Indians In London

2011-03-22T16:20:00.000Z

Holi 2011 in london – Between the local celebration and the outdoors

By Amani Fairak

This was my first Holi, and I was eager to attend for a long time. Holi was a full-moon night where Hindus around London celebrate the end of winter to mark the start of spring, with colours and joy.

Part one: On 19^th March 2011, I have attended the local celebration of Shree Kutch Leva Patel Community Centre, where they start the festive day late afternoon. Men, women and their children throw powder colours at each other, cheering ‘Happy Holi, …Happy Holi’. There were at least 200 people including senior and children colouring each other at the open backyard of SKLPC Centre.

At 6 o’clock, people gathered in a big circle around a pile of wood, and the Maharaj started the religious ceremony with the Universal Prayer ‘Om Jai Jagdish Hari’. The Maharaj poured oil over the pile of wood, and lit it up in fire. Coconuts and popcorn Prasad also followed. Devotees made their four-circle journey around the fire, and share Prasad with each other.

The ceremony later on was followed by indoor prayers and chanting in the name of Swaminarayan, the Hindu figure followed by the Gujarati majority in North West London.

Visitors and attendees soon after changed to their evening outfits to join Disco Dandiya party, which was the highlight of the event. Dhol players and a bollywood band were performing all night. Lady visitors were dancing Dandiya in a big circle, then to the Bhangra and Bollywood beats.

This Holi event was a local Gujarati celebration that took place in Northolt.

Part two: On 20^th March 2011, a big celebration of Holi hosted in Twickenham, West London. The event was supported by the local council and took place at Orleans House Gallery, Open Park. In a beautiful sunny warm day, started at 1:00 o’clock with a welcome note from the organisers, there were around at least 1000 visitors from different age groups, religions and nationalities. Powder colours were given for free. Food stalls and drinks were available for purchase throughout the event.

The programme line-up included a Bhangra workshop by a renowned Bhangra and Bollywood choreographer, and professional performers and bands. The audience also took part on stage on mini contest for Best Performer selected by the audience crowd itself.

For personal blog on the event, please click here

(Report by Amani Fairak - On Panel IndiansInLondon)

2011-03-17T11:31:00.003Z

Holi In London

This March 2011 Celebrate the festival of Holi with Bright colors, water balloons, lavish gujiyas and melodious songs, and enjoy this joyfull festival with your friends. Checkout the most exciting Holi events happening in London, UK.

Checkout this complete guide & videos to holi in london , all the events you can go to are mentioned there..

Inspired from http://IndiansInUK.info - A very popular & helpful guide for All Indians in UK

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2011-02-03T11:32:00.002Z

New Valentine Version of ISWConnect iPhone & Android Apps & 6 months free Promo Code Released!!

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2011-02-03T11:28:00.002Z

Don't be alone this new year eve! Find a grogeous match next door!

Hello Everyone

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2011-02-03T11:27:00.001Z

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2011-02-03T11:24:00.001Z

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2009-04-14T02:09:00.000+01:00

After the success of "Indian Professionals In London" Meetup in Mar 09, we are back again with this Month's Grand Meetup on Apr 19, 2009, Sunday!.

Venue is : Pls check http://indiansinlondon.net/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=22:grand-indian-professionals-in-london-april-meetup&Itemid=55 for VENUE details

Date & Time: 19 Apr 2009, 3:00PM, Relaxed and hopefully sunny afternoon

Fees : £2 per person to be paid at the Door (to cover Organiser's admin costs)

Event Partially sponsored by http://IndiansInLondon.net , http://IndianProfessionalsInUK.com and http://bollywoodinlondon.com

First 10 people to arrive at the venue will get 10 small but pretty useful Gifts.

And one lucky person at the end of the Meetup will receive a Stylish Gift (worth waiting for). :)

NOTE : You need to be on RSVP list of this event on http://IndiansInLondon.net to be eligible for FREE gifts.

Gifts Courtesy of http://IndiansInLondon.net aka http://IndiansInUK.net

Just like last time, this meetup is again a combined event supported by various orkut and facebook communities like

Facebook:

Indians In London, Single & Charming Indians In London, Bollywood Fans in London, Indian Professionals In London/UK, Delhites In London, Bangaloreans In London

Orkut:

Indians In London Meetup Club, Delhites in London, Bengalis In London, Punjabis In London etc

A complete list of some useful Indians in London and UK communities can be found here!

http://www.iamnewtolondon.com/indianonlinegroups.html

All Indian Professionals are Welcome! Lets celebrate the Summer In London!

Ps: There is an Indian Food Takeaway just opposite the PUB. Takeaway Costs Just £2.50. Drinks, Socialising with lively and friendly Professionals and Tasty Food, completes the day! :)

See Ya Soon!

2009-03-16T14:43:00.001Z

Holi Celebrations 14 Mar 2009 with Indians In London On Orkut And Facebook.
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2009-03-12T13:30:00.003Z

Holi In London Celebrations - Play with Colors And
Indian Professionals in London Meetup - 14thMar09-Piccadilly Circus

Holi - 14th Mar - 3:00pm http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=223&venue=3500453

Indian Professionals In London Meetup
When: 14th Mar 09 - 6Pm Onwards
Where: Piccadilly Circus Sports Cafe, Haymarket
Agenda: Drinks, Social Mingling,
and Later
a) Indian Veg Buffet Dinner @ Angel-Islington Or
b) Indian Dinner @ Punjab Restaurant @ Covent garden

Ppl expected to attend:-
1)Navin + Ruchi + Raman + Sunaina + Avi
2) Iffy + 1
3) Raj
4) Jimmy
5) Tushar
6) Rahul
7) Debu
8) Madhu
9) Vamsi
10) Jayagopal
11) Ravi + Ritu (Tentative)
12) Shradha (Tentative)

Introduce yourself on Orkut thread to get contact nos of some people expected to attend.

2009-03-11T14:32:00.001Z

Mumbaikars to burn Kasab's effigy this HOLI...

