How many gujaratis in uk

And I think we made the right decision. Bihar came under his command. We grew up with Bihari troops who served my father. When they got married,my parents lived in the Rashtrapati Bhavan when Prasad was the president. But these connections were not strong enough to draw you to Bihar. Did someone tell you to go to Bihar or was it just idealism?

I believe that in India,the economy is going to continue to grow regardless of the blips it is going through. I think the trajectory is definitely one of huge opportunity. Are you sure? Have you got kidnapping insurance? And I have complete faith that that state has been turned around. Do you get to see Chief Minister Nitish Kumar often? I see him from time to time. He has a very calm manner and has a great sense of humour as well. But also there is a very serious undertone.

He knows exactly what he wants to do. You talked about your father being the general officer commanding-in-chief,Central Army Command. But I remembered him recently in a completely different context. I remember that so clearly. I was genuinely worried as a son for his safety. And within a very short while he made the decision that the troops needed to be withdrawn. I can add a factoid that the Sri Lankan Army lost nine officers of the rank of general or its equivalent in that war.

We must get out of here. Our troops are getting killed by the hundreds. And he made the right decision. Look at what has happened since. Parliament was recalled in Britain just last month and we all came in and 75 of us spoke in the House of Lords.

It was one of the best debates I have ever spoken in. So,in this debate,we had former chiefs of the defence staff,former generals,admirals,former defence ministers and foreign ministers,people like Douglas Hurd,legends speaking. With that kind of fauji blood,you should have been making rum. Why beer? And he never charged me a royalty! Because the drink of the Indian Army is rum.

Will you do it at some point because that could be an Indian speciality? But did the family joke about this? One,you becoming a proper Brit because you are from a very rooted,desi,patriotic Indian family,and second,about becoming a businessman and not a soldier. In those days the Indian Army got paid very badly.

All this education! And you are becoming an import and export wallah. He loved it. And I was very happy that although I never joined the Army,before my father passed away,he saw me in uniform because the Queen appointed me deputy lieutenant. Have you had disappointments on the way or do you think we are getting there? I was appointed in by the British government to revive the Indo-British partnership. And there are great success stories both ways.

I practise what I preach. Gujarati Muslims are generally, but definitely not exclusively are based Evington and Spinney Hills. Without doubt, the heart of the British Gujarati community is the Belgrave-Melton Road area where there are a lot of authentic Gujarati restaurants and a wide variety of shops. In London, the western outskirts are definitely the most popular, namely Harrow and Wembley part of Brent.

Home Explore the BBC. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. BBC Asian Network. Explore the BBC. BBC Homepage. Contact Us. Elsewhere on BBCi. This story is from August 4, Non-resident Indians NRIs including Gujaratis are at the forefront of all major sectors in the United Kingdom including education, trade and business.

The British government also provides financial aid to diaspora members for learning Gujarati - these were some of the highlights of the speech by C B Patel, a noted British journalist of Gujarati origin at the GCCI hall on Thursday. The event was organized by the NRG Centre. Vishnu Pandya , chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Academy, was another speaker at the event.