Namaste 2012 by Namaste Gibraltar

Wishing All Our Family and Friends A Happy Diwali

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Editor’s Message Happy Diwali to everyone - and welcome to Namaste 2012! I’ve taken on the mantle of being editor of the magazine but please don’t think for a minute that I haven’t got a huge amount of help from Parissa Khiani or the other Namaste professionals from yesteryear. They have been brilliant and I could not have even got close to completing this without their massive help! As editor, you come to learn a lot: who got married and when, all the babies’ names, who has just finished their studies in the UK, and where people have been on holiday. That’s what you guys will see inside! But it’s the slightly more subtle things that you won’t see printed inside this magazine. The people providing the articles & photos, the attitude of those willing to lend a helping hand and the stress we cause our publisher Mike! You probably know who they are as they were ones bugging you for photos or visiting your shops for adverts, articles and general memories. So, I guess I am trying to say thank you to everyone who has helped - as this magazine can only ever be as good as those who contribute to it. Your support is imperative and long may this continue for future years. Special thanks go out to our continued advertisers, many from outside the Hindu Community, who recognise what an important part we play within Gibraltar and value our relationship with them. When you open this year’s edition, I hope you will see that we have taken the quality of the previous edition, added a bit of masala and spice, and come up with an even better read and insights into the happenings of our community in Gibraltar. As kids grow into young adults, you see how they are taking on the world (be it through business or sport). As the young adults get married or increase their visibility within their professions, you see them sharing their knowledge through their editorials. And as the married ones start to wind down and retire, well... their role is to investigate this magazine with a fine tooth comb in search of “maitie” that they can share with their relatives abroad! What’s inside? Amazing photos, brilliant editorials, educational stuff, and a revamped and easier to navigate directory. We also have a few quizzes - I rate the crossword as “difficult”. I also welcome you to the online Namaste. And for you tech savvy guys, playing with your iPhones and iPads, you can now download the magazine direct to your mobile device - check out the barcode on the bottom right of this page or go to www.issuu.com/namastegib/docs/namaste2012. If you don’t know how to work it, ask me. So now you really can share the magazine with all your family and friends around the world - go on, you know you want to... Jokes aside, I do have one important message to share with you... Whilst we are all busy in our daily lives: studying, working, building our little fortunes, and caring for our loved ones, we belong to a community here where we are valued, we are trusted, and we are welcome. Together, we have an identity that is respected in Gibraltar. This magazine culminates this identity and I encourage you to share it with your colleagues and friends from outside the community. And moreover, show the kids that we have this identity, that we care about our local and wider community and, that we share common interests. Finally I would like to personally thank Prem Mahtani and Roshan Chablani for waking up at 5am on a Sunday morning to capture such a lovely photo for our front cover. Happy Diwali, God Bless, and have a brilliant 2013 ahead!

Lalit Khatwani (Bunty) Editor: Namaste 2012

President’s Message

I was recently tasked with writing a thanksgiving prayer in respect of the Queen following the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee this year. As part of the prayer, which was to be given on behalf of our Hindu community at an interfaith congregation, I briefly considered two fundamental doctrines of our religion: the theory of karma and reincarnation. It occurred to me that if we believe in these two related and underlying tenets of our religion and philosophy, then we surely have to acknowledge that the Queen must indeed have been a doer of significant meritorious deeds in her previous life (or lives) to have been born into such a lineage that allowed her to become, by birthright, the ruler of what must be one of the most illustrious monarchical empires in modern history. We all accept and acknowledge however that it is not just actions of past lives in respect of which we reap the fruit in this life, but also that the karma that we undertake in this life shapes the present life and future lives. The life of Her Majesty the Queen is well documented and whilst we can see for ourselves the great sacrifices that she has borne as well as the great privileges she has enjoyed (and continues to enjoy), her birthright has also placed on her a great responsibility to act dutifully towards her subjects and in a dignified, measured and composed manner, and it is this perhaps that I wish to highlight against the following paragraphs. As we also know, Diwali is a time of year which celebrates the return to Ayodya of Shri Ram, Sita and Lakshman. These three are better examples still - if not the best - of dharma (virtuous and moral conduct); and the story of the great Ramayana should naturally be instilled in, and close to, all our hearts because it forms a fundamental pillar of our belief system. It is therefore essential that we should have regard to its teachings, in particular at this most important time in our festive and religious calendar. We are taught that by following the teachings in the Ramayana, we assure ourselves of tremendous spiritual merit and material benefit, both in this life and the next. The Ramayana exemplifies the most perfect and praiseworthy of human conduct by Shri Ram in the numerous challenges and difficulties that he faces and which precede his triumphant return to Ayodhya. It is, accordingly, no accident that our new year falls on the day marked by this event in Shri Ram’s life. It is meant to inspire us to overcome our hurdles without losing sight of, and confidence in these most ancient teachings embodied by Shri Ram’s actions that originated from the bhramarishis who imparted such rationalized knowledge and experience before time even began to record our way of life as the first and most ancient of all religions. Our primordial philosophy is to play the long game with patience and faith - and indeed it must be so if we believe in the theory of karma and reincarnation - but the catch, it seems, is that we must remember in a timely fashion to constantly strive to act in those seemingly insignificant as well as those momentous occasions in our daily lives in accordance with the tenets of our religion so that we can slowly but steadily play out the long game and build on (or more difficultly, attempt to exhaust) our respective storehouses of accumulated and accumulating ‘fruit’ in the manner which we are most desirous of. My message this year is therefore simply to remind us about the overwhelming depth of the literary work that is the Ramayana and, about the vast wealth of knowledge and profound wisdom that has been imparted to us by our forefathers, which we should endeavour to have better regard to and attempt to mark our daily lives with in a more meaningful manner. May I therefore take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a most joyous, healthy, successful and prosperous Diwali and that these fill each day of your new year ahead; and, may you also be inspired to remember to pause and reflect on the ‘fruits’ before your undertakings in at least all decisive and noteworthy moments in the new year ahead. With warm personal regards and sincere best wishes,

Vikram Nagrani

p.s. for those readers who do not believe in the theory of karma and/or reincarnation, perhaps you will believe in these in your next life! More seriously, to such readers, I would humbly request your indulgence and respect for these religious and philosophical views which are held by the majority of Hindus but which I have not attempted to expound or rationalize in this message, and instead, have referred to these herein on the assumption that they accepted and understood by the audience to whom this Diwali message is primarily directed. 4

CONTENTS Photo Albums

Editor’s message ........................................ 3 President’s message ................................... 4 Director of advertisers ............................... 6 Tipna 2012/2013 ....................................... 7 Useful information .................................... 8

Our Mandir .................................................. 15 The year in photos ..................................... 47 Graduations ................................................ 58 Out and about ............................................ 60 Weddings ...................................................... 77 Babies ......................................................... 78 Engagements .............................................. 84

Articles The K-factor ........................................... 11 A guide to #Bollywood and @Twitter .... 14 The hidden gems of Gibraltar ................. 20 Top 5 toys for kids .................................... 26 Falling at terminal velocity from 15,000 feet 28 Inspiration ................................................. 29 Fund raising for Charity, the healty way ... 32 Visa for life? Yes please ........................... 33 Moving back to Gibraltar - a personal view 35 Punctuality ................................................ 37 Chapatti atta & Buckwheat ...................... 40 Dementia ................................................... 42 My flight to Nirvana ................................. 44 Quiz page ................................................... 45 This generosity is what makes Gibraltar the community it is.................................... 55 Back to school .......................................... 59 Rajesh Khanna... A tribute ........................ 66 How I became the first Gibraltarian to complete an Ironman Triathlon ........... 68 Wine - Life’s delight ................................. 74 Some sayings ............................................ 76 Quiz answers .............................................. 76 A sindhi saga .............................................. 79

Directories Community of Gibraltar ............................. Personal E-mail addresses .......................... Business and Professional E-mails .............. Traders of Gibraltar ..................................... COVER Photography by Prem Mahtani

86 93 95 96

Directory of Advertisers Alpha Electronics 73

Khans 53

Anglo Hispano Company Limited

La Alhambra 17

Alwani Group of Companies

KPMG 16

54 74

Lewis Stagnetto 72

Antonio 12

Lifetime Insurance Consultants Limited

Babani Visa Services 33

Marquez 30

Baker Tilly 13 Bean & Gone

Bentley Property Services Limited

Mascot 22

Mojo 16

Mumtaz 53

Bluespirit 46

Music Corner 52

Bubbles 19 Budhrani & Co

Cambio La Frontera

Business Search Limited

Nagrani Bros (SK Beda Par) Nagrani’s (Lord & Company Limited)

Danny’s (Telemusic Centre Limited)

Dandumal & Sons Limited

Omni Classic (Param-Anand & Sons Limited) Omni Jewel (Sufee Corporation Limited)

PwC 57 Ramsons 43 Saccone & Speed

Essardas Group 83

Fortune Wine Limited

Scala Limited 24 Sheetal’s Beauty 16

Euro Electronics 73 Flemings (Gib) Limited

Societe Generale Private Banking / Hambros

Southease 2

Sovereign Group 34 Star of India

Freight-it 9

Tagore 23

Gala Casino 56

Tarachand 16

Gatsby’s 30

Tipico 41

Glamour 24

Town Stores 9

Hassans 100

Vienna 46

Hotu 8 Image (Sea & Ocean Limited)

Samtani family 31

Estoril Limited 22

Europa Wines & Spirits & Mini Thresher

Pound Paradise 70

PB Jewellers 23

DigitalXPrint 85

ESV Hassan & Co

Paris 30

Digital Corner 52 El Primero (Prerna Limited)

Netgear 46

Chellsons 36 Cosmopolitan & Cosmopolitan Kids

Vijay 24

WDR Chartered Certified Accountants

Jaya Bazaar 18

Zen 85

Kaycee 53

The Hindu Community of Gibraltar would like to extend warm thanks to all advertisers for their support in the publication of Namaste

TIPNA 2013 November 2012 (Asoo & Kartik)

May 2013 (Chet & Vaisakh)

Dhanteras

Sunday

Chand

Saturday

Diwali (Laxmi Puja)

Tuesday

Satyanarain (Buddha Purnima)

Saturday

Chand

Thursday

Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)

Saturday

Satyanarain (Guru Nanak Janam)

Wednesday

Chand

Sunday

Satyanaraian

Sunday

Chand

Tuesday

Satyanarain (Guru Purnima)

Monday

December 2012 (Kartik & Nahiri) Ganesh Choth

Sunday

Chand

Friday

Ekadashi (Geeta Jayanti)

Monday

Satyanarain

Friday

January 2013 (Nahiri & Poah)

June 2013 (Vaisakh & Jeth)

July 2013 (Jeth & Akhad)

August 2013 (Akhad & Savan)

Ganesh Choth

Tuesday

Chand

Thursday

Chand (Lal Loi)

Sunday

Independence day

Thursday

Makar Sankranti

Monday

Satyanarain (Raksha Bandhan)

Wednesday

Satyanarain

Sunday

Krishna Janmashtami

Wednesday

Ganesh Choth

Wednesday

September 2013 (Savan & Bhado)

February 2013 (Poah & Mangh) Chand

Monday

Basant Panchami

Friday

Satyanarain

Monday

Chand

Friday

Ganesh Chaturthi

Monday

Satyanarain (Shradh begins)

Friday

October 2013 (Bhado & Asoo)

March 2013 (Mangh & Phagun) Maha Shivaratri

Sunday

Chand

Wednesday

Holi

Wednesday

Satyanarain (Dhuriyo)

Wednesday

April 2013 (Phagun & Chet)

Navaratri (for 9 days)

Saturday

Chand

Sunday

Dussehra

Sunday

Satyanarain

Friday

November 2013 (Asoo & Kartik)

Chetti Chand

Thursday

Diwali (Laxmi Puja)

Sunday

Rama Navmi

Saturday

Chand

Monday

Satyanarain (Hanuman Jayanti)

Thursday

Satyanarain (Guru Nanak Janam)

Sunday

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HINDU COMMUNITY OF GIBRALTAR HON LIFE PRESIDENTS Naraindas S. Vatvani Haresh Budhrani Q.C. PRESIDENT Vikram Nagrani VICE PRESIDENT Angu Shivdasani HON TREASURER Lalit Khatwani

HON SECRETARY Ramesh Karnani COMMITTEE MEMBERS Vishal Aswani Raj Choitram Vijay Gopwani Reshma Melvani Parissa Khiani Ravi Viroomal HON AUDITOR Subash Malkani

THE K FACTOR The kitchen is the ‘hottest’ place to be in these days. No, no, I’m not referring to the smoky fumes that permeate this temple of food - our baffles of chimneys handle them pretty well. I’m referring to the newest fad round the block-the evolution of cooking as an Art form. All you need to do is surf the 200 odd TV channels on your remote and you’ll most definitely agree with me. Cookery shows, reality cooking contests, celebrity chef hosts, they’re all on our screens no matter what the time of the day or night. The spirit of adventure and exploration that has permeated all facets of our lives today seems to have extended itself into the hitherto-drab kitchen as well. As a child, I remember my mom’s creativity in the kitchen would never go beyond our well-worn Tarla Dalal recipe book, which would be leafed through only when guests were coming over for a meal and what’s more, mom would carefully choose the safest sounding recipes. (But I don’t blame her, my sister and I had a non-commis approach to food back then). I’ve noticed however, that today women view their kitchen as a playground for creativity. That’s largely because global ingredients are available on the shelves of our supermarkets today- artichokes from Europe, Gruyere cheese from Switzerland, salami from New Zealand, blueberries from Canada and rows upon rows of canned, bottled and frozen versions of the foods we’ve until now only heard about in travel magazines and on the television. Quite naturally, they make their way into our refrigerators, tempting us to spice up the dinner table for a change. And oh yes, we travel a lot more these days. Be it to the star-studded global cities or the back-of-beyond places on the planet, we are (don’t know about you, but I certainly am) on a ‘culture trip’, wanting to absorb the unique ethos of the places we visit. My recent visit to the surreal state of Sikkim had me drinking Thongba (a locally brewed drink made from millets) out of a bamboo keg in the tiny village of Lachung-la and biting into yak cheese on my way to the very edge of the Indian Himalayas at Zero-Point! And when I extend my binocular vision towards international travel, I find myself yearning to bite into crispy Falafel in Egypt, honeyed Baklava in Turkey, steaming Babka in Belarus and tangy Tagine in Morocco. But alas, until I make a visit to these dream destinations, my palate will have to stay gratified by home-made experimentations of the same. Actually, it’s quite cool to be an amateur cook today. Take a look at how shows like Master Chef and Hell’s Kitchen are fulfilling the culinary aspirations of the ordinary Jack and Jill next door. These novices chop, blanch, grill and sauté their ingredients and their heated emotions, in an attempt to produce international style cuisine. They compete with their co-contestants as well as themselves to search within their souls for the dream of professionalizing their talents. As if all this wasn’t temptation enough to don an apron, we have culinary goddesses from across the world on our TV sets, adding that final ‘tadka’ of inspiration. Nigella Lawson’s cooking is sensuous, Kylie Kwong is earthy and refreshing, and Rachel Allen’s baked goodies take me back to The Land of Treats in Enid Blyton’s The Folk of the Faraway Tree. When I see these divas make cooking appear so fabulous, aesthetic and almost exalted, I’m tempted to stir up a storm in the wok myself!