Rediff Report

2009-03-09T10:48:00.002Z

CRY-UK Holi Celebrations Social and Dinner 14th Mar 2009
(Sponsored by HDFC)
Venue:- Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.
TIME:-6.30 pm onwards
TICKET PRICE
£25 for adults and
£10 for children
above 8 years of age
Menu: Traditional South Indian Cuisine, freshly made to serve on venue
To book tickets, contact:
Poonam Joshi at cryuk.london@crymail.org or
0790 307 4379 or Hetal Shrivastava at 0751 566 7846

2009-03-06T13:46:00.002Z

Rules and Directions to Post on IIL - Indians In London Community On Orkut - Web Links Collection Thread :-

Pls Post the links of sites on net which you find may be useful for "Indians In london" community on this orkut community thread :- http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=190470&tid=5309964971118276168

1) Personal BLOGS - Strict NO NO (only techblogs/share mkt blogs kind of links are allowed which should have some useful information for majority of this community)
2) No MLM (Amway types) / "Become an Internet Millionaire" Kind of Links Allowed.
But Links to Internet Ventures like Gifts to India, Cheap Calls to India are allowed.
3) No links to Offers and Deals on this thread. There is a separate dedicated thread for that
4) Links to Online Travel Guides, Travel Portals and other "informative or useful for Indian Community In London" are allowed.
5) Links to Events (bollywood or anything) not allowed. Links to sites with a list of useful Indian events allowed.
6) Links to Restaurants not allowed. Again Links to sites with list of Indian restaurants allowed.

CAUTION: Pls note, this list of rules will get updated regularly and you should check this first before posting anything in that "Indians In london" Community thread. Otherwise your Posts will be deleted by Moderators.

2009-02-18T16:16:00.001Z

IIL's Official DJ Party (Anuj and IFFY's birthday celebration)

When?:- Saturday 21st Feb 2009
Where?:- City Pride (IIL's new adda)
Now where on earth is that?:-
http://www.citypridepub.co.uk/
Central London (Farringdon)

WHY? Whats special?
Its the "theme". This time we doing a 70's & 80's theme.
Wear anything which represents 70s or 80s.....
Bollywood itself is an encyclopedia ....refer to it.
Guys:- Tight trousers, mufflers, big collar shirts, ball bottom jeans/pants refer style icons like Michael jackson or apna mithun da
Gals:- Scarfs, frocks, those typical 70s bird nest hair styles or sadhna cut. Those wavey hairstyles like madhuri dixit/sridevi or others used to sport....
or Denim/leather jackets, jeans....
I mean its all your choice.....
Music :- IIL's Official DJ i.e. DJ iFFY arthaart hum khud
I am gonna play music to remind u of Disco/Break Dance/ Rock n Roll hits from the 70-80s both bollywood and english music for around 1.5 hrs i.e. 10:30 to 12am
i.e. hits like billy jean, roxette, bonjovi, aap jaisa koi meri, laila o laila, pyaar do pyaar lo, disco 82, brother louie, i am a disco dancer, ye mera dil, mungda etc to name a few......
It will surely be combining that with apna bollywood & bhangra which i'll
play at 00 hrs onwards till 2 am just to push you all a lil
harder.

People Attending:-

1. Iffy + 1
3. Anuj +1
5. Rishu
6. Owais
7. Kavitha
8. Ram
9. Amty
10. Sharmin
11. Pooja Miglani
12. Jimmy S
13. Pravash
14. Gaurav
15. KK
16. Bharat

2009-02-17T02:01:00.002Z

Zee Carnival 14 Feb 2009 @ Kensington Olympia, London

2009-01-29T14:36:00.005Z

Southampton Puja And Cultural Association

Saraswati Puja and Cultural Program
Date: Saturday 31St January, 2009
Venue - Vedic Society Hindu Temple, Southampton, SO14 0PS.

Puja - 10 AM – 12 noon
Prasad and Bhog - 12 NOON – 1.30 PM
Cultural Programme - 1.30 PM – 3.30 PM
Annual General Meeting - 4.30 pm- 5.30 pm
Bisorjon - 6 pm

Around 200+ ppl expected to attend!
http://www.southamptonpuja.org.uk/event.html

2008-12-07T22:24:00.002Z

2008-12-07 Orkut IIL Free Hug Campaign :)

2008-12-07 Orkut IIL Free Hug Campaign

2008-12-04T23:46:00.002Z

2008-12-03 Candle Light Vigil for Mumbai Terror Attack Victims @ Canary Wharf

Photos © Naveen Babu Manchala

2008-12-01T23:53:00.004Z

30 NOV 2008 - Candle Light Vigil Outside Indian Embassy In Memory of People Died at Mumbai.

2008-11-30 Candle Light Vigil For Mumbai Attack Victims
Photos Courtesy Naveen Babu Manchala

2008-11-08T01:04:00.003Z

Announcement: ON 24 Oct 2008 - A Very Popular and Feature rich, very friendly web portal for All Indians In London and Indians In UK is launched http://www.indiansinlondon.net/ Aka http://www.indiansinuk.net/ . It offers Indian Communities, Groups, Forums, Indian Events, Diwali Events, Holi Events, Independence Day Events, Indian Mela Events, Asian Mela Events, Indian Matrimonial UK, Single Indians London -UK Social Networking, Indian Flatshare, Indian Flatmates, Indian Roommates, Accomodation adverts, Indian Classifieds, NRI Services Relevant to Indians, Visa Services, Currency Services, Send Money to India Services , List of Indian Restaurants in London and UK, Indian Restaurant Reviews by Indians etc etc and much more...
All the Indians in london and Indians from all over UK are requested to join the http://indiansinuk.net/ and make good use of its FREE services.

http://www.indiansinuk.net/ also acts as the umbrella portal for
a) http://www.indianprofessionalsinuk.com/ - Indian Matrimonial and Friendship/dating Portal
b) http://www.indianstudentsinuk.com/ - Dedicated Homepage for all Indian Students In UK and London, One point resource.
c) http://www.bollywoodinlondon.com/ - Bollywood Events, Concerts, Movie Listings, Show Times, Indian Online Radio.
d)http://www.bengalisinuk.net/ - Dedicated portal for all Bengalis IN UK and Bengalis IN London.
Best part is, All of them are Totally Free to use!

2008-10-24T20:11:00.001+01:00

Cry Diwali Party 25th Oct 2008

Make a difference to India’s children this festive season. Join us in the festivities, the proceeds of which will go towards restoring the rights of marginalized children.So come, have a blast and bring in change that lasts.
Date: October 25, 2008 Time: 7:30 pm onwardsTicket: £21(children:0-7 years Free,above 7 years £8)Venue: The Abbey, 1, Abbey Orchard Street,
Victoria, London, SW1P 2LUDO WHAT’S RIGHT.

