Editor: Pravin Shantilal Kapadia Tel: 020-8493 1060 editor@skauk.orgAssistants: Kokila Kiran Kapadia (English), Mita Dipak Khatri (Gujarati)

Shree Kshatriya Association of UK

Issue 159 www.skauk.org May 2017Email: editor@skauk.org

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Gujarati News

MembersEventsDiary

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Sports

Shree Kshatriya Association of UK

New Born

Social Evenings

Coach Trip30th July

Bon Voyage

Obituary

ndMr Pravinchandra Mohanlal Khatri was born on 2 September 1942 to Mr Mohanlal Narandas Khatri and Mrs Laxmiben Mohanlal Khatri in Gandevi, India. Afterwards they moved to Tardev, Mumbai.

Mr Pravinchandra studied to SSC then started his own business opening Asha Clothes store. In 1969 he married Ranjanben, daughter of Mr Uttamlal Gopaldas Khatri and Mrs Maniben Uttamlal Khatri. Soon after, in August 1970, they took up the opportunity to come to London, UK thanks to Mr Ratilal & Mrs Bhanuben Motiram. It is with their further help that Pravinbhai and Ranjanben were able to settle in UK. In London Mr Pravinchandra had a great opportunity to work with Modern Fashion. After that he did sample machinist work which led to work in a show room until his retirement in November 2016.

Mr & Mrs Pravinchandra Mohanlal Khatri have 3 sons, eldest Jitendra, then Jai and Raj. Jitendra is married to Gita and they have two daughters Nikita, Sonia and son Darren. Jai is married to Dimple and they have a daughter Alisha and son Ryan.

SKA 57th MahotsavSKA are proud to announce the

57th Annual Mahotsav will be celebrated on

3rd September 2017under the Honorary Presidency of

Mr Pravinchandra Mohanlal Khatri

AGM NoticeThis year's AGM will be held on

Sunday 17th September 2017 at the SKA Hall, starting at 4:30pm. The agenda will be

provided in the next newsletter.

Navratrird th23 & 24 September 2017

Diwali / New Year Party Friday 27th October 2017

As we approach our Annual Mahotsav, the Executive Committee would like to remind members of the following:

SKA UK’s 57th Annual Mahotsav will be held on Sunday 3rd September 2017 at the Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford WD17 3JN under the Honorary Presidency of Mr Pravinchandra Mohanlal Khatri.Mahotsav will start at the usual time of 12:30pm and the entertainment will finish around 6pm. From 6.30pm the bar will be open for you to purchase drinks. Thereafter a buffet dinner will be served and soft drinks will be provided. The event will close at 10.00pm.

If you wish to participate in the Mahotsav please book early to avoid disappointment. Contact Gita Jitendra Khatri at events@skauk.org or 07846 927282 by Sunday 20th August 2017.Please make sure you speak to Gita Jitendra Khatri personally so there are no misunderstandings, missed messages, etc. Please note there are no limitations on the number of participants for cultural or non-cultural items, therefore solo performances will be allowed.

Act details: Please phone or preferably email with the following details: Full names of all participants, Type of act (film dance, raas, garba, etc.), names of Song(s) and Film(s), Length of the act, Group leader's contact name, phone number and email address. Please note this year all items whether they are religious, cultural, single or group items will be accepted on a first come basis.

Songs: Remember that you will be asked to select another song if it has already been used by a previously notified act, even in a mixed song item. So inform Gita as early as possible of your act line-up.

To prevent problems with participants not providing us with CDs in the correct format you must provide your music to Gita 2 weeks in advance, by latest Sunday 20th August. We will then ensure the music is in the correct format and avoid any problems on the day.

57th Mahotsav 2017

Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD17 3JNBY CARThe Watford Colosseum is easily reached by car and is sign-posted on all local routes into Watford. From the M1 and M25 follow signs for Watford Town Hall.PARKINGPlease make sure you leave plenty of time to park. There is no parking at Watford Colosseum, however parking is available at a number of locations within a short walk of the venue. Please take cash as not all machines take cards. Check latest car park details at:https://www.watford.gov.uk/directory/13/a_to_z/

The Gade Multi-Storey Car Park, located on Rosslyn Road, WD17 1NA is open 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Vehicles parking in level 3 or above can park for over 5 hours for £6:00 per day.