Anju Mahbubani Daswani

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A Guide to #Bollywood and @Twitter

by @priyagulraj Do you ‘Tweet’, ‘Re-tweet’, ‘Follow’ and ‘Favourite’? Have you contacted a Bollywood celebrity, a politician or a friend, in 140-characters or less, sharing your views and photos in a short and snappy sentence? I do, and so have millions of others who have joined the rest of the Tweeps – yes, us, the mere mortals who are on Twitter. For years Bollywood has led its way on Twitter, with Amitabh Bachchan leading the Bollywood Twitterati – this is the Twitter elite. With more than three million followers and 16,000 tweets, it is no wonder Big B has a myriad of followers on this micro-blogging social network.

Twitter isn’t limited to the likes of the Bachchans, Dino Morea, Farhan Akhtar and Shah Rukh Khan. There is a strong female presence on Twitter as well, with the likes of Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra), Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone), and Mallika Sherawat (@MallikaLA) who are fellow Tweeps. The younger Bollywood stars are taking to tweeting online, with Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) and Jackky Bhagnani (@jackkybhagnani). Search for #sindhi and this is what you find: @sonamakapoor There is absolutely nothing like sindhi kadi and rice. Long live Sindhi food, with even Sonam, whose mother Sunita is Sindhi, singing praise of the popular dish. Stars of the small screen have now taken to tweet of their time on set and any upcoming story lines, with Sanaya Irani, also known as Khushi from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, leading the way there.

While @SrBachchan tweets about life and upcoming movies, and reminisces of times gone, he also takes the time and chance to keep in touch with his fans.

Abhishek Bachchan, who uses the alias @ Tweeting as @itsmesanaya she takes the opportunity juniorbachchan talks about his time on set, but also his to let fans know what to expect in the show, and reassures fans that Arnav, played by Barun Sobti, gets love for Chelsea FC and the India cricket squad. all their messages of praise. When his daughter, Aaradhya was born, ‘Beti B’ trended worldwide, after millions of Twitter users So before you think that there is a publicist or an took to the site to express joy and wish the new parents assistant tweeting on behalf of a celebrity, most accounts are verified, so it means that it is their official and grandparents their best. Twitter account. People continued to repeat or ‘re-tweet’ what others had said, meaning that Aaradhya was the most talked about topic in India. Counting how many Bollywood fans are around the world, this made Beti B the most tweeted subject in the Twitter world, hence why she was ‘trending’ worldwide.

So why don’t you join the rest of us in the Twitter world, and see whether your favourite celebrity will re-tweet your message or respond to one of your tweets, and while you’re there don’t forget to say hello to me @priyagulraj.

Other Bollywood-related stories that have trended worldwide were the death of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna and Dev Anand.

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Wishing Everyone a Happy Diwali From Mr & Mrs. Radhakishin & Taruna Paryani, Kamlesh, Muskaan, Neetu, Misha, Ayush & Juan.

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THE DASWANI FAMILY Extend to all relatives and friends their heartiest best wishes for a happy Diwali

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THE HIDDEN GEMS OF GIBRALTAR

Anju Mahbubani Daswani

My husband & I eat out at least three times a week, and in these last few months of marital bliss, our gastronomic adventures have taken us to numerous restaurants and take-aways in Gibraltar and across the frontier. But we humans are never content with what we have, are we? Very much like our approach to clothes, handbags and footwear, even with food we crave the new and different every time we plan to eat out. And that’s a good thing! So if like us, you also share the ‘I-want-new, I-wantdifferent’ attitude, I’ve compiled a list of interesting eating places that are cosily tucked away in the narrow winding gullies of our beloved town, little known to most of us. Their delicacies will tantalise your taste buds, whet your appetite and have you lick your lips in sheer satisfaction!

4 STAGIONI (ask for Paolo)

At: 16/18, Rosia Road, Jumper’s Bastion. Call: 200 79153 or Email: stagioni07@hotmail.com Open: Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, Sunday for Lunch. The Cherry on the Sundae: Home-made Italian cuisine, their house specialities include Ravioli stuffed with Pumpkin and a variety of Veggie Pizzas laced with extra spice for our truly Indian taste buds!

BEAN & GONE CAFE

At: No. 20, Engineer’s Lane. Call: 200 65334 or Email: info@beanandgonecafe.com Daily Specials on Facebook: Bean & Gone Cafe Open: Monday to Friday-8:30AM to 4:00PM. The Cherry on the Sundae: An extensive vegetarian menu including veg sushi, fresh salads, egg-free muffins, cakes and other desserts. All their dishes are home-made on the premises every morning. The café boasts a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Take aways are also available.

KITCHEN (ask for Dino)

At: No.3, College Lane. Call: 200 49184 or Email: dinocharvetto@gmail.com Daily Specials on Facebook: Kitchen (College Lane) 20

Open : Monday to Saturday-9:00AM to 9:00PM The Cherry on the Sundae: Kitchen is just off Main Street and sports a pretty, well-shaded terrace for those lazy summer lunches. Just walk in and order your favourite vegetarian or non-vegetarian dish, Dino will make sure they’re cooked to your satisfaction!

MARRAKECH RESTAURANT (ask for Dan)

At: No. 9, Governor’s Parade. Call: 200 75196 Daily Specials on Facebook Open : Monday to Saturday-12:00 noon to 3:00PM and 7:00PM to 11:00PM The Cherry on the Sundae: Morrocan cuisine is said to be one of the top three in the world, and the Marrakech Restaurant certainly does justice to this acclaim. Their Pastilas, Tagines, Couscous, Kiftas and Kebabs are aromatically flavoured with spices from across the border and garnished with prunes and almonds which are so typical of Morrocan cuisine. Vegetarian options are also available.

THE THEATRE ROYAL RESTAURANT & BAR

(ask for Julles and Alvert) At: No. 60, Governor’s Street. Call: 200 51614 Email: theatreroyalgib@hotmail.co.uk Follow on Facebook: The Theatre Royal, Gibraltar Open : Monday to Saturday- noon to 9:00PM The Cherry on the Sundae : Rated the No.1 Restaurant/Bar in Gibraltar by Trip Advisor for the year 2012. Little surprise that, since they serve international cuisine prepared with a special South African spin on it! Curries made with coconut milk and fresh fruits, succulent BBQ spare ribs, veggie bean burgers and many more South Africa-inspired delicacies are served in this quaint restaurant.

VERDI VERDI (ask for Idan)

At : G10, ICC Mall. Call : 200 60733 or Email: info@verdiverdi.com Follow on Facebook: Verdi Verdi Open : Monday to Thursday-7:30AM to 6:00PM, Friday-7:30AM to 5:00PM The Cherry on the Sundae : Pure delight for the senses – the aroma of recently brewed coffee, the whiff of freshly baked bagels and cinnamon rolls, the sensuous topping on the double chocolate cheesecake, the crunchiness of the freshly tossed salads. International cuisine available in vegetarian and meat options. Idan is passionate about his food being fresh and healthy, being cooked right from scratch in this kitchen. A special reminder to all you coffee lovers – Verdi Verdi get their coffee specially blended and flown in from Napoli in Italy just for you!

VILLAGE INN (ask for Michael)

At : 72-74, Catalan Bay. Call : 200 75158 Follow on Facebook: Village Inn, La Caleta Open : Monday to Saturday-11:00AM to midnight The Cherry on the Sundae : A warm, cozy, homely atmosphere greets you as you walk into the Village Inn. It’s a great place for a family meal! Their Octopus is famous across Gibraltar and vegetarian food is also served if ordered in advance.

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THE NAGRANI FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO WISH THEIR CLIENTS, FRIENDS AND THE HINDU COMMUNITY OF GIBRALTAR A VERY HAPPY DIWALI AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

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On 29th June 2012, I was falling at terminal velocity from 15,000 feet.. ... Wondering why I actually decided to go through with this...

By Monika Samtani

A few months before then... there was much discussion in our office about the next charity fundraising event we would do. When someone suggested sky diving... we were all very enthusiastic about the idea... until crunch time... I didn’t actually want to jump out of a plane... so naturally, I voted no! As part of KPMG’s corporate social responsibility, we selected The Gibraltar Disability Society as our charity for the year, so all funds raised from charity events for the year would be donated to them. The society provides assistance to disabled individuals and their families to help them have a better quality of life. This inspired me to change my mind... and along with 3 of my colleagues we began our fundraising for the society. We raised over £3,100 for them from this event and, as the Partners of the firm sponsored the jump, all money raised was for the charity. The free fall was indescribable... the longest 60 seconds ...where I could feel that cold air push against me as I flew over the airfield in Sevilla... what a liberating experience! The parachute opened, and I sighed with relief and knew that in no time I’ll be back safely on the ground... and 7 minutes later I was. This has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life... and I’m glad I was able to do it for such a worthy cause... next step... bunjee jumping (NOT!!)

Inspiration Bharkha Samtani

Have you ever sat down and thought about what inspires you to wake up in the morning and go about your daily activities, or life? I recently reminisced over the concept of inspiration while having a random conversation with my family, it got me thinking… what is inspiration? How can we define it? Can we be inspired by just one thing? The Oxford English dictionary defines inspiration as “a stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings to a special activity.” When broken down into its component parts the word inspiration simply means ‘in-Spirit’. When you are living ‘in-Spirit’ you are content about yourself and your life. Finding inspiration means aligning your heart and mind with the unlimited abundance of life, and consciously focusing on the possibilities that surround you. Inspiration can come in many forms, different people are inspired by different things… We may be able to create a state of inspiration by tuning into the magnificence of nature, by listening to beautiful music, reading inspiring words, or by looking at the miracles that are happening all around us every day. 29

Michelangelo once said “In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.” If to ask a disciple what inspires him he would respond saying that his belief in God and his meditation is his inspiration, that the teachings learned in spiritual discourses allows them to go about their daily activities. For another, their career and wealth could be a driving force to wake up in the morning and go about their daily activities. I believe that inspiration cannot be found in just one thing; several moments throughout the day or several people in your life can inspire you, whether its a child that inspires his parents or where the parents inspire their children. Sisters, brothers, teachers, bosses can inspire you all in different ways A teacher inspires you during your time at school to pass exams and go to university. A boss may inspire someone to one day succeed their position. I believe that the phrase “whatever happens, happens for a reason” holds some level of truth. Events whether good or bad happen to somehow inspire you to plan your next move. Life is a game of inspiration… whatever inspires you determines the path you’d follow… so let me ask you the question...

‘What and who inspires you?’

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(An interview with Sunaina Chablani)

What inspired you to run the marathon?

Running the marathon was definitely not a walk in the park and it took a great deal of training and emotional preparation to complete the 42.195km challenge! Jogging my memory back to when I was 12 years of age, it was my dad who inspired and motivated me to partake in the 400m and 800m school runs. I always enjoyed running and found it the most relaxing experience (what I like to refer to as “me time”), but it was not until last year December I decided to push that little further and run the half marathon. Obviously that wasn’t much of a push and I eventually found myself signing to participate in the London Marathon! I hear there was a little surprise waiting for you at the start point? Spill the beans… It’s actually the first time someone has ever managed to surprise me without me having any inkling! My dad flew over specifically to support me – the most amazing moment ever! He was joined with my cousins, fiancée and sister in law, all of whom pretty much walked the marathon to try and coincide with me at various points throughout the race! The run. The crowd and runners were amazing. There was support throughout the track and initially all the runners were singing together and motivating one another! There were people from all walks of life, dressed in all sorts of gear and the best bit is that everyone had one aim and all in a good cause! I had a target to follow one particular person in order to keep to my predicted time and this gentleman happened to be wearing bells on his legs and arms.. I think my head was hurting more than my legs by the end of it!! Worst point. I almost hit the wall on the 30th km! It reached a point where my legs were numb and my body couldn’t take it… but I was glad to have seen my good buddies at this stage - Anil, Lokesh and Bhavna en route, which assisted in pushing me that little bit further. More so, knowing that this is all in aid of a fantastic charity I felt the need to push myself to the finish line! Finish point. Wow it was the biggest relief ever! Broke into tears! Attempted to collapse to the floor but that was too painful! As I said before this is my biggest achievement - finally the diet and the long runs after work paid off! Where did our monies go towards? I ran on behalf of Help a Capital Child. My goal was to raise over £2500 and to increase awareness of the life changing impact the charity has had on the underprivileged children in the UK. With the support from my family and friends I successfully raised £3006. The charity has been kind enough to offer a £500 donation to a local charity of my choice. I will be submitting the cheque to GBC Open Day, which I believe will be the perfect option to distribute the funds effectively. 32

Visa for life? Yes please! Planning a visit to India has always taken time and preparation, I remember when deciding my Christmas trip to India and only being allowed a six month multiple entry Visa I had to wait till July before I could apply for the Visa in order to visit in Christmas... thank God they introduced the 5 year Visa. Anyway, times have obviously changed and these days there is the availability of the PIO (“Persons of Indian Origin”) or OCI (“Overseas Citizen of India”) card. They are distinct cards and you can get one or the other. The OCI is a bit harder to obtain but the benefits of obtaining it is very rewarding, including the possession of an India Visa for life! The reason why I am writing about this is just to share with you the experience I had in obtaining my OCI, and the benefit already seen from it, and then I’ll lay out some of the benefits of the cards - and you can decide for yourself if it is worth your while trying to obtain this... With the continued evolution of the internet, I was able to apply for my OCI online by entering my personal information on the Indian Embassy website. Then I was asked to send certified copies (not originals) of my passport, proof of address and evidence of my Indian citizenship via courier together with payment of about £250 and photos. After that I was able to track my application online on a daily basis, and precisely within 10 days it said that my application had arrived and was being processed and within 5 weeks from original application the status update said my “OCI was granted and ready to collect”. It was that quick and easy. It is only at this stage that you need to part with your passport, for a maximum of 4 hours (if you go in person) or you give your passport to someone to take to the embassy in London (together with an authorisation letter), and on return your passport will be returned with a Visa duly stamped and labelled as “lifelong”. Now that I had the treasured lifelong Visa, I learnt a bit more about the benefits other than the dedicated OCI/PIO queue at immigration on arrival in India. These are listed here for your ease. My recommendation to anyone who wants to reduce the bureaucracy and time it takes to get a Visa, is to view the Indian Embassy’s website and determine if you are eligible for an PIO or OCI card, and act accordingly as soon as you know you want to travel. The same can be applied for via the Indian Embassy in Madrid, and there is help available for application through Madrid. The costs are similar, with a slight premium for applying via Madrid, but at least you know that your application will always be in possession of someone you can trust and is aware of the detail of the application process.