2008-10-05T01:48:00.002+01:00

Navratri Garba Dandiya Festival in London

famous locations include leyton, brentford (www.lcnl.org)

and wembley (27 Gav , Patidar Samaj ) and

SKLPC, India Gardens, West End Road, Northolt.

Some members of Indians In London Meetup on Orkut would be attending SKLPC dandiya function on Sat 04th Oct and Sun 05th oct.

2008-09-29T11:42:00.003+01:00

IndiansInLondon Forum - Cricket Practice

Indoor PRACTICE @ Canary wharf on Sunday 12th October 2008

Click here for latest on this http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=190470&tid=5248498208279955081&na=2&nst=390

IIL Vs PIL Tennis Ball Cricket Match

EVENT : IIL vs PIL Tennis Ball Cricket
MatchVENUE : HYDE PARK
DATE : 05-10-2008 DAY : SUNDAY
TRAIN STATION : MARBLE ARCH

The Winning price would be a PROPER MEAL after Match from the Loosing team to all the 12 players of the Winning Team. Doesn't matter if there are more then 12 ppl but Only Winning layers will get FREE FOOD @ Restaurant in EDGWARE ROAD.

Every body is invited all the ladies are welcome to cheer the palyers up Click here for latest

http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=190470&tid=5245068079680935380

2008-09-13T13:49:00.002+01:00

~ 20th Sep 2008 ~ Bollywood Dance Party! Rock The Floor And Make New Friends!
Event's Official Page:- http://bilclub.bollywoodinlondon.com/2008-09/Sep08Party.html
A http://www.bollywoodinlondon.com/ Premier Event!
Sponsored by http://www.indianprofessionalsinuk.com/
Promoted by New To London/UK Guide for Indians
Event supported by 13 Orkut and 15 Facebook Communities!!
1 Month of Gold Membership (worth £9.50) Free to attending New And Existing Members of IndianProfessionalsInUK.Com
Where:
Slug and Lettuce, 100 Fenchurch St, London, EC3M 5JD - MAP
~2 mins from Aldgate Station ~8-10 mins from Liverpool Street Station
Popular DJ Karks (EntasiaRoadshow)
When: 20th Sep 2008
Dress Code:
Smart Casual, Bollywood Glam, No Hoods/Trainers
Tickets:
£10 per person in advance (£12 on the door)
To Book:
1. Call 07956514645/ 0844 330 1947 to check availability first.
2. Bank Transfer to
Account Holder :- IPUKEvents
Sortcode: 40-20-24
Account Number: 91649566
3. Email the names of people attending (Must) and screenshot of payment to ipukevents@indianprofessionalsinuk.com to get confirmation of your booking.

2008-09-13T13:47:00.001+01:00

Thames festival 14 Sep 2008 - Fireworks

People Attending

1)Navin
2)Debu
3)Mandy
4)Vicky
5)Preeti
6)Sapna
7)Pooja
8)Kirti
9)Sukh
10) Raman

2008-08-14T17:12:00.002+01:00

10th Aug 2008 - London Mela Meetup Pics
Attended by around 30 people from orkut communities.

2008-08-00 London Mela

2008-08-12T02:33:00.001+01:00

9th Aug 2008 - Independence Day Party In Aid of CRY-UK - Pics

2008-08-09 IndianProfessionalsinUK Club Event In Aid of CRY-UK

2008-07-24T18:01:00.004+01:00

9th Aug 2008 - Independence Day Party In Aid of CRY-UK

list of ppl expected to attend:-

1) Navin + 4
6) Anuj
7) Kirti
8) Sukhbir
9) Vipul
10) Inder
11) Shradha 1
12) Shradha 2
13) Raksha + 8
22) Kashif Imran + 5
28) Pankaj Arora (london mela last yr)
29) Ashutosh Bhatt
30) Freddy

Plus many members of www.indianprofessionalsinuk.com, facebook's groups, Orkut's Communities and CRY-UK's invitees...

2008-07-23T19:08:00.002+01:00

Bike tour of central london - 27th July @ 3pm

Meeting Place - Queensway Station @ 2:30pm sharp
Cost - £15 (includes bike hire), £10 if you have your own bike
Mode of Payment - Only Cash no cards accepted.

It's 4 hour bike tour with a guide and fellow travellers.

Highlights of the tour include:
• Hyde Park
• Buckingham Palace
• Trafalgar Square
• Big Ben
• Parliament
• Westminster Abbey
• St. James Park
• The Royal Albert Memorial
• The Cabinet War Rooms
• Kensington Palace
• Kensington Gardens
• Princess Diana’s Memorial,
• Pub stop for lunch or a snack (not included).

1. Varun
2. Anurag
3. Vipul
4. Bobby
5. Rashmeeta + 2
6. Kavitha
7. Teena
8. ~K.K~
9. Amit
10. Paresh
11. Sukhbir
12. Iffy + 1
13. Gaurav
14. Preveen

2008-07-21T17:41:00.005+01:00

25th July: Dinner meet up

Date:25th july
Time:7pm
Venue:Lahore Kebab House (http://www.lahorekebabhouse.com)

1)Preeto
2)Sharmin
3)Mitesh
4)Inder
5)Amit marwaha
6)Sandeep
7)Teena
8)Gaurav
9) Harman
10)"AJ"
11)Joel
12)Minal
13)Bhavna
14)Sukhbir
15) Apurva (plus a few more)
16) PGN :)
17) Khushboo
18) Rakesh
19)Sakshi
20)Manjunath
21) Jasleen
22) Nadeem
23)Vijay (my first meet )
24)Mahesh
25) Milind
26)Shial
27) Suman
28) Anshu (Firsttttt meet, I'm scared)
29)Anuj
30)Rana
31) Anurag
32)Ashish(first meet,really looking forward to this!!!0
33) Nishit

2008-07-09T05:08:00.009+01:00

Painballing on 12th July, 2008 @Hemel Hampstead and 26th July @Canary Warf

Date: 12th July, 2008
Venue: Hemel Hampstead (http://www.goballistic.co.uk/paintball-site/index.asp?id=8912&area=Hemel%20Hempstead&activityID=1)
Direction: Get British Rail from EUSTON STATION to HEMEL HAMPSTEAD then follow directions as given on the above website.
Opens at : 9:30a.m - 4:30p.m

