charged atmosphere building up at the inauguration ceremony (Havan) of the 40th anniversary of Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford. What an amazing journey – starting with the most generous donation by Beatle – George Harrison. Anyone remember the big struggle we faced to keep the temple open after…
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Labour Friends of India holds its first Women’s Community Engagement Forum
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Manoj Ladwa hosted the Labour Friends of India’s third Community Engagement Forum this evening – the first devoted to women’s issues. Designed first and foremost as an opportunity for senior Labour Party politicians to listen to the concerns of the community, there was a lively discussion between the guests and…
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When a Plant married a Statue – Stupid or what….?
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Later today I along with my family will be attending the engagement ceremony of a plant called Tulsi to a Hindu mythological god called Krishna. Yes – a plant (those green things that grow on the ground) to a dancing, singing, blue Hindu idol made probably of clay (or if…
