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Preserving an Identity – ID Cards Phase 2

Preserving an Identity – ID Cards Phase 2
Dear Gnati brothers and sisters,
Last year, we successfully introduced ID card and ticketing system for Centre events such as Navratri. We have had a very positive and supportive messages from you. 
One common and recurring feedback has been that you do not like the idea of having to apply for ID Passes on an annual basis or carry identification with you. 
We have listened to you and in accordance with your recommendations; we will be rolling out photo ID passes in time for this year’s Navratri. Furthermore, these passes will have a life time validity so you will not need to re-apply on yearly basis.
We have also simplified the application process as well. You will only need to provide us with a passport size photo for each member applying for ID Pass together with copy of identification and address proof. We will then verify these details against our records and then issue you with the requisite passes. 
You have three options for applying this year:
(1) You can apply in person at Maher Centre either by attending the centre (dates and timings will be notified shortly). One family member may attend on behalf of other members in the household (we do not need to see each of you!); or
(2) By post – by posting copy id and address proof together with passport sized photos for each applicant (please don’t forget to write full name on back of photo);
Please do not send original documents to us in the post. This is not required and we will not be held liable for loss/misplacement.
 
(3) By email – simply email your scanned documents to Mr Ram Godhania on ram@mahercentre.com when cards are ready for collection you will be sent an email and text message if a mobile number is provided
We will then inform you to arrange collection or posting of your photo ID Pass. We aim to process your request within 14 days. If you have not heard from us or received your pass within this time frame, please telephone 0116 242 5360
Please apply early and avoid seeking to apply on the night as this may not be possible and we do not wish to offend or disappoint in such circumstances. 
We would remind you that whilst applying for passes has been simplified, the rules on applying to become a shareholder, ticketing for non-shareholders remains the same. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries.
Maher Centre
Ravensbridge Drive
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 0BZ
UK
Rules: 
Everyone in the community will require either a photo ID card or Navratri access pass as detailed below:
Each share holder will get a Free Photo I.D. Card with their membership details allowing them free entry into the navratri event. 
Each household with at least 1 shareholder will be entitled to free Navratri passes for their IMMEDIATE family members within the same household 
Everybody over the age of 18 who is not a shareholder, living away or does not have a free access pass will be required to purchase entrance tickets as outlined below
£5.00 per day (per person)
£50.00 for 9 day family pass (family members in the same household)
£30.00 for a 9 day pass for single parents or individuals
Note: Exemptions:
* Under 18s will be free 
* OAPs/60 + will be free
* People with a disability will be free 

AGM 2013 Postponed

Notice to members of Maher Community Association (Leicester)
It is with regret we inform members that the AGM scheduled for Sunday 30th of June 2013 is postponed to a later date.
This is due to a delay caused by TNT in posting of the AGM notice for members as required by the association’s constitution.
Sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused and we shall inform all members well in advance ahead of the rescheduled meeting.

Dilip Karavadra

Jesa Modhvadia running for Save the Children

Save the ChildrenDear All,
 
I’m taking part in the National Lottery Anniversary Run on 21/07/2013 to raise money for Save the Children and I’d really appreciate your support.
Donating to my JustGiving page is easy – just follow this link and click Donate:
JustGiving sends your donation straight to Save the Children so it’s a quick and safe way to donate.
Thank you,
Jesa

Maher Parivar Magazine

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Maher Parivar Magazine Issue 2 May 2014
Maher Parivar Magazine Issue 2 May 2014

Welcome to Maher Parivar Magazine

We are pleased to offer this publication to you, our valued community members. We hope you will find the information valuable and a helpful guide to the work that we do and the way we operate the Leicester Maher Community Association.
Our aim is to produce this magazine once a year, highlighting community news, new developments, forthcoming events and to provide a complete and transparent information for all the community.
         Maher Privar Magazine Issue 2 - May 2014

Maher Parivar issue1 June 2013
Maher Parivar issue1 June 2013

 

Maher Parivar Issue  1 – June 2013
Maher Privar Magazine

Suklap Magazine

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Welcome to Suklap Magazine

Suklap magazine is one of the oldest, most read and widely distributed news magazine within the Maher Community. Suklap has been created by Maher Supreme Council of Porbandar, India and is mainly delivered to Maher Community living outside India.
 
With kind co-operation and support from Maher Supreme Council of Porbandar, especially Parbatbhai Odedra & Samatbhai Sundavadra, Maheronline is pleased to present the first issue of Suklap online, we hope to bring more  issues very soon.
 
 Suklap - March 2013 
 

LMCA 2013 AGM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Maher Community 
Association (Leicester) UK will be held at Maher Community Centre, 15 Ravensbridge Drive, Leicester LE4 0BZ at 2.00pm on Sunday 30th June 2013 to transact the following business:
AGENDA
1. Prayers
2. Welcome by President
3.  Minutes of the previous meeting held on 9th September 2012
To be agreed and matters arising.
4.  Reports and accounts
To receive and consider the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2013 and the reports from the charity trustees.
5. Any other business
To deal with any matters raised at the meeting.
6.  Appointment of 2013 Committee 
To elect Office Bearers and Committee members for the next year.
7. To close the meeting
By order of the Board of charity trustees
Dilip Karavadra
Secretary
The Leicester Maher Community Association 