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Moving back to Gibraltar - a personal view Ravi Viroomal is a Business Development Manager at Sovereign Trust in Gibraltar. Taking a personal view here, he discusses the reasons for leaving London– as well as his hopes for the Rock’s future. After training in Gibraltar, I spent over four years working in the financial sector in London. It was my job to develop new streams of business for a foreign-exchange dealing company – similar in many ways to what I am doing for Sovereign today. Our clients were mainly international customers based both in the UK and abroad. I loved the dynamism, energy and general openness to doing business in London and, as a Gibraltarian, it felt like home in so many ways. London is a truly international city, well placed geographically in a time zone that means the working day starts whilst the Far East is still trading, and New York wakes up when it is around lunchtime in the UK. By all measures, it is truly one the best places to conduct business, and at the end of the working day, a multitude of leisure activities are available to tempt a young Gibraltarian such as me working there for the first time. So it came as a surprise to my friends and family when I announced late last year that I was planning to return home to Gibraltar. To be honest, it came as something of a shock to me too. If London is so great, what could possibly lure me away? Or was it Gibraltar itself that was proving too enticing to resist? As so often in life, the answer relies on a sizeable helping of both and after some weeks I found myself inexorably being drawn back home. The drawbacks to life in London are as well-known as they are obvious. A mega-city of London’s size is bound to include several modern day challenges to counter its attractions. Distance from family was always the overwhelming factor however inconveniences such as the commute combined with a sense that one is merely a tiny cog in a massive wheel meant that an eventual return home remained a distinct possibility throughout my time in “the big smoke”. The principal reasons for considering my re-location back home included the obvious ability Gibraltar affords to enjoy a lifestyle where the balance between work and leisure can be more easily achieved. I have always been proud that a close, genuine community spirit exists and that personal relationships can be developed that attract individuals here from all over the world. So I found myself caught in the gravitational force that Gibraltar seems to exert on locals who have moved abroad to develop their career. My decision was predicated on moving back to be with family and friends but I was equally determined not to make the move until a meaningful professional opportunity arose where my skills and knowledge could be properly exploited. After all, I had spent five years of my working life in London and I wanted to ensure that the experience would not go to waste. I felt as though I deserved a chance to do something really special and that job opportunities in Gibraltar could provide this given that many firms were locating there. So what did I want from a new position back home? I didn’t feel cut out to sit in an office all day but my training had been in the financial world that had been followed by the altogether different challenges I had encountered in London’s international forex community. I was looking for something where I could deal with clients on a daily basis, where I could be pretty much be my own man; oh and the money and future prospects had to be decent as well! At Sovereign, I discovered a culture that I found easy to adopt. The group’s core activities are centred on corporate services, as they have been since Sovereign’s foundation in Gibraltar a quarter of a century ago, but as the global network has expanded – Sovereign is now represented in 25 locations worldwide – so the range of services has developed. Although I am primarily involved in attending to the needs of clients requiring corporate services, in any one day I might find myself introducing the investment management arm, discussing accounting, insurance or even perhaps marine and aviation services, including the registration of super yachts and private jets! Exactly what I craved when considering returning here. It’s been a year since I made the move back home. Naturally the family are delighted – well they say they are – but what are my impressions of Gibraltar and how has it changed in the five years since I last worked here? More importantly how do I see the future of Gibraltar as a specialised finance centre?

Certainly the infrastructure has changed enormously, and I don’t mean just at the airport! I could cite new office complexes at Ocean Village and Waterport Road as just two examples. Impressive growth has been experienced in several sectors within the finance industry such as insurance and funds, where clients can now avail themselves of bespoke Experienced Investor Fund rules. And the gaming sector has continued to grow at breakneck speed. Although there are always going to be challenges that the industry must face, there is no reason why the general uptrend should not continue. In the particular sector in which I work, corporate services, there is another good story to tell. The introduction of the new company tax regime in 2011 has led to an upsurge in interest in locally-registered companies. Eligible clients can now benefit from a flat corporate tax charge of 10%. Gibraltar’s attractive tax system also includes the absence of VAT, any form of capital gains tax or indeed withholding tax on dividends, interest or royalties. I use the phrase “eligible clients” deliberately. All Gibraltar regulated firms such as Sovereign, are unable to take on business from clients seeking simply to illegally avoid paying their dues. Events elsewhere, not least in the UK, make that plain. Rather, the intelligent use of forward planning – that may indeed imply some tax mitigation amongst other objectives – is now becoming the norm for corporate service providers. So as I work through my first year back home, I can look back and genuinely say that the move has been a positive one. I am fortunate to have joined the Sovereign team – but then again perhaps it is Sovereign who should be pleased to have me! And my thoughts for the future? In general, very positive. I am convinced that Gibraltar continues to develop its financial services offering, perhaps at times by punching above its weight. There is no doubt in my mind that for serious players prepared to make the investment in the right people, Gibraltar will continue to develop in the years ahead. Of course, we cannot live in isolation and the continuing problems in the Eurozone in particular are likely to have an adverse impact here. But overall, I believe that this well regulated financial services centre can look forward to the future with confidence. And I have put my money where my mouth is by taking this proactive step and returning home. I encourage other Gibraltarians who have spent some time abroad, be it in the UK or further afield, to look once again at the opportunities to be found here on their doorstep. You may be very pleasantly surprised and I look forward to the chance to say to you “Welcome home”!

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Successful men take no chances in being late. They prefer to be a little early but never late. Yet why do we think that if we have been given a time to be at the party, we think that if we get there at the precise time, they will think that we were very anxious to go – or that we are greedy – or even that we will have an extra drink? I think it is very decent to turn up at the appointed hour because just think – when the time is given; the host has to turn up (usually) – so why would they think that we are very anxious to get there? Isn’t it rude to let the host be there earlier than the appointed time because he would not want to see his guests arriving early and get insulted? So if the host puts his effort to go early – it is only right for the guests to turn up early too. Instead of saying, ‘why the rush’. Punctuality is an essential part of our life and nature. The sun rises with seasonal punctuality and so it sets. The seasons turn in their cycles and there again you have nature observing punctuality. The huge stars in the firmament move their course so punctually that they remain in the heavens and everything seems well in the world. The singing of the nightingale, the migration of birds, the flowering of trees and bearing of fruit in their time and seasons, all teach us a lesson in punctuality. In fact, our life and growth, age and death, are so planned by the Maker, that they must follow a pattern of punctuality. Punctuality is the soul of business. It has been called the ‘politeness of prices’ badge of sincerity, discipline and success. Successful men, men who have made punctuality their virtue, take no chances in being late. If they know that a certain train or bus might make them late, they take the earliest one. They prefer to be a little early but never late. People who cannot keep appointments lose in esteem. Some people believe they are very smart because they always arrive late. They have no objection to being inconsiderate and even rude. At the theatre, they spoil the pleasure of others; at dinner party they exasperate their host and hostess. Some even make sure they come at the time that they will be noticed and sometimes even just on time for the meal to be served. They will put in an appearance thinking that this pleases the host or hostess because they have at least put in an appearance. Little do they realise that they are the talk of the town – making in an appearance at that time. It disrupts everyone and everything. Many even think that when they ‘at least appear’ they are doing the host a favour by ‘at least coming’. There are occasions of course when one can’t help being late but when one can, one should remember the example of a King of England who had been once invited by a French portrait painter to visit his studio to look at some pictures. As the king could not be there at three o’clock, hour of the appointment, he rushed an aide-decamp at half past two to say that he would be there at quarter past three. And there he was at quarter past three on the dot. When you have made an appointment – which is a kind of promise – be careful to keep it at the appointed time. This is a matter of honour as well as of the convenience of others. If you must cancel an appointment, make sure to inform the person concerned as soon as possible. ‘I have always been a quarter hour before my time,’ said Nelson, ‘and it has made a man of me.’ Follow this advice and make a man, a successful man of yourself. Be punctual. Be always on time. You expect it of others. And they expect it of you. It will pay you good dividends. They will appreciate it. By being punctual in business or meeting people at the appointed hour, you will show them your regard and in turn enjoy their respect.

Kids Korner

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Lear how to draw Ganesha.

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CHAPATTI ATTA - MADE IN SPAIN THAT INDIANS IN SPAIN EAT by BRIJ GOEL I had the rare opportunity of visiting a water run flour mill recently (Molino de Agua). This is the only mill that I know off that makes chapatti flour for us Indians in Spain. The private road that it is located on is locked about 5km before the mill and visitors are not allowed to enter by car, only on foot. The owner is a friend of a friend, so he picked us up in his car - only him and other property owners may enter the area. The mill is high up in the hills, close to Algeciras. When we got there, the owner told us that he is the one that makes the ‘harina de chapatti’ - chapatti flour. He showed us the two types of atta he makes for Indians. One type he sells to Pelayo (local bakery from where most of the Indians in Gibraltar buy atta) for euro 0.70 per kilo and Pelayo resells it for euro 1.50 per kilo. The other type of chapatti flour he sells in Madrid and Palma de Mallorca. This one is much finer and lighter than the one Pelayo sells to us. The flour mill has two stones, one static and the other moving. The wheat is directed between the two stones where it is ground. The distance between the two stones defines the type of atta that is produced. Increasing the distance produces thicker, darker and more integral flour. In this mill, the moving stone is driven by an underground wheel, which is driven by water from the river. The river water is channelled and controlled to maintain a constant speed at all times. The stones, in the good old days, used to be made of wood and later out of cork. Nowadays they are made entirely out of one piece of natural stone. The life of each stone is about 200 years. This particular mill is registered since 1768; however it is believed that this mill was built way before 1768. The mill has been in the current owner’s family since 1902. There used to be 4 or 5 water flour mills in this mountainous area; however this one remains to be the only functioning one. I very much enjoyed my visit to our local flour mill, I had not seen one since I was a child when my mother used to ask me to take the wheat and get it ground into atta. In today’s highly commercialized and packaged food industry it was nice to see the origins of my food and reconnect with my roots.

Buckwheat (Kuttu Ka Atta) in Hinduism

On Hindu fasting days (Navaratri, Ekadashi, Janamashthami, and Maha Shivaratri), northern states of India eat items made of buckwheat flour. Eating cereals such as wheat or rice is prohibited during such fasting days. However, since buckwheat is not a cereal, it is considered acceptable for consumption during Hindu fasting days. While strong-willed Hindus do not even drink water during their fast (observing nirjal upwaas), others just give up cereals and salt and take a meal made of preparations from non-cereal ingredients such as buckwheat (Kuttu). The preparation of buckwheat flour varies across India. The famous ones are kuttu ki puri (buckwheat pancakes) and kuttu pakoras (potato slices dipped in buckwheat flour and deep fried in oil). In most of northern and western states, buckwheat flour is called kuttu ka atta. In Punjab, it is also called okhla, and is extensively used in flour form. Buckwheat is one of the most nutritious foods in the world. Here are a few facts you are unaware of about buckwheat. • • • • • •

It is extremely high in protein and is a substitute for those who are allergic to gluten (found in wheat). It contains a phytonutrient called rutin, which is known to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Kuttu is good for the heart and is rich in magnesium, which is responsible for maintaining a healthy heart. It is a super source of fibre. Buckwheat is rich in vitamin B, iron,calcium and phosphorus. Kuttu is 75% of complex carbohydrates and 25% of high quality protein which makes it an ideal food for weight loss. 40

Dement ia

by Sonal Samtani

Elderly people have a stereotype of being kind, hard of hearing and forgetful. This is not always the result of a normal aging process. There is a distinct difference between forgetfulness, e.g. “I can’t remember where I put my glasses...” and pathological memory loss: forgetting a son/ daughter’s name, their address or other areas of general knowledge that the patient uses in their everyday life. In this situation, the patient should be taken to the GP and checked for other causes of medical illness that might include infection leading to confusion or depression (which is most commonly misdiagnosed as dementia). Or, in the case where no other cause is found, dementia is the most likely diagnosis. Dementia is a progressive decline in mental intellect, mostly found in people over the age of 65. There are many different types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia, out of which Alzheimer’s is the most common. Dementia can be differentiated from being forgetful by 3 important characteristics: apraxia, agnosia and aphasia. Apraxia is the inability to carry out every day functions such as tying shoelaces or switching on the radio. Agnosia is the term used to explain a difficultly in recognizing what objects are and what they are used for, such as mistaking a fork for a spoon. Aphasia is used to describe difficulty or loss of the ability to speak or understand spoken, written or sign language. Because of the current stigma attached to dementia, most elderly people are afraid of the idea of a mental illness, and family members do not like to think of their relatives having such a disease. This ultimately leads to a delayed diagnosis and a progression of the disease to the point where little can be done to improve their quality of life. Dementia has many stages, and, if caught early, each stage can be prolonged and the quality of life for the patient can be improved as much as possible. This means that patients can stay in their own homes for longer (with the help of calendars and other aids) where the familiarity is a huge comfort to them. The idea of an advance directive, and other important financial as well as legal matters, can also be decided by the patient whilst they are mentally capable. When the word dementia is heard an image of a frail elderly person appears, dribbling away and wandering around. In actual fact, I have met close to a hundred dementia patients so far and they are as kind and talkative and gentle as the next grandparent. They enjoy telling their stories (especially of their childhood which they can recall very clearly), they love to sing, watch old movies and dancing is a therapeutic activity for them. They miss their husbands or wives who have passed away, they are excited when their children come to visit and they also look forward to their favourite meals (like the rest of us!). With the right medications, the right people and environment, patients with dementia can live very normal lives. When the patient eventually deteriorates up to the point where they are unable to be taken care of at home, a long-term facility is required. Caring for someone with dementia can be a very stressful and sad process but support is given to carers as well as respite (a break for the carers) in the form of day support etc. In Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Alzheimer Dementia Support Group are a group of people who all have experience with relatives who have had dementia and offer information, advice and support for other carers. This is an important and exciting time for the advancement of dementia awareness and protocols around the world. People are becoming more familiar with the illness, there is less stigma attached to it and there is improved education for carers and medical staff to allow early diagnosis and better care for patients.