The Avenue Car Park, located on Hempstead Road, WD17 4NR is open from 7am until midnight. £5.50 All day rate (Sunday)

The Town Hall Car Park, located off Peace Prospect, WD17 3HA, is normally open to the public all day at weekends. £5 All day rate (Sunday)

Mahotsav Venue

Act length: The committee will decide the timing of performances, so please do not ask for changes. For mixed song item, a maximum of 6 minutes will be allowed unless agreed beforehand.

If on the day any event exceeds 30 seconds beyond the given time is liable to be stopped. Please therefore ensure the correct time has been recorded for your performance. This is to ensure we finish the day's events on time.

Open speech: The time allocated for the Open speech during the Mahotsav will be 5 minutes for everyone. No extra time will be allowed. To book your slot, please contact Naresh Amratlal Kapadia at secretary@skauk.org or 07411 654308 by latest Sunday 20th August 2017.

VOLUNTEERS: As you know Mahotsav is a huge task for the committee to arrange therefore we would like to request for volunteers to help out on the day. If you would like to volunteer please contact Ganesh D Khatri at secretary@skauk.org or 07709 150898.

SKA Hall hire: To hire the Hall for practice ONLY contact: Nilesh R Patel on 07949 158095.Hall hire for practice will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Costume Hire Subsidy: up to maximum of £15 per person, but only if a receipt is provided. Please note that the subsidy is not for purchased clothes, only for hired clothes.

Students: The Kshatriya Association is always keen to honour those in our community who have excelled in their academic studies and non-academic achievements. Please email the Vice Secretary Naresh Amratlal Kapadia at secretary@skauk.organd then confirm via phone on 07411 654308 if you have achieved the necessary qualifications as set out below.

- Academic: Educational Qualifications will be acknowledged for those students who have obtained Diplomas, Degrees or Professional Qualifications. A-Level students will also be acknowledged provided they obtain 240 or more UCAS points. - Music: Grade 6 and above- Sports: This category is difficult to define but we are looking to recognise individuals who have represented their County or higher over the past 12 months. However, we are prepared to look at each case on an individual basis.

Those students who meet the above criteria will be honoured by receiving a plaque at the Mahotsav.

Please note students will only be honoured if the Secretary has received written confirmation of their qualification by latest Saturday 20th August 2017 4pm. Please post them to Naresh A Kapadia or email: secretary@skauk.org

Retirees: Please contact the secretary Naresh A Kapadia on 07411 654308 or email: secretary@skauk.org, if you have reached or passed retirement (Men 65 years, Women 60 years), so that we can honour this milestone with a floral tribute (Phool Paan).

Social EveningThe Social Evenings in March and April were held as normal but the May Social Evening was replaced due to the two other events in subsequent weeks, non-SKA evening to raise funds for “Team London” to participate in the Khatri World Cup in Fiji and SKA's “The Grand Social Evening” on 20th May.

The next Social Evening will be held on Friday 7th July 2017. If you wish to attend, please book with Nilesh Patel on 07949 158095.

Note for your diary

This year we will be holding Navratri Festivites on two dates only

Hall location will be announced in later newsletters.

Navratri

Diwali / New Year Party The annual Diwali /

New Year Party will be held on Friday 27th October 2017

at the usual Kadwa Patidar Centre in Harrow.

Details to follow.

SKA Hall HireA reminder that to hire the SKA Hall contact:

Nilesh Patel on 07949 158095

rd th23 /24 September 2017

Bon Voyage & Welcome

Members’ Events Diary Weddings - Party's - Functions

201711th June - Bhajan Sandhya17th June - Wedding - LondonAtish Dilip Khatri and Tejal Anilbhai Raval1st July - Wedding - Toronto (Canada)Nilesh Navin Parmar (London) & Dimple Dinesh Bharuchi (Toronto)2nd July - Reception - TorontoDimple & Nilesh Navin Parmar8th July - Wedding / Reception -LondonKunal Milan Dadarwala & Nidhi Anup Marwaha15th July - Wedding/ Reception - LondonMayur Sudhir Khatri & Bhavisha Raminkbhai Nariapara21st July - Wedding - LondonMinesh Mahesh Parmar & Priya Bharat Mehta30th July - Coach Trip to Eastbourne6th August - Golf Tournament13th August - Bhajan Shandaya26th August - Wedding - LondonDeepesh Mahesh Narottam & Riddhika Hitesh Joshi26th August - Reception - London Dimple & Nilesh Navin Parmar27th August - Reception - LondonRiddhika & Deepesh Mahesh Narottam3rd September - SKA 57th Mahotsav17th September - SKA AGM23/24th September - Navratri7th October - London Reception Vishmit Hemant Gohil & Esha Ranchhod27th October - Diwali/New Year’s Party

201821st July - Wedding - LondonNayan Bharat Vakharia & Kajal Kamal Patel

Please contact or email editor@skauk.org of any function you wish to put on this Events Diary which will be continually updated in future newsletters and on www.skauk.org website. This helps other members plan their function and avoid clashing of events.