List:
1. Varun
2. Freddy
3. Anurag
4. Pradeep G.N
5. Niki + 1
6. Paresh
7. Lajja
8. Vipul
9. Neha
10. Bobby
11. Vaibhav
12. Rajesh...
13. Siddharth

Full Day of Paint balling Action.
-Free Equipment Hire
-Free Latest Semi Automatic Machine Guns
-Public Liability Insurance
-The only Paint Ball operator to Provide FULL HEAD Protection and Full Body Armour FREE OF CHARGE.
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Date: 26th July
Venue: Canary Warf (http://www.london-paintball.com/)

List:
1) Ram
2) Geeta
3) Amit
4) Pearl
5) Kartik
6) Ashlesha
7) Preet
8) sharmin
9) Brijesh
10) Harman
11)Ananth
12)harish
13) Teena
14) Peter
15) Manikanth
16) Bobby
17) Rahul
18) Shobhit
19) Anu
j20) Urvish
21) Mitesh
22) Dinesh
23) Siddharth
24) Apurva
25) Gumnaam
26) AJ
27) Kavitha
28) Sakshi
29) Bhupender

2008-07-02T11:01:00.015+01:00

Pics n Video's from Race for Life, Picnic and Cuban Festival on 29th June, 2008....

Pics:

RaceForLife-Picnic-CubanFestival

Videos:

2008-06-27T13:18:00.004+01:00

Picnic on Sunday 29th June, 2008 @Richmond Park

This picnic has been planned with the Race for Life in mind. 10 girls from IIL are participating in the race which should end latest by 3:30pm. This picnic is supposed to begin after that, but those who wish to come early and encourage us - please do so!

Venue: Richmond Park(due to the race, you need to check TFL journey planner).
Closest Tube: Richmond
Time: 3:30pm
Date: Sunday 29th June

People who've confirmed so far:
1. Navin
2. Varun
3. Vibhuti
4. Rashmeeta +8
5. Kirti
6. Vipul
7. Teena
8. Peter
9. FreDDy
10. Gaurav
11. Neha (In Spirit)
12. Sumit + 1 (with Spirit's..)...
13. Minal
14. Ram (2 Dime a Piece) - tentative
15. Pradeep (in full swing)
16. Anurag... [agli baar se by default mujhe include kar hi liya karo :P]
17. Bipin [with Vodka]
18. Niki
19. Prateek
20. Ashutosh Bhatt
21. Rahul

2008-06-27T13:10:00.003+01:00

Kuch Kuch Nights

Date: 28th June
Venue: http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/venue.htm
Tube: Chancery Lane Exit 3 (7min walk)
Time: try to reach by 9:00-9:30 PM so that entry can be easily made.....

Attendees:
1. Varun
2. FreDDy [chora ganga kinare wala]
3. Inder + 1
4. NISH + 5 (rock dis time)
5. Neha (If I am not in Cape Town)
6. Milind + 1
7. Anamika + Vikas
8. Ram Kinkar
9. Vaneesh
10. Pradeep (paady)
11. Urvish
12. vibhuti
13. sahir
14. Manoj
15. Dheeraj
16. Vikesh + 1
17. Nirup (If I have balance in my oyester card)
18. Bobby
19. Rahul
20. Anurag
21. Lajja
22. Vipul + 10 [;)
23. Harman
24. Priyanka
25. anuj.
26. Praveen(tentative)

2008-06-25T15:28:00.002+01:00

Pics and video from 21st Jun 2008 Meetup.
The group performed an awesome feat of dancing in open at Piccadilly Circus and was joined by various passing by tourists. :)

2008-06-21IILMeetup

2008-06-19T01:18:00.002+01:00

SATURDAY (21st June) Bowling Meetup and farewell to Romi, Anindya
TIME : 3:00 p.m (sharp)

NEAREST STATION : BAYSWATER & QUEENSWAY STATION

VENUE: Queens Ice and Bowl
17 Queensway
Bayswater
London
W2 4QP
Tel: 020 7229 0172
Fax: 020 7229 5207
Email: Info@queensiceandbowl.co.uk
Website Address: www.queensiceandbowl.co.uk

P.S: Please wear Casual clothing as u might feel comfy while kicking ROMI's bum :)

List so far..
1. Varun
2. FreDDy [chora ganga kinare wala]
3. Vipul
4. Harman
5. Romi
6. Inder Paajii
7. Anuj.
8. Anurag
9. Ram + Preet
10. Gaurav
11. Navin
12, Deepak

2008-06-12T12:05:00.004+01:00

Activity weekend 14-15th June @ Swansea

This activity is organised by one of the social group one of our friends go in Swansea. They have good connection with the World Horizon Centre at Llaneli and they organising this for intarnational students who go to Signpost (Internationsl Friendship house at Swansea).
Ppl expected to attend:-
1)Pankaj + Navin + Kirti + Ashish + Vipul
2) Geetika + Anurag + Manoj + Pradeep + Lajja

2008-06-14 Sawansea activity Wknd

2008-06-02T16:20:00.001+01:00

Movie Meetup - Sarkar Raj @ 3:00pm @ 8th June 2008 @ Cineworld Ilford.

Around 20 people are expected to attend.

You are most welcome to join!

2008-05-31T12:51:00.000+01:00

Race for life - Sponsor IIL girls
Rashmeeta and 9 other friends will be doing a 5 km run at Richmond Park, London on 29th of June for the "Race for Life" organised by Cancer Research UK. They have set a target of £1,000. Every penny we raise will go straight to cancer research. Your sponsorship could help save future lives. Please take the time out to sponsor them and help them meet their target.
Help us beat cancer. To sponsor: http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/iilgirls.

2008-05-09T12:58:00.001+01:00

14th May 2008 - Drinks After Work Meetup

Its been a long time since most of us got together to catchup . Lets get together and have a lovely cathup meetup.

Ppl expected to attend.

