The India League and City Hindus Network hosted a joint event at the historical India Club. With over 80 City professionals, the evening is best summarised by one of the attendees, Ugan Pretheshan.
“What an evening! It was a great pleasure to be at a networking event last week hosted by the City Hindus Network and the India League. The evening was full of amazing food and hospitality at the India Club in London.
“It was the perfect opportunity to meet like-minded individuals and industry professionals from a variety of sectors, from banking to tech.
“As a student looking to break into investment banking and private wealth management, the event provided an ideal environment to learn from leading figures in the industry.
“Having been successfully trading for more than two years now, I relished the opportunity to speak with experienced professionals; who were all able to unfold a wealth of advice. Everyone that I spoke to was more than happy to help, and listen to my journey as a young trader.
“A special thank you to Alpesh Patel OBE for very helpful advice on university applications, trading and the importance of spirituality and identity. I look forward to coming along to future events and connecting with more great people.”
Keeping with its fine heritage and with the times of today and the needs of tomorrow, the India League works, to strengthen UK-India ties in all facets - inter-Governmental, academic, cultural, economic for a more prosperous and stronger UK and India as two leading global liberal democracies. It also aims to support and lead on Indian diaspora Issues globally, including resistance to hate-speech and discrimination and inform and educate the Indian diaspora on their rights and duties as citizens, keeping with the founding principles of the League, which is to have strong, Indian origin people, independent minded, well informed of their rights and equal partners in their relations with people of the world.
The India League in association with the High Commission of India organises Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) and Gandhi Nirvan Divas (30 January) at Tavistock Square, London.
CB Patel, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar was involved with The India League since 1967 and passed on the baton to Alpesh Patel, as the new President last year.
The India Club at 143 Strand is hidden up a flight of stairs, India Club is part of London's history. It was originally set up by the India League, to further Indo-British friendship in the post-independence era, and it quickly became a base for groups serving the Indian community.