Navsari – India - London

Kantaben & Amratlal Govind Khatri

Champaben & Amratlal Thakorbhai Kapadia

Shakuntla & Mr Shashikant Ichharam Khatri

Indira & Rajendra Venilal Kapadia

Gsv Devmaniben Amratlal Hazratwala

Gsv Savita Venilal Gohil

Urmilaben & Arvind Bhanabhai Khatri

Naina & Harishchandra Gangaram Khatri

Pramila & Kishore Gopaldas Khatri

Devyani & Ramesh Nagindas Solanki

Deepti & Mitesh Rajendra Kapadia

Padma & Pravin Jamnadas Khatri

Jayshri & Dhansukh Dahyabhai Khatri

Ranjanben & Pravinchandra Mohanlal Khatri

Jitendra Pravinchandra Khatri

Chandanben & Harish Nagindas Solanki

Mukesh Vallabhbhai Khatri

Chandraprakash Vallabhbhai Khatri

Natverlal and Bhanumati Tailor – Mumbai - ValsadJGsv Rashmi Bhupendra Khatri – Mumbai – London

Vasantiben & Harshad Dayabhai Khatri – Pune – London

Mahendra Mohanlal Khatri – London – Valsad – London

Devgauri & Kishan Laxmidas Goldenwala – Valsad - London

Champaklal Parshotamdas Khatri – Chikhli – London

Raxaben & Umesh Mohanlal Parmar -– London

– Navsari – Australia – New Zealand - London

Pushpa & Vinod Natvarlal Khatri – London

– Mumbai – Australia – New Zealand - London

Chandrakala & Chandrakant Laxmidas Adenwala

– London – New Zealand – Fiji - London Fiji

Kalavati & Ramesh Motiram Patel

– Toronto – London - Navsari

Mita Dipak Khatri – London - LA (USA) – London

Bhanuben & Natverlal Pranjivan Tailor -to LA (USA)–London

Ranjanben Pravin Khatri – London – Toronto – London

Raj Pravin Khatri - London – Toronto (Canada) – London

Indira & Rajendra Venilal Kapadia – to Toronto – London

Pushpa & Kishor Dahyabhai Tailor - to California – London

Vanitabeen & Zaverchandra Dhirajlal Kshatriya -from Toronto

Kanchan & Jayantilal Dhirajlal Kshatriya – from Toronto

London - Washington (USA) – London

Mahendra Jagmohan Gohil –

Jai Mahendra Gohil

Mahendra Mohanlal Khatri

Ramesh Brijlal Kapadia

Bindu Nitin Khatri

Usha Anil Hazratwala

Jaxa Mahendra Gohil – Bangalore – Washington – Bangalore

Mediterranean Cruise – London

Anita & Amratlal Jamnadas Chauhan – California – London

Manjulaben & Chandrakant Naran Khatri -– California – London

Pushpa & Vinod Natvarlal Khatri

Kalpana & Ashok Nagindas Kapadia

London – Bulgaria – London

Prabhavati & Devendra Jamnadas Khatri –

Kalavati & Devidas Govindbhai Bilimoria

Jyotika & Dipak Ratanji Khatri – London

Saraswatiben & Gamanlal Devchand Khatri

Indira & Ishwarlal Laxmidas Khatri

Veena & Navin Jamnadas Khatri

Shakuntala & Shashikant Iccharam Khatri

Pramila & Kishor Mohanlal Parmar

New BornCongratulations to

Shrena and Nayan Yogesh Kapadia on the birth of theirson KAI who was born on 15 January 2017.

