Jagdish Ghelani was born in Uganda, Africa where he did his Primary and Secondary education. His parents decided to send him to UK in 1972 to join his brother who was already in Leicester and was studying at Loughborough Tech College where he...

I came to the United Kingdom in 1981 to study at Loughborough University but could not afford the fees. As I was a qualified mechanical engineer, I applied for lots of jobs. I think I must have made 100 applications but didn’t get any of them. 

Kavita graduated from Sheffield Hallam University where she obtained an LLB Honours Law degree and then successfully completed the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School having obtained a scholarship to do so. Kavita is also an Accredited Police...

I was born in Birmingham to parents who originate from the Punjab, India. I was nicknamed after an epic Bollywood 1970’s movie “Bobby”! Having spent some of my childhood years acting as a make shift Punjabi interpreter for my grandmother at...

Luis Fonseca was born in India and has earned his place in history as the first Daman Councillor in the history of Leicester. He is now one of the Councillors of North Evington Ward. It is one of the safest seats in the country. As a Councillor,...

Professor Michael Escudier is Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. The Faculty represents around 5,500 specialist dentists, who provide patient care in dental practices, hospitals and the community....

In September 2017, Dr Param Shah was appointed as the Director of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, United Kingdom (FICCI). A postgraduate doctoral degree (PhD) in Management and a Master in Business Administration (MBA),...

Krishma Gupta was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She completed her BSc (Hons) in Podiatric Medicine at Glasgow Caledonian University qualifying with a 1st class degree in 2009. Her first job after qualifying was at NHS Fife where she had a 4-hour...