Indian visa centre to open in Leicester

Indian Visa Centre LeicesterAn Indian visa centre is to be opened – following a 20-year campaign by residents and politicians. The Indian High Commission has visa application offices in London and Birmingham.
Keith Vaz and Dr Virander Paul, the Indian deputy high commissioner It has now agreed to have six more and is hoping to sign a deal to base one at the Peepul Centre, in Belgrave. That would reduce the time and expense people in Leicester face when obtaining travel documents.
The move was announced at a lunch yesterday at the Peepul Centre, hosted by Leicester East MP Keith Vaz, who has led the campaign for a visa centre in the city. Dr Virander Paul, the Indian deputy high commissioner, was guest of honour at the event. He and Mr Vaz released 20 balloons in the colours of the Union and Indian flags – one to mark each year of the campaign.
Numerous letters and petitions have been presented by Mr Vaz on the issue over the past 20 years.
He said: “This is a dream come true. I cannot believe that after so many people campaigning over the past few decades it has finally happened. It will allow residents to save even more time and money. It shows a fresh commitment of the High Commission to help people of Indian origin in Leicester.”
“This is a red letter day. This is the day we can say we no longer have to go to London or Birmingham in order to get our visas to go to India. Mr Vaz said the centre in Leicester would ease pressure on the others.
The Birmingham office processes 77,000 visa application a year and in January was dealing with 515 people a day.
The MP thanked the Indian government, which he said had signed off on the decision at the highest levels.
Dr Paul said: “We have eight centres in six cities and we are going to have six more in different cities.
“I am happy to say Leicester will be one of those. It will ease the problems of the Indian-origin community in Leicester having to travel. We realistically expect that in three to four months all the new centres should be up and running.”
Evington city councillor Deepak Bajaj said the visa centre would be good for the city economy.
He said: “It will be another reason for people from outside the city to come to Leicester. It will draw in customers for our businesses and people to visit the city. The nearest current office, in Birmingham, is quite small and the queues are often large.”
Article credit : Leicester Mercury
Read more: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Indian-visa-centre-open-Leicester/story-19135173-detail/story.html#ixzz2VG34CTOX

Neelam takes a STEP up to society

Neelam Jaimal Arshi Modhwadia
Local solicitor Neelam Maher (daughter of Jaimal Arshi Modhwadia – Kettering, Northamptonshire ) has successfully completed the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates which now enables her to become a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Neelam, an associate at QualitySolicitors Wilson Browne, advises clients on all aspects of wills, estates, tax planning and the setting up and administration of trusts.
“I act for a large number of clients who have assets in trust. Trusts can be set up during a person’s lifetime or under their wills to take effect upon death and they are flexible mechanisms which can be used to achieve many different purposes. It’s fascinating work and I really enjoy it. This qualification is really a seal of approval for me,” explained Neelam.
“It’s a fantastic achievement,” congratulated Jim Kearns who works with Neelam at the firm’s office in Higham Ferrers. “Our private client team is one of the largest in the county and Neelam is a huge asset to us.”
Article credit: Chamber of Commerce

Funeral of Chhotujibhai Jivaji Odedra 18 May 2013

It is sad to announce that Chhotujibhai Jivaji Odedra from Peterborough, UK has passed away. 
Funeral has been arranged for Saturday 18th May 2013 at 9:30am from 107 Eye Road, Peterborough, PE1 4SG
Funeral ceremony will take place from 11:00am at:
Peterborough Crematorium
Mowbray Road,
North Bretton,
Peterborough
PE6 7JE
Jay Shree Ram ~ Jay Shree Krishna
Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti

Aakash Odedra has been awarded £30,000

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Focused: Aakash Odedra, 28, from Oadby, has been awarded a £30,000 bursary
Growing up, Aakash Odedra’s dyslexia drove him to express himself through the vocabulary of dance.
Now Aakash, 28, from Oadby, has received funding to come up with a performance about the condition.
He is one of five young artists to be awarded a £30,000 bursary from Sky Arts Futures Fund, and was chosen from more than 800 applicants. Aakash said: “Dyslexia was something I was affected by growing up.
 “There were a lot of funny moments of me reading things completely wrong, but there was the frustration of not being able to do things normally. “I managed to express myself through gestures and the arts instead and that pushed me into dance.”
This week Aakash is in Austria working with choreographers to put together a high-tech one-hour show.
He is working with ARS Electronica Futurelab, a company which will add some digital magic to the show. It will feature a touch-sensitive electronic floor which sends out ripples each time his feet hit the ground. The show is likely to premiere in London or Leicester.
Aakash said: “We are going to be using digital technology to enhance the ideas in the performance, including floor sensors and hanging sheets of gauze which project images when I move behind them. “I think each project I do gives me more influences and helps me grow subconsciously.
“It’s easy to look back and see that change after 20 years of dancing.”
Despite his physically demanding job, Aakash said staying in shape was not hard as long as he kept on dancing.
He said: “The danger is only when you stop for a week and then you have to work hard to get back to being in top condition.
“While I’m dancing it’s easy to stay in shape and I’m actually a bit of a junk food fan – pizza and falafel in particular.
“I’m in Linz, in Austria, at the moment and the chocolate here is great.”
Last July, Aakash was honoured with the title of Dancer of the Year at the Premio Danza and Danza Gala Awards after performing his dance, Rising, at the Festival Bolzano Danza in Brescia, Northern Italy.
He trains in the classical Indian dance disciplines of Kathak and Bharatanatyam, creating Rising while working with choreographers Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Russell Maliphant, who are well-known in the world of dance. The win helped him seal the grant from the Sky Arts Futures Fund.
He said: “It’s very special to be recognised as a performer. It was a privilege to perform my solo in Brescia.”
Article Credit: By Tom Mack, Leicester mercury