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CONTENTS

Diwali –NewYear PartyReview

Navratri Review

AGM Review

Bon Voyage

New Baby

RegistryMarriage

Gujarati News

AcademicSuccesses

Change ofAddresses

Social Evening1st December

Five A SideFootball Results

VisitKhatriNews.com

Shree Kshatriya AssociationNewsletter

Issue 107 http://www.KhatriNews.com November 2006Email: ska@KhatriNews.com

Diwali / NewYears PartySaal Mubarak

22nd October 2006

The Diwali/New Year’s Party was held at Compton School this year.

SKA hope all members had ahappy Diwali and wish everyone aprosperous New Year.

The hall was filled with over 600members enjoying this event.Everyone was busy wishingrelatives and friends “Saal Mubarak.”

“A”level achievers as well as 5 Aside football and tennis winnerswere awarded trophies.

There was plenty to drink, and forsnacks Chilli Paneer and Samosaswere made available.

Christmas PartyFor the children, this years Christmas party

is to be held at the community Hall on

Saturday 23rd December 2006from 2.30 - 5pm. All children are requested to attend the fun,

games and entertainment. There will be a professional entertainerMr LOONEY BALOONEY.

All parents are urged to bring their children so as not to disappoint them.This event is for children under 12 years of age. To avoid the hall getting

crowded, parents are requested to drop their children and collect them at 6pm.

Wishing all members of theShree Kshatriya Association a

Merry Christmas anda very prosperous New Year 2007

Editor: Pravin Shantilal Kapadia Tel: 020 8493 1060 ska@KhatriNews.comAssistants: Kiran Narhari Kapadia (English), Bhavin Shantilal Khatri (Gujarati)

5-A-Side Football Winner

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Navratri FestivalNavratri 2006 was held at The Sports Hall,Queens Park Community School, Kensal Rise

The event was held over five days and as a resultthe event being very well attended. It is gratifyingthat the younger generation are participating inentertaining of the community.

We would like to thank Raj and KrishanBhupendra Khatri, Pritesh Naresh Kapadia andHinesh Mahendra Khatri for playing the Dhol.More of our youth should come forward to playother musical instruments and maybe even sing.

From the donations received from Navratrifunction, £251.00 was donated to Skanda ValeTemple, Wales.

London –India- Mrs Kantaben & Mr Amratlal Govind Khatri- Mrs Savitaben & Mr Uttamlal Motiram Khatri- Mrs Bhanuben & Mr Ratilal Motiram Kapadia- Mrs Narbdaben & Mr Pranjivan DullabhbhaiKapadia- Mrs Mangla Shantilal Kapadia- Mrs Meena & Mr Bharat Nagindas Sagar withKalpesh & Leena London –India –London- Mrs Megha Kalpesh Sagar Welcome to London- Mrs Charmee & Jayesh Kishore Parmar- Mrs Deepa Ajay Kapadia with Shivani- Mrs Kalpana and Mr Kiran Kantilal Khatri withSimmi and Nikhil London –India–LondonMrs Nipa & Mr Neil Rayani with Josh- London –Dubai - London

NOTE: Please inform the Editor of any visitors andguests you have from abroad so we can publish themin the newsletter for the benefit of our members.

Diwali/New Year Party–cont

Lost & FoundA small gold ring, possibly a child’s ring was been found at the Diwali Party. If you or yourchild lost it then please contactBharat Jagjivan Vakharia on 020 8451 1018.

The 'A' Level plaques wereawarded to:Jayan Deepak KhatriNimisha Anil HazratwalKunal Chandraprakash KhatriRaj Kishore ParmarAlpa Chandrakant Kapadia

SPORTS RESULTS5-a-side final:

The winners trophies were awarded to:Kiran Jadav, Kiran Kapadia, Raj Mohanlal, NileshPatel, Mitesh Kapadia, Sundeep Gohil

The runners-up trophies were awarded to:Vimal Parmar, Kiran Parmar, Nilesh Parmar, VishalKabawala, Nitesh Kabawala, Pritesh Kabawala,Ketan Khatri

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Social EveningLast Social evening was held on

3rd November, and members enjoyedKheema, Nan and Double Roti.

