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12 The Link Magazine • Janua ry 2000
Two women take top positions in Hindu Samaj
IAMOND Twenty-five years after its formation, Swindon's Hindu community or Samaj has elected women to the
highest positions of its executive committee.
OELEVISION
The new President, Sushma ebrations at Divali and Navaratri culture and the Samaj brings peo-
For friendly and Patel, lives in Old Town and has and an annual variety show which pie together," said Sushma. "We
professional service run the Freshbrook pharmacy for involves over 100 performers. A are an imporant link between East
12 years, and Meena Ladwa, who Millennium Festival grant of £3,600 and West for the majority of our
to TVs, Videos, Audio and children who were born in Britain.
lives in Freshbrook, has been has been received to ensure this
Hi-Fi, Satellite systems elected as one of the secretaries. year's show on 22 January is the "The grant will help us celebrate
& Computer monitors, Originally formed as a support biggest and best yet. multi-cultural understanding in
The Samaj also coordinates Fri-
call 01793 497591 group for the growing number of day evening mother tongue lan- Swindon."
The Samaj also raises money for
Asian people coming to Swindon
Workshop at after expulsion from Uganda in guage classes attended by sixty local causes such as PMH special
15/15a Rodbourne Road the early 1970s, the Samaj is now a children and run by volunteer baby care, the Prospect Hospice
focus for cultural and religious ac- teachers, helped by ex-pupils who and Motor Neurone Disease. In
Swindon
tivities for the 450 Hindu people in have taken GCSE at local schools. November £900 was raised for cy-
' ' the town. "The family is the basis of our clone disaster relief in India.
The committee organises cel
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