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Nayan Kapadiafor their kind donation of £25.00

New BornCongratulations to

Deepti and Ravi Pravin Jariwala on the birth of theirson JOSH, who was born on 6 April 2017

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Ravi Jariwala for their kind donation of £25.00

After a break last year, by popular demand, we are planning a jolly SKA community summer coach trip to Eastbourne Seaside on Sunday 30th July. This is a fantastic way to travel with around 50 people singing “We're all

going on a summer…..”, eating, drinking; and sharing food, stories and laughter. Travelling on a coach is so much more comfortable and enjoyable than in a car! Bring your packed lunch and have a picnic by the seaside.

There will only be one coach so get your bookings in quickly to enjoy a trip to seaside the traditional

way.

The cost will be £12.50 per person payable by cheque or cash in advance.

Please first phone Damayanti Atul Khatri on 0774 203 8637 by the application closing date of Sunday

16th July 2017 to book your place. This will be strictly on a first come basis. Only if you have

confirmed place please complete and send the attached application form with your payment.

Send form to: Damayanti Khatri, SKA, 18 Leys Gardens, Barnet, HERTS EN4 9NA. Cheques payable to

Shree Kshatriya Association of UK. However, if paying by cash please do not post but hand it in

personally to Damaynti.

Coach departing from: Woodchurch Service Station (former Texaco Petrol Station), on the corner of

Church Lane / Wood Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 8SL

Departure Time: 8:30am (Precisely)

Coach Trip to Eastbourne Seaside

News in Gujarati

Bhajan Shandaya

In 2017 we are continuing this popular

cultural event. On Sunday 7th May we

heard some beautiful Bhajans sung by

“Pramukh Sur & Sangeet - Achala Miyani”.

The day was attended by around 60

members who thoroughly enjoyed the

experience.

So come and join in and relax listening to

beautiful live music to uplift your spirits and

provide therapy from the busy stressful life.

This is an all family event for your pleasure.

Tea is served before the Bhajans (so no

need to have tea at home and delay your

attendance). Prashad and light

refreshments will be provided afterwards.

Future dates are as follows :-th th

Sunday 11 June & Sunday 13 August

Time : 4.30pm to 6.30pm

SKA Hall, 2A Villiers Road, London NW2 5PH

No�ce - New BornIf you have a new born in your family then please call Pravin Shan�lal Kapadia on 07950 575002 / 020 8493 1060 and email… if you wish to editor@skauk.orgadd details to the newsle�er.

ObituaryIn loving memory of

Mr Girdharlal Bhanabhai Balsarawho passed away on 21st March 2017

in London at the age of 92 years.

He was husband to Shantaben and father to Arvind (Orlando), Jitendra (Orlando),

Dipak (London), Suresh (London) and Pravin (Toronto).

His entire family would like to thank everyone who paid their respects and sent messages of condolences.

Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to their family and friends and pray that his soul rests in eternal peace.

SKA would like to thank Gsv Shantaben G Khatri& famiy for their kind donation of £101.00.

ObituaryIn loving memory of

Who passed away on 12th May 2017in London at the age of 82 years.

He was husband to Manjulaben and father to Ajay and Dharmesh.

His entire family would like to thank everyone who paid their respects and sent messages of condolences.

Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to their family and friends and pray that his soul rests in eternal peace.

SKA would like to thank Gsv Manjulaben K Kapadia & family for their kind donation of £51.00.

Mr Kantilal Bhukhandas Kapadia

SKA 2018 - 2019

Executive Committee Election Last year we had the Brexit election; this year we not only have the General Election but at this

year's Mahotsav we will be holding the election for the new SKA Executive Committee serving for

two years from 2018 to 2019.

Lively canvassing is in full swing so come and put your name forward to join in a worthwhile cause to serve our own Kshatriya Community. Take your turn to guide the future direction of SKA. We call upon all members, especially the youth, to sign up. As well as gaining personal satisfaction, it also adds good points to your CV having carried out volunteering community service.

If you have any questions please contact any SKA Committee Member. Nomination form is attached.

We wanted to update everyone on the progress we have made in the last 3 months since our first article earlier in February. The support we have received from within our community has been

fantastic and we really do appreciate it.