1- Kirti
2- Debu
3- Mandar
4- Jassi (maybe)
5- Vipul
6- Sabinay
7- Romi
8- Harjeev (Bobby)
9- Inder
10- Sakshi
11- Bhups
12- Santosh
13- Sumeet (Debu's Flatmate)
14- Ashish
15- Anindaya
16- Praveen
17- Ram K
18- Vivek $ ( S. Keerthy)
19- Suman Banerjee (Tentative)
20- Priti Arora (confirmed)
21- Rajesh Kumar(a new face)
22- Iffy (Iffy Patel from Orkut)
23 - Freddy
24 - Seema (tentative)
25 - Vibhuti (maybe)
26 - Kakoli (Tentative)
27 - Surabhi ((confirmed))
28 - Pooja M (confirmed)
29 - Manish
30 - Dr Pankaj (Tentative)
31 - Anuj Bhateja
32 - Rakesh (Romi's Buddies)
33 - Vijay (Romi's Buddies)
34 - Tarun (Orkut) (Tentative)
35 - Vaneesh (Orkut)
36 - Pankaj @Hnslo (More or less can't)
37 - Shamik (Reuters)
38 - Nilay (AFP) (tentative)
39 - Kingsuk (tentative)
40 - Atul Seth (tentative).
41 - Bhav (tentative).
42 - Pradeep GN (Tentative)

2008-05-14 Bday Party Batch2

2008-05-09T12:44:00.002+01:00

2wice as spice- the bollywood spring fest
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Worship ,Worship St, 3 Triton Court, Finsbury Sq,London, EC2A 1BR
City: London
Details:
Get ready for the next instalment of 2WiCE as SPiCE - Indians in London rocked the last one on New Years Eve at Departure club. This time around, a bigger and finer venue to create the Soho Spice vibe as it use to be.

San-j Sanj will be mixing up Bollywood, Bombass and Arabic in his true hatke ishtyle......
+ DJ Pinkz fusing up the sounds of Funky House and RnB....
Tickets: £10 in advance + BF or more at the door - Entry Restrictions apply.
Dress Code: Smart n Sexy with a Bollywood flair, Sari's, Suits all welcome.
STRICTLY NO TRAINERS, SPORTSWEAR, CAPS or HOODS
call 07870 816 549 - 07976 213 899 for Tkts

2008-04-21T21:55:00.003+01:00

Movie : TASHAN@Saturday@ 26th Apr 2008
Saturday@ 24th Apr 2008
Movie : TASHAN
Show Time: 7:45PM
Cineworld: Trocadero, Piccadilly

Ppl expected
1)Navin +1
2)Kirti
3)Vipul
4)Mandy
5) Pravin
6) Romi
7) sharmin
8) vibhuti
9) sakshi
10) Bipin
11) Nishant
12) Rajesh
13) Ashish

2008-04-10T19:43:00.002+01:00

Krazzy4@trocadero@5:30pm@13Apr2008
Date: 13 Apr 2008
Venue- Cineworld Trocadero, Piccadilly
Time : 5:30Pm
Ppl expected to attend:-
1) Navin + 1
2) Debu
3) Rads
4) Mandar
5) Sumeet
6) Kirti -KK
7) Vibhuti
8) Vipul
9) Anamika
10) Anuj ns
11) Teena
12) Praveen

2008-03-31T14:57:00.002+01:00

Asha Holi Dance Party on 5th Apr 2008

Click here to book the ticket

Around 150 people are expected to attend this mega party. Please bring your friends too.

2008-03-19T08:04:00.001Z

The Kuch Kuch Easter Ball
from 10pm Sat, Mar 29 @ Alibi18 Lime Office Court, Shoe Lane, London EC4A 3BQ

details at: http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/

People expected

1.Sharmin+Preet
2.Ram
3.Ranjan
4. Sneha
5. Amit
6. Pearl
8. Mitesh
9. Neeta
10. Kartik
11. Jasleen
12. Manikanth
13. Manjunath
14. Farooq
15. Anuj
16. Amit. M
17. freedy
18. Kavita
19. Madhu
20. Romi
21.Vipul
22.Umy +1
23. Avneet
24. Amrish
25. Vikesh+1

26. Manish (tentative)

27. Sandeep (not sure)

28.Deeps

29. Apurva + 5

30. Priyanka + Ashish

31. Pankaj

32.Rajat+1

33.Sabi+3

34. Gumnaam +

35. Vishal

36. Siddharth

37. Shruti

2008-03-14T17:57:00.003Z

Picnic+Cricket on 15th March

date:15th march 2008
time:11 am
meeting point: Queensway Tube station
venue:hyde park (london)PICNIC +CRICKET .....

everyone will meet at hyde park ...{entry opposite Queensway stn..jus need to cross da road opposite da station}everyone will bring home cooked food ....wid them cricket kit!!... boys will arrange... bring some board games too .... if possible.... bring one metro newspaper along n water/coke/pepsi wid u ....
If It rains then we will go to Queensway Ice rink and will do either ice skattin or bowling..

The List
1)Sharmin
2) RV
3)navneesh
4)gagan.
5) Pramod
6)Inder +1
7)Ashish
8)vibhuti
9)Dharmendra
10) Milind
11)sahir+2
12)Sumit +1
13)Vipul
14)Irfan
15)Kavitha
16)Ram..
17)Prateek
18) Ashutosh
19)Praveen
20) Priya + Neel
21)Ranjan & Sneha
22) Amit & Pearl
23) Mits
24) Manikanth
25) Kartik
26) Farooq Sheikh
27) Adarsh Rai
28)Amit S
29) Vishal
30) Suresh :)

2008-03-05T07:44:00.003Z

7th march clubbing ;) @playbar 'bollywood nite'

DATE:7th march -friday nite

VENUE:playbar & club58 Old St, EC1V 9AJ (corner of Golden Lane)

ENRTY:£10Dress Code: Smart (no trainers)

DJ:DJ Dheerin(amchi mumbai)

TIME:9-3am1 ON 1 cocktail till 10pm
http://www.playbar.co.uk/index.php?MODE=home
DIRECTIONS:From Old St Tube Station *Heads towards Clerkenwell not Shoreditch *Leave via Exit 6 (Clerkenwell end), 10 min along Old StWe are the two and a half storey white building on the left -hand side at the junction of Golden Lane and Old St Alternatively take any bus up Old St for approx 5 mins From Barbican Tube station*Walk out of station turn left on Aldersgate Road walk past Barts Medical College to junction of Old St and Clerkenwell Road. Turn right down Old St . We are the two and a half storey white building on the right -hand side at the junction of Golden Lane and Old St. Total time 10 mins
List:
1)Sharmin khan+1
2)Ram
3)Amit marwaha
4)Iffy
5)Apurva+Razia+Hidayath+Arnov
6)Shehzad
7)Poonam
8)Karthik hariharan
9)Nihar
10)Shazia
11)Deeps
12) Milind
13)Neet+Danish+Gary
14)Vipul
15)Vinay
16)Rekha
17)Anindya
18)Manjunath+1
19) Manikanth
20)Prateek
21) Sumant
22) Avneet
23) Ashutosh