MY FLIGHT INTO NIRVANA - Anju Mahbubani Daswani Float like a cloud. Sway with the breeze. Nestle in the lap of Mother Nature as she whispers to you high up at 1500ft above sea level... Paragliding has topped my list of must-do adventure sports for many years now, and when my wanderlust took me to the laid-back town of Old Manali in June this year, I seized the opportunity to fulfill my dream. Old Manali is every bit a wanderer’s paradise – chaos, clutter, trash, humans, cows and alley cats, all thrown together in total disarray. Look beyond this rather sad welcome though, and you’ll find the town quite enchanting. I did. Its narrow alleys guide you towards hidden treasures and the myriad German Bakeries lure you with their cinnamon rolls and Spanish omelettes (why they are called ‘German’ bakeries when the fare they serve up is pretty much international, I could not fathom; but I realised that it is best to accept certain things as they are without getting too pokey-nosey. It helps maintain a sense of mystique!). The town has a very cosmopolitan flavor to it with Jews, Italians, Ukrainians, Poles and people of all other ethnic races inhabiting it and infusing their culture, giving the town it’s special 1960’s hippie flavour. It’s no wonder then that you’ll find bike rental shops, pizza sellers, dreadlock weavers, tattoo artistes, hemp and bead sellers, massage parlours, all advertising their services at street corners. Taking in the strange sights, sounds and smells of this quaint town, many a time I got this awkward feeling that I was the ‘tourist’ in this territory dominated by firangi-locals. Anyhow, cotton kurtas, patch-work skirts, stray dogs on rope leashes, lots of beer, dense cigarette smoke, trance music and revelry-that’s Old Manali for you! But hey, I’m digressing. As a launch-pad to my paragliding adventure, this town became lovable. And Vinay, my adorable benefactor! That is, before we climbed into his dusty, rickety old Gypsy. He took us on a hairraising, gut-wrenching drive to Café Zeppelin, his base camp at Nimoo, by which time I was pretty sure the fillings in my teeth would fall off. When we reached there, we learnt that Vinay’s paragliding company was not certified by the Government to conduct these sports. My heart sank. Had I risked my expensive fillings only to give myself up to some crazed guy who could have me dead?? But the philosopher in me immediately rose to the surface and quipped, “If you have to die paragliding, so be it.” And yippee! I didn’t die. In fact, I had one of the most awesome experiences of my life! All you need to do is stand still while the guide straps the equipment on you, trust him (inspite of his untrustworthy appearance), trust yourself and remember God. And, as if this wasn’t too much to ask for, you also have to lead the pair of you into the sky by running against the wind and jumping off the cliff. Literally! Once airborne though, the sensation is one of pure bliss. You might fear about plunging into the valley, but you suddenly surface and actually float. Light as a feather, you sway gently with the breeze from side to side and sudden gusts of wind carry you along with them awhile. You leave the mountains, trees and people way below you and soar towards to the azure sky above. I was instantly reminded of the bucket swing we had at home when I was a child. It was fitted on to a grand old Jacaranda tree and some of my happiest moments were spent trying to reach higher and higher on my swing. The glider though, was a different feeling, one of nothingness. No one need push the swing from behind to give it momentum. The elements of Nature take care of that. I just sat back, savoured the moment and drank in the fresh Himalayan air. Ah yes, I also made a special wish that day - if I am to be born again O Lord, make me a bird... And when my ‘bird’ came landing down, I realized I’d lost count of the time up there. A sense of sheer joy and accomplishment permeated my soul, and Vinay’s joy-ride back into town didn’t dull my elation one bit!

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“This generosity is what makes Gibraltar the community it is.” These were the words of Chief Minister the Hon Fabian Picardo as he accepted the keys to a mobility ambulance from Kishin Alwani, whose personally-funded Alwani Trust had bought for use by the Gibraltar Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Therapy Centre. As he was given the keys, he intimated that the £13,700 vehicle symbolised a gift to the whole community of Gibraltar.

Many users and supporters of the Centre, on Flint Road in the North Front, were there along with the Centre’s manager Jamie Pratts. Paul Balban, minister for Technical Services was also present, whose department had expedited the exemption certificate to allow the ambulance to have tinted windows. The Centre houses Gibraltar’s only oxygen chambers, which are used to treat a wide spectrum of conditions, including MS, ME, operation ulcers, divers’ bends and many others. According to Jamie Pratts, the problem was that many patients had to cancel their appointments because they couldn’t find anyone to transport them to the Centre and back. This meant they had to hire a taxi, which was difficult for some of them to afford on a regular basis as many of them are wheelchair users. The Centre approached the Alwani Trust in the hope of receiving a contribution towards the much-needed ambulance but to their delight Kishin offered to pay the full amount. The Chief Minister also told Mr Alwani that ‘the ambulance will live on as a tribute to your wife.’ Mrs Rajni Alwani passed away recently, and there is a plaque inside the ambulance with the words, ‘This Ambulance was donated by the Alwani Trust in memory of Mrs Rajni K Alwani.’ The ambulance is fully fitted as a mobility vehicle, with a wheelchair lift rather than a ramp, which is more comfortable for the patient as well as those assisting. The Centre has two comfortably fitted chambers – a four-seater and a six-seater – where patients spend an hour inhaling the oxygen-rich atmosphere. During this time they can read, talk, or listen to a DVD. Mr Pratts Sr, Jamie’s father, said that the Centre has between nine and eleven sessions a day, treating 130 people a week. ‘It treats most healing processes,’ he said. ‘The list is almost endless – there is nothing that oxygen can’t help’. 55

1. Am I too old? You may have read how an Australian gentleman, recently graduated at 97 years old and it was his fourth degree. Are you still too old? “You are never too old to learn!” 2. Personal Assessment: Define Your Educational Goals. It might be a good idea to do a personal assessment to help you clarify your interests and define your educational goals before you can determine a career By Raj Choitram path and then select the right course you need. Back in the day the idea of taking up a course or even a degree at a certain age was often unheard of and sometimes even frowned upon. But society has evolved and nowadays it is something that one can strongly consider for whatever reason: - You feel the need to progress to a higher level in your given occupation.

Why do you want to go back to school? Is your goal to change career, grow professionally, or finish a degree program started years ago? By focusing on your motivation, you can best define educational goals. Personality and career counselling tests are readily available online to help pinpoint interests and help you decide on a career path.

3. It’s too hard! Really? You don’t say! Some qualifications are hard - Personal circumstances arise where you feel for a reason, otherwise everyone would have them. the need to gain a qualification in order to Almost anything is manageable if you address it by being prepared. Research your chosen course obtain a beneficial job role. thoroughly before you start. It could also be beneficial Earning that “piece of paper” could make a significant to create or be part of a study group during the course. difference to your professional or personal life (the Make sure your tutor is available should you have achievement of a lifelong dream). Often adults who difficulty embracing the information given. are returning to school after years of not being in a classroom are apprehensive about not fitting in (for If all else fails remember, we are blessed with example, being thrust into a classroom with 18 to 25 ‘Google.com’ - information has never been so readily year olds), taking good notes, studying, and doing well available at our fingertips! on tests. Going back to college as an adult can be a daunting (sometimes even scary), but very worthwhile 4. Many are more qualified/younger than me. Will I stand a chance against them? experience. You may be faced with competition and they may Now thankfully most of us are not suffering the current be more qualified or younger. However, a company difficulties our Spanish neighbours are going through. would rather take on an adequately qualified person However, we have not been completely immune to the who can do the job efficiently instead of an over current economic climate - far from it in fact. Many qualified person who would command a higher salary. companies in Gibraltar have recently addressed this Today’s companies are all about being financially by retraining their employees to essentially find new efficient. Being older also means you may have years of work experience under your belt, something your sources of business. young competitors cannot offer. So why not consider taking up a course or even a degree? Take that first step. You will be glad you did! People have always doubted themselves about a certain number of issues related to this topic. Hopefully the points below will help you decide what is best for you. - You may want a partial/complete career change.

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Well folks – here we are once again – 365 days have passed and Diwali is upon us and boy, hasn’t it passed very fast! We know that we are on the fast track on the motorway but this year seems to be flying ever so quick. Every year we say the same thing over and over again but that is how life is nowadays. Now it is Diwali and soon we shall be celebrating Christmas and the New Year and lo & behold, 2013 has begun!!! Well, what do we say???? So let’s begin with what has been happening this past year with all of us. Firstly we shall start off with the Ladies Diwali party that has become an annual event for the ladies as many of us look forward to the games, food and drinks. Last year the Ladies Diwali party was held at Brunos Restaurant. Then we went on to the other main event, The Diwali Ball - but instead of a “Ball”, we decided to change it a bit and organise a cocktail event, which allowed people to mingle and move freely over the night, instead of just plopping themselves on a chair all evening. The event took place at Savannahs which is in Ocean Village (the “in” place to be these days). With drinks and tapas flowing, followed by a generous buffet dinner, it was not long before everyone was in the mood to dance the night away. Our imported DJ made sure that no one left the dance floor until the very end of the night. Lets not forget that during Diwali time, Doulat Karnani celebrated his 75th birthday together with his huge family. In November, we had the Guru Nanak Celebrations - as usual the Kirtans were given by Gyani Ji and family who come down from Manchester and have been doing so since probably the 90’s – probably one of the best events held at the temple. The Jaswani family had been very busy organising the two weddings – namely of Nena (Vanita) and Mukesh. Although Mukesh decided to go over to the States to get married, Nena was wed here at the Caleta Palace Hotel. Nena got married to Sonu Lalwani from Ceuta while Mukesh to Seema Rupani. Last Christmas was when Anusha, Kishore, Yashna and Kabir Chugani came from Manila to visit their family here, namely Reshma and Haneel Melvani. During their short stay, they spent a day out at Ronda with four full car load of friends joining them on Boxing Day. A nice time was had by all. 60

New Year Eve was celebrated at Laziz Restaurant – some families got together and arranged to spend their New Year together. We saw 2012 enter with fireworks at Casemates as usual and many went there to be with the rest of the Gibraltar community. Sanjay Khiani got married in Mumbai to Minal Tulsidas. We can see that they have had a marvellous time there. This photo shows his friends having a ball at their wedding. February was the month when Latesh and Mehek celebrated their tenth anniversary with a hen night held at Club 55, a Mehendi evening held at Made in Mexico and finally a reception at Bruno’s where even Mehek’s family and friends turned up for the occasion. Then the Bhatia family went on a lovely cruise.

March saw the Daswani family going across to India for the wedding of Gul to Anju Mahbubani.

In April, Vishal Aswani married Priya Dhingra – his long time girlfriend from Cardiff University. This wedding took place in Kenya.

The Samtani twins came down to visit their grand parents, Deepa and Ramesh, who were absolutely thrilled to have them here even if it was for a few days.

This summer saw a lot of our girls, who have got married and are settled elsewhere back in town for their vacation to their folks. We always welcome their visit and cannot wait to see them all again.

The boys, Ranjeet, Karan and Bharat Aswani and Sameer & Vinod Nandwani had their Janya ceremony in Tenerife. We had Jayshree Sadhwani from the States. Rakhi Talwar came down to surprise us all & to celebrate her brother Dinesh’s 40th birthday. Romina Nankani came down from Lagos and is now settled in Accra. Ramona and Lisa Mahtani were here for a few weeks too.

Geetu Karnani Mahtani came and coincidently spent her 40th birthday here where her parents gave her a surprise party held at Celebrity Wine Bar.

We had Sandee and John Premchand – Bharat Ratna editor - to visit for just a day – all the way from Hong Kong to pay a visit to Nalanie Chellaram and to meet some of their BR subscribers. Sandee really enjoyed walking down our famous Main Street and meeting everyone and taking their photos for future BR issues. Look out folks – you might be in one of them!!!

Laziz was another place where Sharina’s birthdayengagement took place. All her close friends and family members made it a night to remember.

2012 has been the year for cruises for many of us – probably because the cruise started from Malaga – many found this very convenient to start their journey. First of all, Duru and Hema were treated by their sons, Lalit (Bunty) and Vickram (Vicky) to celebrate their 30th anniversary last October on a cruise.

Some of the ladies went on a cruise to the Med. All in all there were about 17 ladies with 6 kids and a blast was had by all of them so much so that now they are all ready to go on an annual cruise!! Then Divya’s sisters came to visit her – and decided to go for that same cruise too! The sisters spent a few days here to meet up with Divya’s friends – here they are seen out for dinner. Baiju and Payal Sadhwani also decided to spend their tenth anniversary on board the Adventures of the Seas.

The Samtani family met up and enjoyed just being with themselves. Their annual holiday was a cruise to... but on the other side of the Atlantic.

The Chugani family came down from St. Martin to visit their family here and the cousins had a reunion. 63

Kavita Mahtani and Shalu Uttamchandani were here for a few days to meet Reshma and Haneel.

Bhagwan and Sangeeta Mirpuri went on a holiday to visit their family members to the States. Haresh and Anju Budhrani celebrated their 30th anniversary with a party held at the top of the Rock.

Angu and Soni Shivdasani went on their vacation together with their children, Ishaan and Aman.

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In July also saw Kamlesh Parwani going off to India to get married to Jyotsna (now known as Jiana). Before the wedding, he and his brother also went through their Janya ceremony. 64

After nearly two years – they decided to do something “dumb” – they wanted to get married and that is exactly what they did. Ranjeet Aswani and Shabana Nandwani got married. Now tell me – what was it? The look in her eyes or what??

Nothing like family staying together – the Karnani’s – so very patriotic in their red and white at the National Day outing.

Namrata Chhugani’s parents came down from Las Palmas for a visit.

Our annual Mela was held at the GASA where Khans prepared their delicious food which was relished by all. Games were played by some during the Mela. It was a beautiful evening and a good time was had by all.

Sisters reunion in Gibraltar with their husbands. Shika visited Gibraltar to see her sisters, Namrata & Krrpa.

Well folks, we still had lots more to give you but as I said earlier – time seems to be flying and perhaps we can leave the rest for the coming year – so don’t forget to support us and we shall try and bring you some entertainment which you will enjoy. So until then, have a lovely Diwali and a Prosperous New Year. 65

Rajesh Khanna 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012 by Priya Gulraj

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Recent tweets about the late Rajesh Khanna... Madhur Bhandarkar: The epitome of superstardom is no more amongst us. There was none, there is none & there won’t be any like you kakaji. You will be missed. Neha Dhupia: RIP Rajesh khanna Saab ... U, ur stardom, ur magic will live forever! Dia Mirza: “Babumoshai eto bhalo bhasha bhalo na...”Anand, Kati Patang, Bawarchi and many more... What a legacy you’ve left behind. RIP Rajesh Khannaji Rahul Bose: RIP Rajesh Khanna. The Phenomenon. Thank you for the magic. Mahesh Bhatt: When we lose a loved one, something within us dies. Our generation loved Rajesh Khanna. Today a bit if us dies with this enigmatic star. Shilpa Shetty: Jus heard the sad news,heartfelt condolences & prayers 2 the family 2 cope with this irreparable loss,R.I.P Rajesh Khanna, a Superstar always.

Shekhar Kapur: 2 young.2 early.Tragic. RIP RajeshKhanna. A candle that burned brighter than any star for 2 short a time. Prosenjit Chatterjee: Zindagi ek Safar...our Super Star..who was a lesson for us left us...Sir we always liked you and your style...RIP Sir..

Shahid Kapoor: RIP to the 1st king of romance ...... Rajesh khanna ...