We have successfully negotiated football shirt sponsors with the following companies. · Harrytex (Thailand) Co. Ltd· Kumar Strategic Consultants Ltd· A-Z Properties Services· Polydiam Industries Ltd

We are still looking for corporate sponsors for football kits, therefore if you would like to sponsor Team London please speak with contact provided below.

thWe held a very successful sell out Football Social event held on May 6 , which raised £700 for the team. A big thank you to everyone who attended the event and a special thanks to the following people who sponsored drinks for the evening:

- Anil Hazartwala – 2 Black Label- Chandrakant Adenwala – 1 Vodka- Harish Solanki – 1 Bacardi - Harivadan Gohil - 1 Bacardi- Harivadan Kabawala – 2 Cases of Beer- Hitesh Kabawala – 1 Black Label & 2 Vodkas- Janak Parmar – 1 Bacardi- Praful Narottam – 1 Black Label, 1 Vodka &

Various Mixers- Pravin Kapadia – 1 Glenlivet- Ramesh Patel – 1 Black Label

ndLook out for our next Football Social July 22 , more details are attached below. If you wish to sponsor a bottle for our next event, please do get in touch.

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored Team London so far. We still need your support in getting Team London to the Khatri World Cup. If you haven't already, please make your sponsorship pledges to Nilesh Patel 07949 158095 or Mayur Hazratwala 07944 043274.Also for any interested players, it is still not too late to join us. We are playing every Sunday morning, get in touch with Nilesh or Mayur if you wish to join the lads.We look forward to your support.

Regards,Team London

Pool Tournament Review

6th August 2017. More details on this to follow soon.

Golf Tournament

This year's Pool Tournament was held on Sunday 09 April 2017. There was good turn out with the keen players battling it out on the pools table. It was great to see the standard of play being so high. Congratulations to:Winner: Vinod Thakorlal. Runner up: Jitendra Pravinchandra Khatri

Khatri World Cup 2018

WeddingCongratulations to:BHAVIN son of Mrs Anita &

Mr and Praful Narottam

PAYAL daughter of Mrs Sandhyaben & Mr itendrabhai PatelJ

They got married on 29th April 2017in Kettering

SKA would like to thank Mr & Mrs Praful Narottam for their kind donation of £101.00

Ladies Bingo NightThe ladies Bingo Night was held on Saturday 18th March 2017, and it was attended by 70 ladies across all ages. The event was once again a super sell out (a FULL HOUSE) that was enjoyed by all who attended. The overwhelming success meant that there were requests by the attendees to continue to arrange similar nights on a regular basis. The Committee are happy to facilitate such a popular and fun event.

Congratulations to the winners of the prizes: Jagruti Kiran Jadav, Alpa Bhavin, Gita Motiwala and Bhavana Vakharia

Two games of bingo were played with prizes to be won, followed by dinner; and alcoholic drinks were available for purchase. We would like to thank all those who attended and especially for those that helped out during the night. With such a tremendous response and all helping out we will definitely look to hold similar events in the future.

It is great to announce that The Grand Social night was

indeed a GRAND event that lived up to its name, with

around 235 people attending. It was held on the Saturday

20th May at the Darji Pavilion Hall.

One thing is for sure, people like to meet, eat, drink, relax and be happy as it is evident from the full houses at the regular monthly Social Evenings.

So the primary reason for this special event at the Darji Pavilion was to give all our members the opportunity to attend a social evening rather than just seventy at our Mandal hall, which quite often leaves our members very disappointed when unable to attend a monthly Social Evening, especially in the summer months when most of our elders are back from their winter escape. So it is no surprise that this event was extremely well supported. Thank you.

The Grand Social started off in good time at 6.30pm and most people had arrived by 8.00pmEven though the dress code was Smart Casual, we had more smartly dressed than casual: ladies in their sarees, nice tops and trousers and some men in very smart blazers !Everyone had seats but as usual male members loved the bar area to purchase alcoholic drinks using tokens, and soft drinks were free on each table.

To do justice to the evening a variety of starters were served to satisfy everyone: Nacho with Dips, Crisps, Peanuts, followed by 3 coloured Dhokhra and a variety of Bhajias. (GREAT !!)

Mains : Ghosh with nice soft Naan, two salads, Rice and Tadka Daal. Vegetarian home cooked Paneer and vegetables plus dry Potatoes, Gulab Jamun etc. (SUPER !!)Meal finished off with a Cornetto each. (YUM !!)

To add that final touch to the occasion a live singer entertained the revellers through the evening, though it must be said this was more appreciated by the ladies than the men, who were certainly happy with their drinks and a chat. (GRAND !!)

Our SKA President Anita gave a little speech to welcome everyone, and thanked all who made this evening a great success.

Chefs were complimented for good food and overall everyone had a relaxing and very enjoyable time. Everyone mingled well with lots of room to move around. Great fun!

The Grand Social