2008-02-20T16:20:00.002Z

23rd Feb: Movie+Dinner+ KuchKuch Nights

1> We all are meeting at:-Wood Green Shopping City, Off Noel Park Road, Wood N22 6LU Time:- 16:40 show Nearest Tube:- Wood green(Picadilly Line)http://www.londontown.com/TubeMaps/TubeMapLarge.jpgWe are watching "JUMPER"/"RAMBO" at Woodgreen CineworldMovie time:- 88mins/91 mins respectively2>

2>At 18:30 we'll take Picadilly line to Picadilly circusIn approx 30 mins we:ll reach the station5 mins walk to Masala Zone, SOHOAddress:-9 Marshall Street, Soho, London, W1F 7ER http://www.london-eating.co.uk/143.htm n den kkn .............. till 3 am

3> Kuch Kuch in the City Saturday 23 February
@ Alibi 18 Lime Office Court, Shoe Lane, London EC4A 3BQ (off small roundabout) Tube: Chancery Lane
10.00pm-3am
www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk
List----
1)Iffy
2)Sharmin
3)Ram
4)Shehzad
5)Amit Marwaha
6)Kavitha
7)Ashish Kukreja
8)Manoj
9)Vipul
10) RV
11) Yasser
12)FreDDy[chora ganga kinare wala]
13)Dharmendra
14)Mandeep [MK]

2008-02-20T16:10:00.003Z

16th Feb '08 Meetup snaps

2008-02-06T13:48:00.001Z

16th February: Nandos and Jodha Akbar

Lunch:
TIME : MID~DAY
VENUE : NANDOS ... BAYSWATER BRANCH
63 Westbourne GroveLondonW2 4UA
"Just around the corner from the bustling Queensway. Pop into Nando's Bayswater in Westbourne Grove for a unique, friendly exPERI-PERIence."

MOVIE: Akbar Jodha
TIMING : will be annouced shortly..
VENUE : TROCADERO LONDON, 13 Coventry Street, London, W1D 7DH

and the List is...
Lunch Only:
1) Sharmin
2) Jayesh

All day (Lunch +Movie):
1) Freddy [chora ganga kinare vala]
2) vibhuti
3) KK...........India Inc
4) Milind
5) Vipul
6) Varun
7) Vishnu
8) Inder + 1
9) K.I.R.T.I.
10) Amit Marwaha!!
11) Debu
12) Mandar
13) Sumeet
14) Teena +1
15) Bipin
16) Sakshi+1
17) Jasleen +0
18) Sonal (sapno mein)
19) Jagadish
20) Khushboo
21) Praveen
22) Rohit Mathur
23) Seema
24) Anand
25) hersh haladker
26) Sandeep aka Sanz..... ( good to see all of u after a long gap)

2008-01-27T07:58:00.000Z

Photos of 26th Jan-2008 meetup.

In a fun-filled day long meetup a lot of people turned up. Right from shouting Jai Hind at Leicester Square with tri-c0lor to £2.29 Indian Take Away to Sunday tothe evening gup=shup @ pub :)

Orkut Meetup -26th Jan

2008-01-22T18:57:00.000Z

26th Jan 2008 - Republic Day - Grand Meetup

Hi Guys,
We are meeting up to celebrate republic day in Leicester Square. With movie, drinks, food on the menu. Lets join us to meet other cool, social and friendly Indian professionals in london.. Come Join Us and celebrate being a Indian in London with us..

At 12:01Pm we meet in leicester Sq Central Park.. We will be bringing the INDIAN FLAG. This park is Opposite Odeon and infront of a fav Pub "Moon Under water"..

We all meet, wait for each other, catchup, bitch for ppl coming late etc etc .. ppl are free to have drinks before lunch...then have general fun and get that takeaway (Indian Cook's) Curry and Rice for only (£2.29) that takeaway is very nearby..

At 1:45 we make a move for Wood Green - Cineworld
Movie 'SUNDAY' starts at 2:30Pm
RunTime 2 hrs 20 Mins.
Will finish at 5:20Pm (inc promos time)..
We will be back in Piccadilly Area by 6Pm.
We will then head to Trocadero's Bowling Alleys and will play there and wait for people who wanna join us in Evening.

All are welcome! Most Welcome!

People Expected to attend:-
1. Irfan(iffy) (full day)
2. Debu (full day)
3. Navin + 2 (full day)
4. Varun Aggarwal
5. Anuj6. Vipul
7. Romi + 3
8. Teena (afternoon)
9. leena + 2 (afternoon)
10. vibhuti (afternoon)
12. Avneet( evening plan)
13. Ashutosh( evening plan)
14. Rakesh ( evening plan)
15. Shree+2 (evening)
16. Kavitha
17. Shelly
18. Amit M
19. Karthik
20. Amit B
21. Pearl
22. Freddy [chora ganga kinare wala]
23. PRakesh
24. Inder+2
25.Aman Sachdeva
26 navneesh sabharwal
27. Jasleen
28. Sheena
29. Pooja .
30. Sumeet
31. Jayesh
And Many More..

2008-01-14T17:22:00.000Z

IIL Members and SnS Dance Group's Performance @ Cafe Chai@Ealing Broadway
On 11 Jan 2007

Main Choreographer - Sumeet n Subarna
Partcipants - Sumeet, Subarna, Jayesh, Aarti, Sushant, Mandvi, Priyanka, Irfan, Nilciea and more. Excellent performance. This Group is also competing in Boogie Woogie..

2007-12-22T11:32:00.000Z

IIL's Grand New Year Eve (31st Dec 2007) Party

2007-12-31 IIL’s NYE Party
Venue Details :
2Wice As Spice, 2, Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2HT

Dress Code:-
Smart - No sportswear, hoodies, caps, trainers, tatters

NOTE: Call Nick on 07870816549 OR Sanj on 07976213899 and make your own bookings..

