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Sad demise of Sardarni Ishar Kaur Alg - wife of Sardar Pratap Singh Alg | Sept 12, 2008

Posted by AdminMusoma on September 14, 2008

Submitted via |Submit News| by: Mohindar Ranbir/Alg
On: September 14, 2009

Dear Musomians

We wish to inform all our Musoma colleagues, that our dear mother Sardarni Ishar Kaur Alg, wife of late Sardar Partap Singh Alg (Court Broker-Musoma) sadly left for heavenly abode peacefully in her sleep on 12 September. 

The contact number for brothers Mohinderjit and Ranbir is 020 8542 6249.

Sehaj Paat (intermittent recital of Guru Granth Sahib) has been arranged at our residence at 92 Queens Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8LS since 12 September and will continue until Friday 19 September.

The Cremation will take place on Saturday, 20 September.

The programme is as below:

10:00am - Arrive at 92 Queens Rd., Wimbledon, London SW19 8LS   (02085426249).

11:00am - Arrive Sikh Gurdwara South London, 142 Merton Rd., Southfields, London SW18 5SP.  

12:30pm - Leave Gurdwara for Putney Vale Crematorium, Stag Lane, Putney SW15 3DZ.

1:00 - 1:30pm - Cremation 

1:30 - 1.45pm - Departure for  Central Gurdwara, 62 Queensdale Road, Shepherds Bush,  London W11.

2:30-3:00pm  - Refreshments at Central Gurdwara

3:00 - 5:00pm - Kirtan; Ardaas 

5pm onwards - Guru Ka Langar

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Sad demise of Dr Kantilal Karsandas Popat - Late KK Vasant’s Son-In-Law | August 18, 2008

Posted by AdminMusoma on August 20, 2008

The following news received from JC Rao and Harshad Kothari:

It is with regret that we have to announce sad demise of Dr Kantilal Karsandas  Popat, aged 81.

Dr Popat passed away peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by his loving family on 18th August 2008 Monday morning following a sustained spell of illness.

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Date:
Thursday 21st August 2008 at 1.15 pm

Location:
Randalls Park Crematorium
Randalls Rd
Leatherhead
Surrey KT22 0AG. UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1372 363 181

Home address
Mrs Chandraben Popat (nee Vasant)
Dr Sandip Popat, Sonia Popat
3 Blakeden Drive, Claygate, Esher. KT10 0ZR. UK
Tel + 44 (0)1372 200 534

Jayshreekrashna

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Nizar Ismail Jamal | Sad demise in Musoma

Posted by AdminMusoma on July 5, 2008

Anil P. Shah has reported that Mr. Nizar Ismail Jamal (fondly known as Mateso) expired in Musoma yesterday.

Further details will follow when the actual cause of death is known.

Our condolences to the Ismail Jamal family.

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Firoz Kassam: Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award 2007

Posted by adminmusoma on July 29, 2007

Last week, Harshad Kothari informed MusomaBlog of Firoz Kassam being nominated for the Asian Voice / Gujarat Samachar Lifetime Achievement Award 2007. The award ceremony was held on July 26, 2007.

MusomaBlog is pleased to share the great news of Firoz Kassam being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award 2007.

Hearty congratulations to Firoz Kassam for achieving this coveted recognition on the strengths of his own efforts and perseverance.

At this time a short news article has confirmed this. Article below:

Source: India Times

Other recipients were Naynesh Desai (Professional of the Year), Ratilal Devchand Shah (Achievement in Community Service), Renu Patel (Achievement in media/Art and Culture), Firoz Kassam (Lifetime Achievement award), Dalip Kumar (Young Entrepreneur of the year and Shriti Vadera (woman of the year).

MusomaBlog awaits more details and probably, pictures of the event from Harshad Kothari. These will be posted on MusomaBlog as soon as received.

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Firoz Kassam: Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee

Posted by adminmusoma on July 22, 2007

Harshad Kothari, has sent in the following information with regards to the recent nomination of fellow Musomian, Firoz Kassam for the Lifetime Achivement Award:

Firoz Kassam

It is with great pleasure we have to announce that Firoz Kassam has been nominated and short-listed for the Lifetime Achievement Award held by Asian Voice Magazine. The glittering ceremony will be held at The London Park Lane Hilton in Mayfair. It will be attended by many dignitaries and the Chief Guest is Hon Harriet Harman, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of House of Commons. We are confident that, given Firoz’s business history, he will win this Award. It will be a great honour for Musomians for Firoz to win this prestigious award.

If any Musomians wish to attend this event and join us in supporting and congratulating Firoz, please send an email to harshad [at] sasconsultancy [dot] com or call him urgently, as the time is short.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The London Park Lane Hilton
22 Park Lane, London. W1K 1BE, UK. Tel: +44 20 7493 8000
Map Reference: Location on Google Map
Tickets: ₤ 100 per person

Any messages of support will be welcome.

This Blog will be updated after Friday 27th July with photos.

For further information, please visit Gujarat Samachar’s website: Gujarat Samachar

Submitted by : Harshad Kothari

Following are the details of the Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony, the previous winners and the process of choosing the Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

(Due to the size of the original document, please click the ‘On SlideShare’ logo and then please choose the ‘full’ option to be able to read the 3 page document slide clearly)

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