Sandhya Mridul: Itz better to work less but increadile than more forgettable...u rock in ur way..we lov u

Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Another of Hindi cinema’s giants passes, Rajesh Khanna. Our sincere condolences to his family. We will miss him dearly.

Shah Rukh Khan: To live with intention & walk to the edge. Play with abandon, choose with no regret. Smile & made us do the same.Sir,u defined our era. RIP

between the late 1960s and early 1970s, a record that is yet to be broken. During this period, he featured in films such as Baharon ke Sapne, Khamoshi, Doli, Aradhana, Ittefaq, Kati Patang, Andaz, Anand and Haathi Mere Saathi. Rajesh Khanna just could not deliver a flop. People sang with him, romanced with him and cried with him; he knew how to squeeze those tear ducts; he must have died on screen in more films than anyone else. Asked what inspired him to be the superstar that he was, he said: “My inspirations include Dilip Kumar’s dedication and intensity, Raj Kapoor’s spontaneity, Dev Anand’s style and Shammi Kapoor’s rhythm.” However, this fame was short-lived and despite starring in hit after hit, and gaining the hearts and loyalty of fans across India, the 1980s saw Rajesh Khanna’s film career dwindling before he separated from his wife, Bobby’s Dimple Kapadia. He then went on to producing movies and started his political career in 1992, gaining a seat as an MP for the Indian National Congress party, and supporting them right until the Punjab election earlier this year. Any 70s Bollywood fan will remember the lyrics to The Haathi Mere Saathi actor leaves behind his wife, this song, together with the shy smile and flamboyant Dimple Kapadia, daughters Twinkle and Rinke, songood looks of Rajesh Khanna as he dreams of Sharmila in-law Akshay Kumar and grandson Aarav. Tagore in Aradhana. The announcement of his death came as a shock to Bollywood fans around the world on July 18, when the 69-year-old passed away from an undisclosed illness. Thousands of people flocked to the streets of Mumbai to show their support for the actor, just like they did when he was at the peak of his career. Born in Amritsar, Punjab, in 1942, as Jatin Khanna was adopted and raised by foster parents when he moved to Bombay after partition. After finishing his studies in Wadia College in Pune, he returned to Bombay, changed his name to Rajesh decided to attend his first auction. Luck was on his side when he debuted in his first film Aakhri Khat in 1966. The actor, known as Kaka to his friends and family, appeared in more than 180 films and earned Bollywood’s first ‘superstar’ title following 15 consecutive solo hit films during a three-year period 67

How I became the first Gibraltarian to complete an Ironman Triathlon.

By Akhil Viz Having always been interested in sport, and along with my parents’ support, I have been given opportunities to participate in exercise that interests me. During school I did try to play all sports possible, but I wasn’t quite as comfortable with swimming so decided to “retire” early! That didn’t stop me though, I got to play cricket for Gibraltar from a very young age and for a while I held the record of being the youngest Gibraltarian to score a half century. In 2007 I left Gibraltar to study Aerospace Engineering at the University of Sheffield.Along with my hopes and dreams of becoming an Aerospace Engineer and a Commercial Pilot, I developed a passion for rowing and represented the University at various championships. As part of my training for rowing, I purchased a road bike in order to increase my fitness and leg strength. Studying to be an engineer and also learning how to be a Commercial Pilot did take up a lot of time so I had to rationalise somewhere! So I stopped rowing and took up long distance running! With all this training, I decided to try the Sheffield half marathon, and I enjoyed it so much so that in 2010, I participated in the Gibraltar half marathon and came in 2nd. I was glad, but was even happier that I had convinced by sister Meenal to also participate and she did better, obtaining 1st place in the women’s category! 2011 was important for me. I graduated with a 1st class honours degree in Aerospace Engineering, I qualified as a Commercial pilot and I was about to start work with possibly the World’s Leading Engineering Design Consultancy Firm – Atkins Global. But before I took off back to the UK I had to make the most of the Gibraltar summer, my mum’s amazing cooking and my fix of “tostada” and “cafe con leche”, which had become the norm during my Saturday morning bicycle rides to Castellar! Noticing how many kilometres I was clocking, and the associated improvement in my running, I took an interest in triathlons, which is a race of three disciplines, swimming,

cycling and running. I signed up to the Estepona triathlon and to my surprise, given my swimming “disability” I managed to come 3rd out of the 9 participating Gibraltarians. Of course this inspired me but it never dawned on me to get involved in tougher triathlons. After I started work I wanted to continue exercising so joined a triathlon club. This was good as I got to meet interesting people who could share their triathlon experiences. My conversations led me to understand how one could actually train for the ultimate triathlon, that is, the IRONMANTRIATHLON. If you ever look up what an IRONMAN TRIATHLON is, let me tell you it is an endurance race of 3.8km of swimming, followed by 180km of cycling, and culminating in a full (42km) marathon run. If that doesn’t sound tough enough, the lads at the club told me that any athlete attempting this needs to be very serious, determined, and willing to sacrifice a lot of time just to be able to get to that finish line! I don’t know what got into me but I took the gamble and signed up to World’s Toughest Endurance event! I had to up my training, and with the poor wet and cold weather of Bristol and Wales becoming my new best

friend, it was hardly motivational. Though I had to persevere. I hired a swim coach, who helped me improve my swimming technique, and after swimming about 8km a week, I noticed I was finally making headway in my swimming and getting better. But my training could not stop – with the final stretch coming, I was training about 20 hours a week, which was tough and sizeable, but it was rewarded with equally sizeable meals – on a typical Saturday night, after a long ride and run, my dinner would consist of a 12” pizza, a portion of chips, 10” of garlic bread, a full carton of juice and a full tub of ice cream! At least I could eat well! Alongside my training I was also raising funds for WaterAid. I did this by selling samosas in my office. Everyone loved them and in total I raised £1,220. The 22nd of July came along very quickly and the two weeks prior to the event, the UK had been facing very bad weather with thunderstorms and floods hitting the country. My parents came to the rescue by bringing the Mediterranean weather with them as they came to support me on the day. On race day I woke up at 2.30am in order to have an early breakfast and prepare all my kit for the 6am start. The time flew by and before I knew it, I was in the water swinging my arms and kicking my legs amongst 1500+ triathletes! My swim went very well, apart from being smacked across the back of my head by another swimmer. I completed the 3.8km swim in 1 hour and 8mins. My overall position was 191. Great start! The next stage was the longest of the day. A 180km bike ride took us over the hilly but scenic Lancashire Moors. The sun started to shine and the support along the bike course was tremendous. My parents joined me later in the day after they cheered me throughout my swim. The bike course consisted of 3 long loops of Bolton and my parents were positioned at the start of every loop which encouraged me to ensure that I completed the loop. After 6hours and 26min. of cycling, I put on my running shoes and began the longest run of my life! The 42km run took the athletes around Bolton city centre in 4loops and I was really feeling the effect of that long bike ride on my legs. After the first loop I saw my parents and looked at them with an expression that said “I can’t run anymore”. My mum stared at me straight in the eye and I knew that look from my childhood. It was the look that said “shut-up and continue with what you are doing”.That was exactly what I did. I ran with the thought of me crossing the finish line whilst flying my flags with pride. I kept looking at my watch and could see the kilometres increasing one at a time. As I approached the finish line, my parents were waiting on the final stretch ready to hand over the flag. I grabbed it off them and ran to the finish line completing the entire Ironman in 12 hours and 13 min. A medal was put around my neck after which I ran towards my parents for a family hug!

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The history of wine spans thousands of years. It is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, civilization and humanity itself. The Romans popularised wine and started producing it in larger quantities for export. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Christian monks took over the development of European wines. It is these monks who are responsible for much of the wine-making methods still used in Europe today. European explorers took their vines to many other parts of the world. Today wines are produced in the Americas, Australia, South Africa and even in India. Many factors affect the vines during their growing season and hence influence the flavour and texture of a particular wine. These factors include the country and region where the grapes are grown, the microclimate, temperature, rainfall and soil conditions. The treatment of the grapes after harvesting by the wine producer is also a very important factor. This will leave its final signature on the wine. Red wines are made from red, deep blue or black grapes. It is the skin of the grape that is responsible for the red wine’s distinct colour spectrum. The skins are in contact with the grape’s juice during the fermentation process, allowing the dispersion of both colour and a substance called tannin. The mouth drying quality of tannin makes you feel the firmness of wine in your mouth. The full-bodied wines contain the most tannins, which make them feel heavier on the palate. Red wines develop complex flavours as they age. There are a large variety of grapes that are used in the production of red wine, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Shiraz and Pinot Noir. 74

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A Sindhi Saga: The Abduction of Our Daughters. by Neelam Daswani Hindus have remained a minority in Pakistan since the creation of the country in 1947. Pakistan has constantly struggled with protecting its democratic government from being overtaken by military dictatorship, sectarian violence, and harsh treatment of minority communities. Hindus in Pakistan experience harsh and inhumane living conditions. Kidnappings, torture, rapes, forced conversions to Islam, forced marriages of young Hindu girls to Muslim men, and religious discrimination have become the norm for Hindus who involuntarily became citizens of the newly created Islamic Republic in 1947. A quintessential case is that of Rinkel Kumari, a 17-year old Sindhi Hindu girl from the town of Mirpur Mathelo who was kidnapped at gunpoint on February 24, 2012. Surprisingly, the man behind Rinkel’s abduction, Mian Abdul Haq, is a Member of the National Assembly of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and is a Sindhi. Rinkel Kumari was kidnapped from her home at 4am and brought to the Dargah Alia Qadria Bharchundi Sharif, an Islamic seminary. The following day she was brought to a provincial court in the Ghotki district of Sindh. Her abductors stated that she willingly converted to Islam and married a Muslim man by choice. She, on the other hand, stated that she was kidnapped and wished to return back to her family. For this, she was slapped in the face by her abductors and the court was adjourned for two days. During this time she remained in the legal custody of the police, but her abductors had easy access to her. Rinkel was constantly threatened and abused into changing her testimony which she eventually did. At the next and all subsequent court hearings, Rinkel’s family was never allowed inside the court building. Her family subsequently petitioned the Sindh High Court in Karachi which then sent her to Dar-ul-Aman, a women’s shelter in Islamabad until further examination by the Supreme Court. Since the day Rinkel was kidnapped she has not been allowed to interact with her family. However, her abductors including Mian Abdul Haq, her husband Naveed Shah, and other men of their family have been allowed to abuse her and subject her to violent physical and psychological torture. On March 26, 2012 Rinkel’s case was heard by the Supreme Court for the first time. Rinkel stated verbally and in writing that she was kidnapped and wanted to return to her parents. Her outcry and wish that she would rather be killed than return to a shelter was recorded by numerous media sources who were present. However, Rinkel was forcefully sent to a government-run women’s shelter in Karachi where Mian Abdul Haq is known to openly exert influence. Rinkel stayed here for three more weeks before the case was re-examined by the Supreme Court in Islamabad. On the date of her second Supreme Court hearing, Rinkel needed to hold on to a female police officer due to a fractured leg she suffered from being tortured at the women’s shelter. She was never asked why she required someone’s assistance to walk when she previously walked independently. Other evidence of physical torture was concealed under the head-to-toe burqa that she has been forced to wear since her abduction. She was not allowed to make any statement directly to the court. Rinkel’s case has gained significant media attention because it highlights the colossal abduction, torture, and conversion of minority girls in Pakistan. Young girls like Rinkel are kidnapped and made to work in brothels as slaves. Usually these girls disappear within months of their abduction because they are sold, sometimes several times over, or killed. Rinkel’s family is still frantically requesting a meeting with her and has involved politicians including former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. They have also appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International. So far, there has been no sign of hope that Rinkel will be allowed to be reunited with her family. US-based organizations: the Hindu American Foundation and the Pakistan Hindu Post, have petitioned the United States Department of State to exert necessary pressure on the Pakistani government with respect to this case. The petition has received support from over 7,000 people so far. Your signature will lend support to the subdued voices of Sindhi ‘nyanis’ (young girls). Below is the weblink: http://www.change.org/petitions/honorable-secretary-of-state-ms-clinton-our-life-is-a-living-hell It is imperative that we all do our part to engender strength among Sindhis we know. Our motherland Sindh is pleading for our help. 79

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BACARESE HAMILTON Andrew (Shanalle) 501 Portland House 200 77451 BAKHRU Haresh (Kamal) 14 Northview Terrace 200 41735 BAKHRU Mukesh (Bhavna) 99/1 Main Street 200 78850 BALANI Roopkumar N. (Yukta) 15A/2 Cornwall’s Lane 200 50123 BARAI Ramjanak 1/16 Serfaty’s Passage 200 41640 BASANTANI Mahesh (Sanju) 231 Peninsular Heights, 7th floor 200 50865 BASANTANI Naresh I. (Geetu) 238 Peninsular Heights, 9th floor 200 52395 BASANTANI Suresh I. (Jyoti) 135 Peninsular Heights, 8th floor 200 41007 BAUTISTA Carlos (Sunita) 3 Pine Tree Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 76631 BHAMBHWANI Kamini (Mrs) 3 Trafalgar House, Rosia Road 200 79968 BHAMBHWANI Umesh (Priya) 3 Trafalgar House, Rosia Road 200 79968 BHATIA Gobind (Kamla) 24 Plymouth Court, Harbour Views 200 40662/72049 BHATIA Gul (Meena) 25 Melbourne Court, Harbour Views 200 73821 BHATIA Hitesh 24 Plymouth Court, Harbour Views 200 40662/72049 BHATIA Kapil 25 Melbourne Court, Harbour Views 200 73821 BHATIA Latesh (Mehek) 129 Peninsular Heights 200 42494 BHOJWANI Dilip (Dimple) 438/439 Watergardens IV 200 76494 BHOJWANI Lakhichand (Kushma) 438/439 Watergardens IV 200 76494 BHOJWANI Vimal 438/439 Watergardens IV 200 76494 BODHA Ishwar (Durga) 503 Ocean Heights 200 79268 BOMMO Immanuelle 3-4 Carreras Passage 200 79459 BUDHRANI Girdharlal K. (Chitra) 14 Trafalgar House 200 73943 BUDHRANI Haresh K. (Anjlina) 32/5 Irish Town 200 74662