PPl Expected to Attend:-
1.Amit Barve
2.Pearl
3.Mitesh
4.Neeta
5.Ram
6.Geeta
7.Ranjan
8.Sneha
9.Adarsh
10.Raunak
11.Amit M
12.Rashmeeta
13.Shiv
14.Anindita
15.Chintan + (2 names on 50 n 51)
16.Irfan
17.Kavitha
18.Karthik H
19.Mitul
20.Jasleen(+3 Names written 21 22 23)
21.Raji
22. Gursheen
23.Mayank
24.Nihar
25.Shazia
26.manjunath
27.Piyush
28.Subarna
29.Sumeet
30.FAROOQ
31.BOBBY
32.FreDDy (chora ganga kinare wala)
33.ATUL (SHETH)
34.Krishna
35.Chandan
36.Deeps (john fan)
37.Anuj
38.Puneet
39.Ashlesha
40.Ashish
41.Raj
42.Siddharth
43. Anindya
44. Sanjeet
45.Praveen
46.Rashmi(+2) Names below 47,48
47.Sylvester
48.Smita
49 . Shelly
50. Apurva
51. Arnav + 6 friends.
57. Sunny
58. Shehzad + Shadab
59.Santosh + 7 friends (listed from 60 to 66)
60.Vandana
61.Sandeep
62.Vikas
63.Srinath
64.Bhaskar
65.Prabhs
66.Nandana
67. Prashant Sachdeva + 1
68. Mandar
69. Pushpa
70. Pankaj+6
71. UMAIR ( Umy)
72.Nabeel (nabz)

2007-12-14T13:04:00.000Z

IIL's first XMAS PARTY - 15th DEC, POISON @ ZOOM

POISON - SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER
SATURDAY 15th DEC @ Zoom, Harrow View, HA2 6QQ

METROPOLITAN LINE: On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 December, suspended between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham/Chesham and Watford. Means no Service to West Harrow

So you have to take the Bus Option from harrow-on-the-hill station (Met line)Harrow Bus Station Stop: D
Take the Route Bus H14 towards Hatch End / St Thomas Drive -
Journey Time: -21 Mins
Get Down at Kodak Recreation Sports Ground

2007-12-15 Zoom-Harrow
A night of Zehereli Intoxication

DJ's MISSY D, SAN-J SANJ, SCHEZAD, DR DEE -VOGUE DJ's

Playing you the Hottest Poisonous Bollywood LACED with poisonous splashings of Bhangra, Arabic, RnB and Whatever You Want in Between......

8p.m - 2a.m

Dress Code: Hot, Sweet and Sexy, East or West. Bollywood Heroes and Heroines also most welcome. LADIES YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO GLITZ IT UP IN YOUR SARIS AND TRADITIONAL WEAR. No Caps or Hoods

GUYS MAKE SURE YOU LOOK HOT - TRAINERS are OK

THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE PRE-XMAS.

List of Ppl Expected to attend:-
1. FreDDy [Chora ganga kinare wala]
2. Mits + Neeta
4. Amit Barve + Pearl
6. Raunak
7. Anindita
8. Ram + Geeta
10. Ranjan + Sneha
11. Amit M
12. Chintan +2
15. Anuj
16. kavita
17. Nihar + shazia
19. Karthik + 1
21. Sharmin + Rekha + shehzad+shadab
25. Sorkut + kanika + shipra + sumali + saureb
30. Ashutosh
31. Tarun
32. Abhishek
33. Simply Navin + Naina + Pooja M + Kirti
37. Yogi + Sargam + Kiran K.
40. Rajesh + 2
43. Deepz + 1

2007-11-11T19:48:00.000Z

Isle of wight Picnic on 30th Nov 2007

Hi Everyone!

Around 55 friends from Indians in london communities are planning to go for an Isle of Wight Picnic on 30th Nov. A 55 seater luxury coach has also been hired. You are most welcome to join.

Itinerary:-
Depart from London:
Friday November 30th.
Coach Leaving London at 8:00 pm SHARP to catch Ferry at SOUTHAMTPON at 11:00 pm

This gives all you hard working people who are leaving work early a tiny bit more leeway but I think its still best if we aim to reach at Victoria Street at 7:45 pm

Pick up point: Outside Mcdonalds on VICTORIA STREET.
If you need a map go into http://www.multimap.com/ and put in the post code SW1E 5NA

You need to look out for a white coach with "BM COACHES" logo. For those of you want see the coach http://www.bmcoaches.co.uk/fleets.htm (its the 26 seater)

Depart From Isle of Wight:
Sunday 2nd December
Leave between 4 and 5 from IOW

Adress where we will be staying:
Rose Holiday Chalets at Sandown Bay
Sandown Bay Holiday Centre Yaverland Rd
Sandown Isle of Wight
PO36 8QR

Chalet groups:

1. Ram, Geeta, Amit, Geeta, Pearl and Raunak
2. Shiv, Farooq, Paneet, Amit M, Anindita, Anuj
3. Rishu, Pooja, Kavitha, Jasleen
4. Irfan, Freddy, Bhupendar, Ashish, Driver
5. Mankikanth,Ranjan, Sneha, Adarsh, Kartik, Chintan

Challet Allocations (Done by them not us )
12 Ram
19 Manikanthy
20 Rashmeeta
21 Freddy
22 Shiv

Ppl expected to come:-
1 Amit
2 Pearl
3 Ram
4 Irfan (IFFY)
5 Freddy (chora ganga kinare wala)
6 Farooq
7 Cracker jack
8 debanjana +2
11 .Deeps +2
14 .Kartik
15 Ketan
16 Krishna
17 .Amit.M
18 .Anuj
19 .Kavita
20 .Anindya
21 .Ranjan
22 .Sneha
23 .Pooja.M
24 .Pushpa
25 .Mandar
26 .Jasleen +2
29 .Priyanka +4
34 .Vinay
35 .RAunak
36 .Saurabh
37 .Kaushal
38 .Sharmin +8
47 .Prashant
48 .Abhishek +2
51 'Avneet
52 .Rajesh
53. Piyush +5
59. Ajay +3
63. Manjunath
64. Prashant +1

List possible things we might do there:

1. Alum bay (the needles)
2. Amazon World: http://www.amazonworld.co.uk/ (Whole day affair)
3. Blackgang Chine Fantasy Park
4. Carisbrooke Castle
5. Shanklin Chine
6. Steephill Cove
7. Fort Victoria Country Park (where we can do a nature trail)
8. Osborne house
9. Drive around South Coast
10. Hit the beach (weather permitting)
11. Trek around (weather permitting)
12. Water Sports (weather permitting)