As a special Diwali/New year treat the food wasfree to the members who attended.

Next social evening would be on1st December 2006. Food will be served asusual. There will be a special offer on beer.

Change of address:Mrs Urmila & Chandraprakash

Vallabhbhai KhatriWhetstone, London N20 0HT

Bina & Chetan PatelHerts AL2 3LG

Dipti & Harish Amratlal KapadiaKenton, Middlesex HA3 9SF

Gita Girish MotiwalaStanmore

Middlesex HA7 1HZ

Alka & Devang ChauhanLondon NW10 0QX

Annual General MeetingSunday 17th September 2006

AGM was held at SKA hall and 75 members attended themeeting. SKA president Anil Hazratwala clarified to themembers present that the minutes were prepared by SKASecretary, Jitendra Thakorlal using the tapes of lastyear’s EGM. Last years EGM minutes were then read by Bhavin Khatri. After some lively debate the minutes wereapproved.

Then 2006 accounts were discussed. Some membersquestioned whether the accounts were prepared as perthe new regulations. In the end it was agreed that thenew regulations would not alter the figures but only theway accounts were presented. Members requested thatthe committee should get that clarification and accountswere approved. Since the AGM the auditors haveconfirmed that the accounts were prepared as per thenew regulations.

Gordon Fenton & Co was appointed as the auditors forthe next year. The annual membership fee was alsodiscussed and eventually a majority agreed to raise themembership fee from £5 to £10 from next year (i.e. 2007which would be collected in early 2008).

Survey’s conducted in the past have had a poor response hence it was decided that the present committee shouldnot conduct any survey but carry on doing their work asthey have been.

In “Any other Business”, a member raised concerns that the Annual Reports have not been published since 1998.After discussion it was agreed that a condensed versionof the report would be published from 1998 to 2005 andfor this year’s Mahotsav and for the coming years a report similar in format to the newsletter will bepublished.

Social evening has not been held for the past 2 monthsand few members were not happy about it. Some of thecommittee member explained the reason for this andrequested more members to come forward to help inrunning the social evening each month.

In the end the meeting concluded at 7:30 pm andrefreshments were served.

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New BabyCongratulations to

Mrs Asmita & Mr Dhiran Hasmuklal Kapadia on the birth oftheir baby boy JASH born on 3rd October 2006.

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Dhiran H Kapadia for theirkind donation of £21.00.

Registered Marriage &Reception - Congratulations to:

SEEMA daughter of Mrs Kalpana& Mr. Ashok Nagindas Kapadia toDHANESH son of Mrs Pushpa &

Mr Vinod Natvarlal Khatrion 27th October 2006 at Brent Town Hall and thereafter

Reception at Haveli in the evening.

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Ashok Kapadia for theirkind donation of £51.00.

New BabyCongratulations to

Mrs Heena & Mr Hitesh Hazratwala on the birth of their babyboy Dhilan born on 28th October 2006.

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Hitesh Hazratwala for theirkind donation of £21.00.

New BabyCongratulations to

Mrs Kaajal & Mr Tarun Champaklal Khatry on the birthof their baby girl GIYA born on 16th November 2006.

25 Kundi Gayatri Yagna On Sunday 7th January 2007 at Dartford.

At the auspicious occasion of Vasant Panchmi, Gayatri Parivar UK has organised 25 Kundi Yagna. You areinvited with your family and friends to participate in this yagna that is TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE andMaha Prasad will be served. (Full details attached)

Could the interested person please inform so that it can help in the organisation of the yagna.RSVP :Mr. Rajendra Dhirajlal BalsaraMr. Pravin Thakorlal JariwalaMr. Rajendra Venilal Kapadia

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