CAMILLERI Victor (Asha) 40, The Anchorage 200 43545 CHABLANI Kishore D. (Mina) 11 Iberis House, West View Park 58009996 CHABLANI Rakesh K. (Poonam) 53 Kings Wharf 200 75089 CHABLANI Roshan K. (Reshma) 1404 African Vista, Grand Ocean Plaza 200 64494 CHABLANI Sunaina K. 11 Iberis House, West View Park 200 75089 CHAINANI Harish M. (Rinku) Block 1, 803 Europa Plaza 200 72456 CHANDIRAMANI Gobind S. (Tina) 409 Ocean Heights 200 42803 CHANDIRAMANI Sunil 409 Ocean Heights 200 42803 CHAVAN Harira 4/3 Demaya’s Ramp 200 75233 CHAWLA Dilip M. (Heena) 4/12 Gibraltar Heights 200 40592 CHAWLA Manoharlal T. (Nandni) 4/12 Gibraltar Heights 200 40592 CHAWLA Mukesh 32 Northview Terrace 200 77101 CHAWLA Yogesh M. (Divya) 6/29 Gibraltar Heights 200 40592 CHELLARAM Lal 29 Main Street 200 77872/72892 CHELLARAM Mohan 31/3 Turnbull’s Lane 200 70772 CHELLARAM Nalanie S. (Mrs.) P.O.Box 180, Gibraltar CHHATWANI Nevand (Sonia) 62/7 Main Street 200 51816 CHHATWANI Parmanand (Jasmine) 62/7 Main Street 200 51816 CHINTARAM 503 Ocean Heights 200 79268 CHOITHRAMANI Prem R. 78/B Main Street 200 77456 CHOTRANI Haresh K. (Reshma) 143 Main Street 200 40285 CHUGANI Amit M. (Puja) 229 Main Street 200 76098 CHUGANI Mohandas (Maya) 228 B1/2 Peninsular Heights 200 45908 CHUGANI Nisha M. (Mrs.) 229 Main Street 200 76098 CHUGANI Ravi R. (Namrata) 8 Sycamore Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 73928 CHUGANI Vinod A. (Pramila) 6 Catalan Gardens 200 72089 CHULANI Haresh 62/7 Main Street 200 51816 CHULANI Raju (Sarita) 20 Cathay House, Varyl Begg 200 47274 COUMBE Andy (Monica) 17 Victoria Close, Montagu Crescent 200 44456

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BUDHRANI Hiranand K. (Punisha) 208 Portland House 200 77284 BUDHRANI Kabir G. (Preesha) 7 Sea Clover House, Waterport Terraces 200 67867 BUDHRANI Sapna 208 Portland House 200 77284 BUDHRANI Vikram 208 Portland House 200 77284 BUDHRANI Vivek G. (Priyana) 4 Aloe House, Waterport Terraces 200 63011

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DASWANI Raju V. (Sonia) 21/5 Main Street 200 42001 DASWANI Ramu K. 2/21 South Barrack Road 200 77160 DE’ATH Gary (Bharti) 8 Rose Tree Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 42438 DEWFALL Paul (Daya) 6 Oak Tree Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 41326 DHANWANI Mahesh (Dhrishti) 137 Peninsular Heights, Europort Road 200 49496 DHANWANI Priyanka 11 Britannia House, Marina Bay 200 72046 DHANWANI Sugno (Swapna) 11 Britannia House, Marina Bay 200 72046 DIALDAS Manolo 3 Fearless House, Laguna Estate 20043509/54193000 DIAS Anthony Michael 62/10 Main Street 200 51182 DHOULANI Janki (Mrs) 20 Almond Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 70121 DHOULANI Sarah 20 Almond Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 70121 DHOULANI Simon 20 Almond Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 70121

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FABRE Danny (Sangeeta) 30 Sycamore Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 41865 FERNANDES Anthony 4 Bell Lane 200 46153 FERNANDES Augustin 4 Bell Lane 200 46153

GANGARAMANI Sushila 4 Palm Tree Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 41123 GIGAKATALIYA Mohanlal 44/6 Turnbull’s Lane -----------GOHIL Umesh (Geeta) 631 Watergardens VI 200 45573 GOPWANI Naresh (Deepa) 51 Seawave House, Mid Harbour Estate 200 48431 GOPWANI Rita (Mrs) 5 Edinburgh House, Queensway 200 75383 GOPWANI Sushil H. (Isabel) 5 Edinburgh House, Queensway 200 75383 GOPWANI Vijay H. (Smita) 21 Marina Court 200 66535 GRACIA Tyrone (Karishma) 10 Sandpits Views 200 60414 GUJJAR Ramkuber 3/4 Carrera’s Passage 200 79459 GULRAJANI Anand R. (Gopi) 278 Main Street 200 71550 GULRAJ Jagdish R. (Koshi) 278 Main Street 200 71550 GULRAJ Jitu 131 Watergardens I 200 70404 GULRAJ Priya 278 Main Street 200 71550 GULRAJ Shawn (Namrata) 13 Trafalgar House 200 47307 GURNANI Ramchandra (Sangeeta) 21/5 Main Street 54001184

HARJANI Suresh (Kanchan) 226 Peninsular Heights 200 70219 HATHIRAMANI Ratna 19 Cathay House, Varyl Begg Estate 200 75203 HATHIRAMANI Mahesh (Cheryl) 19 Cathay House, Varyl Begg Estate 200 49491 HATHIRAMANI Melvin (Karen) 7.6.01 Hibiscus Court, Sir William Jackson Grove 200 44224 HATHIRAMANI Richard 2 Iris House, Waterport Terraces 200 63855 HATHIRAMANI Sharmila 51 Alert House, Varyl Begg Estate 200 72438 HATHIRAMANI Shivan 51 Alert House, Varyl Begg Estate 200 72438 HIRANI Dinesh (Karishma) 10 Rotterdam Court, Harbour Views 200 46642 HIRANI Gul (Lavina) 522 Watergardens V 200 43694 HOWARD David (Leela) 12/3 Bell Lane 200 70051

JAGTIANI Vishnu R. (Promila) 513 Watergardens V 200 74288 JAISWAL Satnarayan 51/9 Main Street 200 75233 JASWANI Anup M. 40 Turnbull’s Lane 200 71639 JASWANI Ashok (Mona) 602 Ocean Heights 200 72465 JASWANI Jason V. 20/22, 12 George’s Lane 200 74560

KAINTH Manisha V. 10 Knightsbridge Close, Montagu Crescent 200 73263/52863 KAINTH Vinod K. (Usha) 10 Knightsbridge Close, Montagu Crescent 200 73263/52863 KARNANI Doulat D. (Veena) 11 Trafalgar House 200 73286 KARNANI Leena 6/1 Jumper’s Building 200 73106 KARNANI Gope D. (Chandni) 6/1 Jumper’s Building 200 73106 KARNANI Pari (Ms) 6 Trafalgar House 200 75268 KARNANI Pradeep 302 Portland House 200 77517 KARNANI Prakash D. (Poonam) 302 Portland House 200 77517 KARNANI Ramesh D. (Lavina) Europlaza Block 4, Apt 903 200 64495 KARNANI Sharina 11 Trafalgar House 200 73286 KEWALRAM Nitin N. 312 Portland House 200 43622/43727 KEWALRAMANI Narain (Geeta) 312 Portland House 200 43622/43727 KEWLRAM Dinesh N. (Harshitaa) 312 Portland House 200 43622/43727 KHAN Amir Wali 15/5 Benzimra’s Alley 200 46384 KHAN Mohammed Irshad (Lourdes) 1 Southampton Court, Harbour Views 200 40867 KHATWANI Lalit 306 Trafalgar House 200 79878 KHATWANI Duru G. (Mira) 306 Trafalgar House 200 79878 KHATWANI Vickram 306 Trafalgar House 200 79878 KHEMANI Chandru B. (Vandana) E9 Gardiner’s View 200 77496 KHIANI Jyoti P. (Mrs) 5/5 Benzimra’s Alley 200 78188 KHIANI Lokesh P. (Bhavna) 2/5 South Barrack Road 200 73963 KHIANI Resham S. 2/30 South Barrack Road 200 76052/73964 KHIANI Sajan S. 2/4 South Barrack Road 200 73838 KHIANI Sanjay P. (Krrpa) 5/5 Benzimra’s Alley 200 78188 KHIANI Sangeeta S. 2/30 South Barrack Road 200 73964 KHIANI Sunder V. (Asha) 2/30 South Barrack Rd. 200 73964 KHIANI Vinod P.(Parissa) 2/5 South Barrack Road 200 73963 KHIANY Kamla L. (Mrs) 38 Trafalgar House 200 75347 KHIANY Mahesh L. 38 Trafalgar House 200 75347 KHUBCHANDANI Archie M. (Ade) 124 Main Street 200 50293 KOCHHAR Rajesh (Kusum) 208 Watergardens VI 200 73235 KORI Barkan 3/4 Carrera’s Passage 200 79459 KRIPALANI Ramesh H. (Asha) 603 Watergardens VI 200 73235 KRISHNAKUMARI Dr. V. K. 2 South Pavilion, Naval Hospital Road 200 71338 KUKREJA Niranjan L. (Johi) 13/3B Parliament Lane 200 50184 KUKREJA Shankarlal (Yogita) 13/3B Parliament Lane 200 50184 KUMARKS Sunil (Mini) 87-91 Main Street 200 41455/73917 KUMARIDAS R. 2 Gardiner’s View, Europa Road 200 75410 KUNDOMAL J.A. 25 Durban Court, Harbour Views 200 41293

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JASWANI Mohan R. (Kiran) 40 Turnbull’s Lane 200 71639 JASWANI Pavan M. 40 Turnbull’s Lane 200 71639 JASWANI Ramesh R. (Sangita) 418/419 Watergardens IV 200 40970/75322 JASWANI Mukesh (Seema) 418 Watergardens IV 54009166 JASWANI Brijesh 419 Watergardens IV 200 75322 JASWANI Vijay (Poonam) 20/22, 12 George’s Lane 200 74560 JEFFRIES Nigel (Priscilla) 31 Knights Bridge Close, Montagu Crescent 200 52917 JESWANI Lall L. 3705 Lavender Court, Sir William Jackson Grove 200 45906 JHAMNANI Manoj (Jayshree) 3 Trafalgar House 200 77101 JIVAN Arvind (Dhrutee) 509 Eurotowers 200 72938 JOYA Abdul Qayyam 25 Felixstone House, Devil’s Tower Camp 200 72706

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LAD Babubhai J. (Urmilaben) 91/2 Main Street 200 52789/40416 LALCHANDANI Jeetu K. (Varsha) 407 Ocean Heights 200 73230 LALCHANDANI Mohan K. (Manoli) 407 Ocean Heights 200 73230 LALCHANDANI Thakuri K. (Mrs) 407 Ocean Heights 200 73230 LALWANI Ramesh 108 Main Street 200 72182/75792

MAGAN Ram 3/4 Carrera’s Passage 200 79459 MAHBOOBANI Arjan B. (Preeti) 801 Ocean Heights 200 76345 MAHBOOBANI Manoj A.(Yaana) 19, Iris House, Waterport Terraces 20072407/54025172 MAHBOOBANI Veena A. 810 Ocean Heights 200 76345 MAHBOOBANI Raju A. 801 Ocean Heights 200 76345 MAHBUBANI Arun (Bhakti) 17 Ebony Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 75162 MAHBUBANI Nandlal (Kiran) 5/8 Benzimra’s Alley 200 42336 MAHBUBANI Vinod 713 Ocean Heights 200 72313 MAHTANI Anand (Saide) 31 Marina Court 200 77184 MAHTANI Gul T. (Gori) 42 Queensway Quay 200 77706 MAHTANI Lisa G. 42 Queensway Quay 200 77706 MAHTANI Mahesh (Rosina) 108 Peninsular Heights 200 52890 MAHTANI Prem (Resham) 2 Evening Primrose House, Waterport Terraces 200 61199 MAHTANI Ramona G. 42 Queensway Quay 200 77706 MAHTANI Sunder T. (Jyoti) 5/4 Jumper’s Building 200 77784 MAHTANI Suresh S. (Sangeeta) 23/1 Gardiners Road 200 52800 MALKANI Rishi S. 29 Marina Court 200 48339/75258 MALKANI Suresh R. (Lavina) 29 Marina Court 200 48339/75258 MALKANI Subash (Karuna) 27 Pimlico Close, Montagu Crescent 200 47971 MALKANI Wendy 29 Marina Court 200 75258 MAMUNKAR Vatsala T. 2/7 Main Street 200 72294 MANJI Suresh (Kalpana) 251/1 Main Street 54250000 MANSUKHANI Satish V. (Ishwari) 245 Main Street 200 77903 MANWANI Nari G. (Deepa) 22 Pimlico Close 200 46125 MASSETTI Angel (Joti) 5F Riesling House, Vineyards 200 79962 MAYANI Ashok G. (Sheelu) 335 Watergardens III 200 73535 MAYANI Navin 335 Watergardens III 200 73535 MAYANI Romina 335 Watergardens III 200 73535 MELVANI Haneel 7 Trafalgar House 200 71774 MELVANI Reshma (Mrs) 7 Trafalgar House 200 71774 MELWANI Kishore C. (Pooja) 130 Peninsular Heights 200 71602 MELWANI Naresh C. (Chandni) 18 Aspen Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 50610 MENGHNANI Kiran 40/3 Turnbull’s Lane 200 79360 MENGHNANI Bhagwanti (Mrs) 40/3 Turnbull’s Lane 200 79360 MIRPURI Bhagwan R. (Sangeeta) 1 Northview Terrace 200 76404 MIRPURI Jai B. (Arianna) 7 Rock Rose House, Waterport Terraces 200 67800 MIRPURI Kabir B. 1 Northview Terrace 200 76404 MIRPURI Prakash R. (Jaishree) 220 Peninsular Heights 200 41627/73339

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RAHUJA Gobind A. 13 Cornwall’s Lane 200 78547 RAMCHANDANI Deepak G. 16 Silver Birch Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 41731 RAMCHANDANI Jairaj 21/5 Main Street 200 40223 RAMCHANDANI Naresh G (Bhavna) 18 Redwood Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 66625 RATANPAL Chandar (Kanchan) 21 Hawthorn Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 43992 RELWANI Harkishin (Neha) 6/4 Engineer’s Lane 200 42489 RELWANI Tolaram P. (Janki) 6/4 Engineer’s Lane 200 42489 RUPANI Ashok (Sharda) 909 Ocean Village Norfolk Penthouse 200 77495 RUPANI Avinash A. (Poonam) 909 Ocean Village Norfolk Penthouse 200 77495 RUPANI Ishwar (Neha) 705 Ocean Village, Dolphin Bay 200 78338

SABHNANI Raju 15 Bridgetown Court, Harbour Views 200 47233 SACHANANDANI Jagdish H. (Jyoti) Block 1, 704 Europa Plaza 200 70644 SADHWANI Baiju (Payal) 407 Royal Ocean Plaza 200 62727 SADHWANI Murli J. (Rani) 25 Cornwall’s Court 200 73210 SADHWANI Naresh J. (Divya) 125/8 Main Street 200 42346 SAHAJWANI Motilal (Rajni) 2/6 Main Street 200 74746 SAJNANI Ranjeet C. (Cathy) 78B Main Street 200 77456 SAMTANI Bharkha 5 Cornwall’s Court 200 47928 SAMTANI Manu (Rinku) 5 Cornwall’s Court 200 42173 SAMTANI Monika 5 Cornwall’s Court 200 47928 SAMTANI Neil R. (Deepti) 12 Cormorant Wharf 200 50747

