Hosts Gargi Patel and Vandana Joshi of NCGO UK organised a successful Zoom event for International Women’s Day & Mother’s Day celebration with the help of Sanjay Odedra (Secretary General) and Deepak Patel (Treasurer). The programme, attended by nearly 400 people included songs, dance, poetry recitations, yoga, and community information advice.
Gargi Patel MBE from Bhadran was educated in Ahmedabad India. A civil servant at Home Office, she is a part of the National Community Engagement team where she is an Indian community engagement officer. Gargiben is really passionate about her role and have assisted many members of the Indian community through faith and charity organisations.
Vandana Joshi is currently a trustee and former president of the Brahmin Society North London. She has been serving the community since past several years.
The event is available to view on NCGO Facebook, YouTube and website that is due to be launched next week. NCGO is an umbrella organisation of Gujarati organisations in the UK.