City Hindus Network
| સિટી હિંદુઓ નેટવર્ક | |
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dhruv Patel OBE |
| Founded at | London, England |
| Type | non-governmental organization |
| Legal status | Non profit organisation |
| Focus | Networking Education Spirituality Charity |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Area served | London |
Members | 3000 |
Chair | Alpesh Patel |
Chair Advisory Board | Lord Jitesh Gadhia |
Director | Dhruv Patel OBE |
Vice Chair | Prerna Bhardwaj |
Volunteers | 20 |
| Website | www |
City Hindus Network (CHN) is a not-for-profit organisation created to promote networking, spirituality, education and charity amongst Hindu professionals. It was founded in 2005 by Dhruv Patel OBE and its current Chair is Alpesh Patel, who was appointed in December 2019.[1] CHN is focused on building closer relationships between Hindu professionals working in the City of London.[2]
History
CHN's first major event was held by the then Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for the British Hindu community, at City Hall in London.[3]
Since then, the CHN has organised networking events, talks on Hindu philosophy and spirituality, a mentoring scheme, charity and volunteering events for Hindu professionals, and taken part in community and government liaison on behalf of the Hindu community. Many of its events have been in conjunction with the accountancy and consulting firms and investment banks in London, alongside other Hindu community partners, such as Diwali in London, and charities such as Odanadi, Women in Need, Joshua Playing Project and London Community Transport.
CHN has also worked closely with other faith networks including City Sikhs to organise the largest hustings events in London. [4]
Awards and nominations
- The founder of CHN, Dhruv Patel received an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours as a result of his community work through CHN and elsewhere.[5]
References
- ^ "In London, City Hindus Network Launched | The Pluralism Project". pluralism.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ ABPL. "CHN Diwali Ball celebrates importance of 'networking' and 'Hindu values' in toda..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ “City Hindus Network, a saffron revolution in the City of London?” Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Red Hot Curry – 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Sikhs and Hindus to gather for biggest City Hustings event in the UK". London Live. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "City leaders among Queen's Birthday Honours - City Matters". www.citymatters.london. Retrieved 2018-06-18.