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NAGRANI Vashdev P. (Vindu) 2/2 Gavino’s Court 200 71676 NAGRANI Vikram S. (Neha) Apartment 93, Quay 27, Kings Wharf 200 78884 NAGRANI Yogesh S. (Diya) 1 Jasmine House, Waterport Terraces 200 60779 NANDWANI Ram C. (Renuka) 503 Trafalgar House 200 40659/75844 NANKANI Ishwar (Aida) 2 Chelsea Close, Montagu Gardens 200 40147 NANWANI Sunder (Mina) 251/3 Main Street 200 74955/51299 NARIANI Raju (Sister) 40 Marina Court 200 48607 NEISH David A. 4/6 Willis’ Road 200 72094 NEISH Stephen (Jyoti) 4/6 Willis’ Road 200 72094 NIHCHALANI Bhisham (Ayeesha) B 8 Knightsbridge Close Montagu Crescent 200 45063 NIHCHALANI Govind M. (Laj) 17 Gibraltar Heights 200 77956 NIHCHALANI Sunil 17 Gibraltar Heights 200 77956

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SAMTANI Ramesh (Deepa) 12 Cormorant Wharf 200 73812 SAMTANI Shirley 5 Cornwall’s Court 200 47928 SAMTANI Sonal 12 Cormorant Wharf 200 43426 SANGTANI Mahadev (Bharti) 62/7 Main Street 200 42785 SAWAAN Vachila (Mami) 21/5 Main Street 200 72294 SHAHANI Ajay (Sunita) 8/2 Engineer Lane 57397000 SHAH Zaman 11/3 Tuckey’s Lane -----------SHARMA Mohan 91/1 Main Street 200 73917 SHEWAKRAMANI Gope 91/1 Main Street 200 73917 SHIVDASANI Angu (Soni) 11/2 Gardiner’s Rd. 200 47839 SHUKLA Rajesh (Reena) 15 Lime Tree Lodge, Montagu Gardens 200 41438 SIDHWANI Ramesh (Yasmin) 108 Main Street 200 72182/75792 SINGH Daleep 11/3 Tuckey’s Lane 200 47106 SINGH Gaje 11/3 Tuckey’s Lane 200 70381 SINGH Shankar 11/3 Tuckey’s Lane 200 70381 SINGH Shayam 3-4 Carreras Passage 200 79459 SONEJI Raju K. (Bhagwanti) 4 Gibraltar Heights 200 41321

TAILOR Dilip (Belinda) 13/7 College Lane 200 51031 THADHANI Kaushilya D. (Mrs.) 6 Parliament Lane 200 75333 THADHANI Harish K. (Natasha) 221 Peninsular Heights 200 74344/74170 THADHANI Mohan (Sunita) 21/5 Main Street 200 59944 THAKURWANI Ishwar C. (Poonam) 118 Watergardens I 200 79724 THAKURWANI Kishore I. 118 Watergardens I 200 79724 TIRATHDAS Dilip Dayaram (Ann) 15/3 Gardiner’s Road 200 72247 TIRATHDAS Manoj (Bharti) 3 Gardiner’s View 200 74295 TIRATHDAS Rajkumari (Mrs) 2 Gardiner’s View 200 75410 TIRATHDAS Sonia Dayaram 2/14 South Barrack Road 200 78016 TIRATHDAS Sunil 2 Gardiner’s View 200 75410

UDHWANI Kumar (Riya) 119 Watergardens 200 45670 UTTAMCHANDANI Papu P. (Jaya) 18 Almond Lodge Montagu Gardens 200 41449

VALECHA Devraj 21/5 Main Street 200 40223/59944 VASWANI Suresh N. (Vinita) Ocean Heights 57008000 VATVANI Anil C. 11 Gibraltar Heights 200 72615 VATVANI Chandru (Kavita) 11 Gibraltar Heights 200 72615 VATVANI Naraindas 91/3 Main Street 200 75384 VATVANI Vijay (Gaynor) 2 The Hermitage 200 42347 VICHARE Avinash (Ashlini) 21 Main Street 200 72294 VIROOMAL Moti T. (Joshina) 42 Gardiner’s View 200 72075 VIROOMAL Ravi M. 42 Gardiner’s View 200 72075 VIROOMAL Sheetal 42 Gardiner’s View 200 75460 VIZ Madanlal (Anuradha) 111 Peninsular Heights 200 71172

WARDE Jagdish (Vanita) Block 1, 1301 Europlaza 200 50758 WARDE Mahesh T. 402 Trafalgar House 200 72203 WARDE Ramesh C. (Bharti) 25 Queensway Quay 200 46074

YADAV Kedar Nath 91/1 Main Street 200 73917 YADAV Ramadhar 3/4 Carrera’s Passage 200 79459 YADAV Viswanath 91/1 Main Street 200 41455/73917

E-MAIL ADDRESSES

NAME

E-MAIL ADDRESS

CHUGANI Vinod COUMBE Monica

pchugani@gibraltar.gi monicacoumbe@yahoo.co.uk

A ADVANI Manoj AIDASANI Naresh ALWANI Kishin ALWANI Raju ALWANI Samira AMARNANI Chandru ASSOMULL Ajit ASSOMULL Sangeeta ASSUMALL Jagdish ASSUMALL Aarti ASWANI Divya ASWANI Prakash/Laju ASWANI Vishal

ademanu@gibraltar.gi estoril@gibtelecom.net k.alwani@carlos.gi rajualwani@yahoo.co.uk samira.alwani@hotmail.com amarnanichandru@yahoo.com ajit@gibraltar.gi sangee40@hotmail.com assumall@hotmail.com aartiassumall@hotmail.com aswanikamu@hotmail.com jprakash@gibraltar.gi vishal_gib@hotmail.com

B BAKHRU Rekha BASANTANI Mahesh BASANTANI Naresh/Geetu BASANTANI Sanju BHAMBHWANI Umesh BHATIA Latesh (Gudoo) BHATIA Mehek BHOJWANI Vimal BUDHRANI Haresh/Anjlina BUDHRANI Kabir BUDHRANI Karishma BUDHRANI Kunal BUDHRANI Sapna BUDHRANI Vikram BUDHRANI Vivek BUDHRANI Priyana

reks2000@hotmail.com mahesh@digital.gi nareshsunita@hotmail.com sanju231@hotmail.com u_d_b@hotmail.com latesh31@hotmail.com mehek_bhatia@hotmail.com vbfresh88@hotmail.com budhrani@gibtelecom.net kabir@essardasgroup.com kbudhrani@hotmail.com nalibud@hotmail.com sapna@essardasgroup.com vikram@essardasgroup.com vivek@essardasgroup.com priyana@essardasgroup.com

C CAMILLERI Asha CHABLANI Rakesh CHABLANI Roshan CHAINANI Haresh CHANDIRAMANI Sunil CHAWLA Payal CHAWLA Pooja CHAWLA Varsha CHHATWANI Jasmine P. CHUGANI Poonam CHUGANI Puja CHUGANI Ravi

camila@aquagib.gi rakeshchablani@hotmail.com rc_chablani@hotmail.com haresh.chainani@yahoo.co.uk sunil_chandiramani@hotmail.com payalchawla_94@hotmail.com poojagi@yahoo.com varsha_chawla1@hotmail.com jpchhatwani@yahoo.com pchugs@hotmail.com puja_@hotmail.com sycamore@gibraltar.gi

D DARYANANI Poonam DASWANI Gul DASWANI Lavina B. DASWANI Romina DHANWANI Dhrishti DHANWANI Mahesh DHANWANI Sugno DIALDAS Manolo

mlagirl@hotmail.com gulji007@hotmail.com daswanis@sapphirenet.gi skyview28@gmail.com aartim75@hotmail.com scala@gib.gi priyanka@gib.gi manzimbd@gibtelecom.net

G GOPWANI Vijay GULRAJ Namrata GULRAJ Shawn

vhg5570@hotmail.com nam.gulraj@gmail.com shawngulraj@gmail.com

H HARJANI Kanchan HARJANI Nuria HATHIRAMANI Ishu HATHIRAMANI Melvin HIRANI Gul

k_harjani@hotmail.com nuria_harjani@hotmail.com ishurati@gibraltar.gi melvinchellaram@hotmail.com gulhirani@carlos.gi

J JASWANI Jyoti JASWANI Sangita JEFFRIES Nigel/Priscilla JIVAN Arvind/Dhrutee

jjaswani@hotmail.com sangita2253@yahoo.com priscilla@jeffries.gib.gi ajivan@gibtelecom.net

K KARNANI Chandni KARNANI Divya KARNANI Gope KARNANI Lavina KARNANI Prakash KARNANI Ramesh KARNANI Smita KEWALRAM Nitin KHEMANI Chandru KHIANI Asha KHIANI Jyoti P. KHIANI Parissa V. KHIANI Sangeeta KHIANI Vinod P. KHIANI Sanjay P.

gkarnani@gibraltar.gi dgkarnani@gmail.com dongope@hotmail.com lavinakarnani@yahoo.es prakash.karnani@yahoo.co.uk rameshdkarnani@gmail.com smita_karnani@yahoo.co.uk nitink82@hotmail.com khemanichandru@hotmail.com ashakhiani@hotmail.com khianij@gmail.com parissa.vkhiani@gmail.com sangiskhiani@hotmail.com vkhiani@hotmail.com skhiani@blackberry.orange.co.uk

PERSONAL E-MAILS

PERSONAL

PERSONAL E-MAILS

LALCHANDANI Jeetu LALCHANDANI Mohan

SACHANANDANI Jagdish SADHWANI Baiju SADHWANI Dimple SADHWANI Divya SADHWANI Payal SAMTANI Ramesh / Deepa SAMTANI Rinku SHAHANI Ajay SHIVDASANI Angu SHUKLA Ritika

jeetuchitra@hotmail.com reshma_1234@msn.com

M MAHBOOBANI Arjan/Preeti MAHBOOBANI Manu MAHBOOBANI Yaana MAHBUBANI Arun MAHBUBANI Bhakti MAHBUBANI Vinod MAHTANI Anand MAHTANI Gul/Gori MAHTANI Lisa MAHTANI Ramona MAHTANI Saide MAHTANI Sangeeta MALKANI Esha MALKANI Karuna MALKANI Lavina MALKANI Rishi MALKANI Subash MALKANI Suresh MALKANI Vandana MANSUKHANI Satish MANWANI Nari MAYANI Romina MELWANI Prerna MIRPURI Romina

rkumar@gibraltar.gi xtremoto@hotmail.com saloni79lakhs@hotmail.com arun11111@hotmail.com ranie2k_sh@hotmail.com vinnie4554@hotmail.com admahtani@gibtelecom.net gulgori@gibraltar.gi lisa.mahtani@landg.com ramonamahtani@hotmail.com saidemahtani@yahoo.com sangeeta@gibraltar.gi eshamalkani@hotmail.com karunamalkani@hotmail.com lavinamalkani@msn.com rishimalkani@hotmail.com smalkani@finsburytrust.com sureshmalkani@yahoo.com wendymalkani@hotmail.com imansukhani@yahoo.com narimanwani@hotmail.com romina@gibraltar.gi prerna_melwani@yahoo.com rominamirpuri@hotmail.com

phoenix@gibtelecom.net baiju@vijay.gi dimplesadhwani@hotmail.com divyasadhwani@hotmail.com payalsadhwani@hotmail.com rsamtani4353@hotmail.com rinkusamtani@hotmail.co.uk searock@europe.com shivdasaniangu@yahoo.com ritikashukla@yahoo.co.uk

T TAILOR Dilip

dilip@trainingtm.com

U UTTANCHANDANI Sheilu

savi.t@hotmail.co.uk

V VASWANI Suresh VATVANI Chandru VIROOMAL Moti

vasbros@gibtelecom.net vatvani@gibtelecom.net viroomal@gibtelecom.net

W WARDE Jagdish WARDE Vanita WARDE Veronica

N NAGRANI Diya NAGRANI Neha NAGRANI Prakash NAGRANI Sunil NAGRANI Suresh / Karina NAGRANI Vikram NAGRANI Yogesh

wardejagdish@yahoo.co.uk karinajava@yahoo.co.in veronicawarde@hotmail.com

diyanagrani@gmail.com neha@gibtelecom.net nagrani@yahoo.com sunilnagrani@hotmail.com nagrani@gibtelecom.net vnagrani@gibtelecom.net ysn747@gmail.com

P PARYANI Kamlesh PURSWANI Romina

nparyani@gibraltar.gi rominapurswani@hotmail.com

R RAMCHANDANI Naresh RATANPAL Chander RUPANI Esha

nareshramchandani64@yahoo.com ratanpal@gibraltar.gi e_rupani@hotmail.com

If you wish to make any additions to the directory listings in next years Namaste. Please contact Vikram Nagrani or E-mail: namaste.gibraltar@gmail.com

BUSINESS E-MAIL ADDRESS

Alpha Electronics searock@gibtelecom.net

Montesol bhojwani@gibtelecom.net

Alwani Group

Montreal (Heena Co. Ltd.) montreal@gibtelecom.net

alwani.group@gibtelecom.net

Antonio Jewellers info@antonio-gib.com

Murjani (Gib.) Ltd romina@gibnet.gi

Bluespirit Jewellery blspirit@gibraltar.gi

Music Corner Ltd

Budhrani & Co budlaw@gibtelecom.net

Nagrani Vikram vikram.nagrani@hassans.gi

Bhambhwani Umesh ubhambhwani@kpmg.gi

Netgear Ltd. netgear@netgear.gi

Bubbles bubbles@gibtelecom.net

Omni Group omni@gibtelecom.net

Chandan Mini Supermarket parwanigj@gibtelecom.net

Oscar International Ltd oscar@gib.gi

Chellsons chellsons@kaycee.gi

PB Jewellers pbjewellers@gibraltar.gi

Cosmopolitan cosmopolitankids@yahoo.co.uk

Phoenix Snacks phoenix@gibtelecom.net

Dandumal & Sons kellys@gibtelecom.net

Precious precious_gib@hotmail.com

Daswani Jeevan daslaw@gibtelecom.net

Prestige Jewellers prestige@antonio-gib.com

Digital Corner info@digital.gi

Sadguru Linens sadguru@gibtelecom.net

Dimension Ltd. dimensionltd2003@yahoo.com

Satyam

Enterprise Insurance plc guld@eigplc.com

Scala scala@gib.gi

Essardas & Sons Ltd sales@essardasgroup.com

Shangri-la shangri-la@gibtelecom.net

Estoril Ltd estoril@gibtelecom.net

Sports Centre sportscentregib@yahoo.com

Euro Electronics euroelectronics@gibtelecom.net

Star of India starind@hotmail.com

Galaxy galaxy@carlos.gi

Tagore tagore@gibnet.gi

Happy Melody happymelody_ltd@hotmail.com

Tarachand tarachand@gibtelecom.net

Jai Krishna Ltd rsamtani4353@hotmail.com

Trends trendsgib@hotmail.com

Jasons (Sri Narain & Co. Ltd.) jason@gibraltar.gi

Veena Co. Ltd.

Kaycee kaycee@kaycee.gi

Venice Ltd venice@gibtelecom.net

Khubchand & Co. Ltd komputer@gibnet.gi

Vienna vienna@gibraltar.gi

Kingsway kingsway@kaycee.gi

Vijay vijay@gibraltar .gi

Kishinchand Chellaram Gib Ltd.

Pashmina

musiccorner@gibtelecom.net

pashmina_gib@hotmail.com

haresh.chainani@yahoo.co.uk

(Moto Xtreme) xtremoto@hotmail.com

kcgib@gibnet.gi

Leather Plus leatherplus2009@hotmail.com

If you wish to make any additions to the directory listings in next years Namaste. Please contact Vikram Nagrani or E-mail: namaste.gibraltar@gmail.com

Lord & Company Ltd. nagrani@gibtelecom.net M.Marquez marquez@gibtelecom.net Marble Arc info@marblearc.com Melbros Ltd. melbros@sapphirenet.gi

BUSINESS E-MAILS

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESSES

TRADERS DIRECTORY

HINDU TRADERS OF GIBRALTAR NAME OF TRADER

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

FAX

Alfred Benady & Co. Ltd. (“Adam”) Antonio (G.T. Rewachand Ltd.) Antonio II (G.T. Rewachand Ltd.) Austen Enterprises Ltd.

271 Main Street 47/49 Main Street 159 Main Street 168 Main Street

200 77881 200 74105 200 48229 200 43505

200 42469 200 74107 200 74107 200 72472

Bluespirit Jewellery (Jenesis Investments Ltd) Bon Bon (Hari Om Co. Ltd.) Bon Bon Cash & Carry (Satnam Ltd.) Bubbles (Aarti Ltd.) Bulchand’s Bulchand & Sons Ltd. Business Search Butterfly & Co. Ltd.

221 Main Street 253 Main Street 239 Main Street 27 Main Street 135 Main Street 83 Main Street Unit B, 2 Waterport 152 Main Street

200 74163 200 72910 200 76637 200 41477 200 51775 200 78487 200 52032 200 78181

200 74970 -----------200 50549 -----------200 42533 200 42533

Carlos (L.B. Alwani Ltd.) Chainani Trading Ltd. (“Satyam”) Chandan (Baba Traders Ltd.) Chellsons (Gibraltar) Ltd. Collector’s Choice (Sri Narain & Co. Ltd) Cosmopolitan Kids Cosmopolitan Pound Paradise Cosmos (Bywater Company Ltd) Craven International Ltd. Cosmopolitan

89/91 Main Street 303 Main Street 13 Cornwalls Parade 78B Main Street 265 Main Street 35 Irish Town 33 Irish Town 35 Main Street 205 Main Street Waterport Terraces Unit 6

200 78841 200 78037 200 76113 200 77456 200 45032 200 78228 200 78228 200 52789 200 76738 200 78228

200 70210 200 78037 200 40426 200 73639 200 40053 200 78344 200 78344 200 70210 -----------200 78344

Dandumal & Sons Ltd. (“Kelly’s”) Del Rio Ltd Dewandas & Sons Ltd. (“Pashmina”) Dewhurst Trading Ltd. Dimension Ltd. Don Lal (Bramworth Ltd.)

183 Main Street 36 Main Street 296 Main Street 135 Main Street 115 Main Street 23 Main Street

200 78544 200 44155 200 40492 200 51775 200 71901 200 42980

200 42469 -----------200 40492 200 42533 200 43035 200 42980

El Metro (Nani Ltd.) Essarco Ltd. (“Jewels & Gems”) Essardas & Sons Ltd. Essardas Jewels Ltd, (“Just Diamonds”) Essardas Trading Ltd. (“Crown Jewels”) Estanco (Transworld Trading Co. Ltd.) Estoril Ltd. Euphoria (Jaysons Enterprises Ltd) Euro Electronics Europa Wine & Spirits Evergreen Sports & Fashions Ltd. (“Sports Centre”)

30 Engineer’s Lane 122 Main Street 64 Main Street 15 Main Street 105 Main Street 8 Main Street 9 Main Street 164 Main Street 246 Main Street 155 Main Street Unit G3, ICC

200 71636 200 48841 200 78441 200 51018 200 77756 200 77611 200 75565 200 47900 200 75192 200 76062 200 77824 / 77778

-----------200 77726 200 77726 200 77726 200 77726 200 40359 200 75565 200 42763 200 75460 200 76062 200 77824

200 70210

Fantasy Ltd. 2 Grand Casemates Square 200 73068 200 75410 Flemings (Gib) Ltd. 285 Main Street 200 77352 200 43508 Foto World (Approach Investments Ltd.) 111 Main Street 200 45294 200 70210 Fortune Wine Ltd 133 Main Street 200 67300 Fuji Fast Photo Lab 4 John Mack. Square 200 78181 200 70210 Galaxy (Universal Suppliers Ltd.) 175 Main Street 200 78841 200 70210 Gib Exchange Centre Ltd. 168-170 Main Street 200 45967 / 45816 200 50231 Gift Centre Ltd. 247 Main Street 200 73077 200 40625 Glamour Ltd. 30 Main Street 200 73997 200 42763 Gul Trading Ltd. 3 Tuckey’s Lane 200 71557 -----------H.D. Mahtani & Co. Ltd. (“Sapphiro”) Happy Melody Ltd. Hastingleigh Holdings Ltd. (“Manse Jewellery”)

158 Main Street 200 78492 Units U, K,T,M & N, 30-38 Main Street 200 71842 245 Main Street 200 77903

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M. Marquez & Co. Ltd. 72 Main Street 200 78889 200 70701 M. Marquez & Co. Ltd. (“Paris”) 150A Main Street 200 78365 200 70701 Maharaja Restaurant 5 Tuckey’s Lane 200 75233 200 43008 Mango 81 Main Street 200 52999 200 52980 Manse II 245 Main Street 200 77903 200 77903 Marble Arc Ltd. 10 Main Street 200 76176 200 77166 Mascot Ltd. 31 Main Street 200 76006 200 76006 Mayern Ltd. 137B Main Street 200 79269 / 79446 200 50231 Melbros Ltd. 290 Main Street 200 77420 200 77420 Moderns Ltd. 92A Main Street 200 71457 / 40829 200 50231 Montecristo 1 Main Street 200 72053 200 42462 Montesol Ltd. 7 Grand Casemates Square 200 79605 200 40391 Montreal (Heena Co. Ltd) Unit S, 30-38 Main Street 200 44696 -----------Mumtaz 20 Cornwall’s Lane 200 44257 -----------Murjani Gib Ltd. (China Arts & Crafts) 9 Grand Casemates Square 200 72807 200 72807 Music Corner Ltd. 138 Main Street 200 51444 200 51445 Music Corner Ltd. 114 Main Street ------------ ----------- N&M Ltd. Unit V, 30-38 Main Street 200 51900 -----------Nemal Ltd. 30-38 Main Street 200 42634 200 46225 Newmill Investments Ltd. 235A Main Street 200 77570 / 42008 200 42008 Netgear Ltd. 6 Bishop Rapallo’s Ramp 200 45600 200 45601 Param-Anand & Sons Ltd. 25 Irish Town 200 42532 200 73103 Param-Anand & Sons Ltd. (“Omni Classic”) 132/136 Main Street 200 78593 200 73103 Param-Anand & Sons Ltd. (“Omni Rhythm”) 1 Market Lane 200 78593 200 73103 Parmesh Ltd. (“Precious”) 3 John Mack. Square 200 74026 200 74026 Pashmina (Dewandas & Sons Ltd.) 296 Main Street 200 40492 -----------Peakworth Ltd. 9 Casemates Square 200 63337 ------------ Pepe Indio (Metharam Hundaram Ltd.) 119 Main Street 200 75681 200 73385 Phoenix Snacks (Narmada Ltd.) 79 Governor’s Street 200 72437 200 45574 Planet T-Shirts 53 Main Street 200 47937 200 43008 Planet T-Shirts 160 Main Street 200 44504 200 49505 Planet T-Shirts 246 Main Street 200 75192 200 43008 Pohoomal Brothers (“Europe”) 101-103 Main Street 200 75683 200 40625 Prerna Ltd. (“El Primero”) 34 Irish Town 200 72762 200 72762 Prestige Arts & Jewels (S. Tulsidas Ltd.) 126/128 Main Street 200 47955 200 47956

TRADERS DIRECTORY

Image (Sea & Ocean Ltd.) Unit 4 Watergardens I 200 78600 -----------Interco (Gib) Ltd. (“La Mesquita”) 4 Prince Edward’s Road 200 73339 -----------I.T. Trade (Int.) Ltd. (Booze & Co) 69 Main Street 200 43939 200 41477 Jade Ltd. 166 Main Street 200 71449 200 75410 Jai Krishna Ltd. 88 Irish Town 200 71565 200 71457 Jaya Bazaar (Medique Ltd.) 272 Main Street 200 42843 200 50523 Jewellery Centre 1/7A Casemates Centre 200 47104 -----------Jewel Stars 154 Main Street 200 74443 200 75587 Komplement 45 Main Street 200 49055 200 43008 Kemchans (Star of India Duty Free) Airport Departure Lounge 200 71309 200 74460 Kemchans (“Hotu”) 100-102 Main Street 200 72182 200 74460 Kemchans (“Star of India”) 108 Main Street 200 75792 200 74460 Khubchand & Co. Ltd. 55-57 Main Street 200 78382 200 43008 Kirpalani’s (Nikita Enterprises Ltd.) 16A/B Watergardens 200 70704 -----------Kishinchand Chellaram (Gib) Ltd. (“Kaycee”) 29 Main Street 200 77872 / 77225 200 72892 Kris Ltd. 5 Grand Casemates Square 200 77197 200 43008 Kwality Stores 293 Main Street 200 71412 200 42763 La Alhambra 10 Bell Lane 200 77337 Laxmi Ltd. 6 Grand Casemates Square 200 76739 200 42469 Leather Plus Ltd. 235A Main Street 200 62226 -----------Linkers Ltd. 6 Irish Town 200 79226 -----------Lord & Company Ltd. (“Nagrani’s”) 149 Main Street 200 73658 ------------

TRADERS DIRECTORY

Radhe Brothers Ltd. (“La Alhambra”) 5 Bell Lane 200 77337 -----------Radhika 60 Main Street 200 63360 -----------Rahmatullah & Son Tailors Ltd. 51 Main Street 200 51664 -----------Ramsons Overseas Ltd. 8 Grand Casemates Square 200 75721 200 41144 Ramsons Supermarket 10 Watergardens 200 71550 ------Red Skins (Dildar Ltd.) 97 Main Street 200 71667 200 79293 Rex Stores Ltd. 5 Parliament Lane 200 76076 -----------Right Choice (Sainath Ltd.) 329B Main Street ------------ -----------Riverwall Ltd. 7 & 8 Ocean Heights Gallery 200 71422 200 52064 Sacha’s (Woodwhite Ltd) 79 Main Street 20073486 ------Sadguru Linens (Bannock Ltd.) 61 Main Street 200 76973 200 76923 Sadguru Linens 2 (Sai Ltd.) 67 Main Street 200 42829 200 42830 Sai Darbar 6A Prince Edwards Rd 200 61312 ------------ Scala (Oscar International Ltd.) 10 Grand Casemates Square 200 71660 200 42742 Sharda Holdings Unit 17 Ocean Heights 200 77495/52512 -----------Sham & Son 121 Main Street 200 42232 -----------Shangri-La (Hammond Bros. Ltd.) 54 Main Street 200 72264 200 42462 Shangri-La Duty Free Boutique Airport Departure Lounge 200 40290 200 42462 Sheetal’s Beauty Ellesmere House, City Mill Lane 54000910/ 200 41195 Shiva Ltd. 47 City Mill Lane 200 71236 -----------S.K. Beda-Par Group Ltd. (“Omni Crystal”) 182 Main Street 200 41194 200 73103 S.K. Beda-Par Group Ltd. (“Omni Optic”) 13 Main Street 200 74377 200 73103 S.K. Beda-Par Group Ltd. (“Omni Photo”) 7 King’s Street 200 75553 200 73103 S.K. Beda-Par Group Ltd. (“Omni Studio”) 15 King’s Street 200 75553 200 73103 Sonic Electronics Ltd. 34 Main Street 200 73289 200 76682 Southease Ltd. 45 New Harbours 57472000/ 200 47106 200 46225 Sports City 78A Main Street 200 46451 200 52980 Sri Narain & Co. Ltd. (“Jasons”) 280 Main Street 200 79121 200 40053 Sterling Stores Ltd. 259 Main Street 200 75600 200 76682 Sufee Corporation Ltd (Omni Jewel) 18 Main Street 200 77625 200 73103 Sunglass Hut International 162 Main Street 200 42009 ------Syson Ltd. 6 John Mack. Square 200 72656 ------Tagore Tagore II Tarachand & Co. Ltd. (“Tara”) Taraco Ltd. Telemusic Centre Ltd. (“Danny’s”) Thadhani Trading Ltd. (“Neptune”) The Free Port Shop Ltd The Watch & Jewel Boutique Tienda de Antonio Tienda De Niko Tous Town Stores (J.K. Brothers Ltd.) Transglobe Traders Ltd. (“Write Away”) Trends (Bharat Ltd.) Trends Men & Women (Bharat Ltd.) Trends Footwear (Bharat Ltd.)

172 Main Street 203/205 Main Street 71 Main Street 249 Main Street 319 Main Street 12 Irish Town 17/18 Watergardens VI 157 Main Street Unit 17, Ocean Heights Gallery 35A Glacis Road 121 Main Street 22 Town Range 9 Parliament Lane 70 Main Street Unit 12, Casemates Sq. 270 Main Street

200 78505 200 49771 200 75673 200 75204 200 72328 200 74410 200 75595 200 42506 200 43096 200 49325 200 66121 200 73802 200 77425 200 61177 200 40604 200 42028

Veena Co. Ltd. (Moto Xtreme) Venice Ltd. Vienna (Jethanand & Sons Ltd.) Vivat Ltd. (“Gatsby’s Eating House”) Vijay (Universal Traders Ltd.)

Unit Q,R,W, 30-38 Main Street 284 Main Street 236 Main Street Unit 3, Watergardens I 125-127 Main Street

200 71314 200 41301 200 79077 200 79077 200 42789 / 73687 200 74970 200 76291 ------200 78530 200 42763

200 40586 200 49772 200 40298 200 40298 200 72328 200 72762 200 77124 200 42462 200 71422 ----------------------200 77726 200 42027 200 42027 200 42027

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