Useful website (Thanks Manikanth!) in terms of what to do: http://wikitravel.org/en/Isle_of_Wight

2007-11-11T19:46:00.000Z

Kuch Kuch Night-Sat 24 Nov @ Alibi

2007-11-24 KKN Nite
=====Kuch Kuch in the City monthly club night====

on Saturday 24 November @ Alibi , 18 Hill House, Shoe Lane EC4A 3BQ
Tube:- Chancerly Lane(Central Line)
Kuch Kuch.. London's Premiere Bollywood Club Night bring you that special something, to fill your heart with laughter, LOVE and dance! Kuch Kuch.. the original Bollywood club night has paved the way for Bollywood in London! Kuch Kuch.. has captivated the heart of dancers, film lovers, stage drama, and of course our own bollywood heroes & heroines who just turn up!
Kuch Kuch.. is for Bollywood lovers. Not just a club night, kuch kuch.. is an experience, providing a space for all attitude free party people to meet, chat, mingle, and above all dance! Kuch Kuch..is about having fun, love, glamour, escapism, and having a true cinematic love affair!

Ppl expected to turn up... list at
iFFY(Irfan)
JMD
Debanjana +2
Jovi
FreDDy [chora ganga kinare wala]
viPeR + 2
ruby
Crackerjack [my virgin territory]
Rajesh + 1

2007-11-04T10:30:00.000Z

Bengalis inUK , Bengalis in London and Indians in London the virtual cyber communities go "real" again ...to celebrate Deepavali and Kali Pujo in an evening of food, music and pure fun with old and new friends.
Everybody can join in... sing as you like , dance as you like, be as you like.. there are no commercial hosts of the event and no guestlists as well... its open for all . Delicious Indian food will be served as well. Bring your friends and family too.

The Venue: The Welldon Centre, Methodist Church, Angel RaodHA1 1JZ
Time:7Pm to 10:30 Pm

P.S.: To cover the cost of logistics etc we will be collecting a very nominal £5 per person at door

2007-10-19T01:42:00.000+01:00

Three Events In one Day:- 3rd Nov 2007
Event A:- Bollywood Dance Nite On a Cruise On River Thames
Event B:- Diwali Party from www.ashanet.org/london
Event C:- Cry Charity Event

More Details on Event A:-
Bollywood Dance Nite on Cruise! Saturday 3rd November
More info for this event:- http://www.bollywood-rocks.co.uk/
Quote "IIL group" On phone and ticket will be £10. (Sorry this option is sold out now.. IIL group booked more than 50 Tickets for the event and our quota was for 50 tickets only- Sold Out As of 1st Nov 2007)
Otherwise Normal price is £15. ( This is the minimum price you would have to pay now)
Call - 0800 612 8737 for tickets (Ask for Tarang if any problem)

Ppl expected to attend:-
1) Amit
2) Pearl
3) Freddy
4) Ram + GEETA
5) Shiv +2
6) Ranjan +2
7) Anuj
8) Bobby + 8
9) Avneet +3
10) Deepali + 2
11) Rajesh + 2
12) Yogi + 4
13) Kavitha + 3
14) Sunny
15) Kartik + 1
16) Amit.M
17) Anamika + 1
18) Puneet agarwal
19) iRFAN(Iffy) (Names in blue have got confirmed tickets)

More Details on Event B:-
Asha, www.ashanet.org/london is a global, non-profit organisation aimed at improving the lives of underprivileged children in India. The great thing about it is that it is made up entirely of volunteers (there are no paid members) so all the money we raise (from fundraisers such as this) goes towards educational projects in India that we choose to support.

Last Two Years Diwali Parties were a huge success. This year's Diwali party (like the ones before) will basically be an evening of some great bollywood clubbing , amongst a chilled-out crowd, with some Diwali decoration and lots of enthusiasm to create that "Diwali" spirit! As an extra, we are having some (nice and cheesy) bollywood and bhangra lessons to kickstart the evening.

Tickets are only 14 pounds (if bought in advance) and as we have no overheads (in the form of paid members), all proceeds will go to charity. This year, our chosen project focus is a residential school for underprivileged children in Bengal. Pay by Paypal to ashabookings@gmail.com

Venue: The Saint, Rose Street, Paternoster Square, London,EC4M 7DQ
Nearest Statioin - St Pauls/Bank
Time: 8pm - 2AM
Ticket on Door - £16
Information Source - Ms Pooja Sinha (orkut Id - basanti)

More details on Event C:-
This Diwali light up a cause
Bring a different sparkle to this Diwali by lighting up a cause. CRY UK and IIM Alumni Association bring to you a grand Diwali gala. You can look forward to some mouth-watering Indian food and great music by DJ Dynamix! The significant part however, is that this is an opportunity to support the rights of childhood for marginalized children, especially in India.

Date: November 3, 2007Time: 7:30 pm onwards
Venue: The Abbey, 1, Abbey Orchard Street, Victoria, London, SW1P 2LU
Ticket: Entry for Adults £25£11 for children between 5 - 10 years
Get your tickets!To book tickets please transfer money to CRY (Account Name), 61049433 (Account Number) 600823 (Sort Code) and contact the people mentioned belowContact people:Poonam Joshi: cryuk.london@crymail.org 0790 307 4379
Ritu Arora: rituarorajain@blueyonder.co.uk 0790 363 9239

2007-10-15T13:32:00.000+01:00

Bijoya Dashami & Dussehra on 21st October in Wembley, London. (Sold Out)

This event is now overbooked (120+ ppl coming) and we are not taking any more bookings. For event details please scroll down a little. For more info about the communities and people on orkut who are organising it please visit..

BIU Durga Puja And VijayaDashmi

http://www.bengalisinuk.co.uk/
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=29070232
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=21593406

Cheers
-Navin

2007-10-09T12:00:00.000+01:00

13th oct 2007 - Dandiya Meetup @ Harrow Leisure Center

Navratri Festival 2007. Date: 13th Oct 07
Location: Harrow Leisure Centre. (Garba, Ras) & Devi Bhagvat Katha ...
timings: 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Walking Directions here - http://tinyurl.com/32jzep

This is supposed to be the best in london and last time (2006 Meetup - http://indiansinlondon.blogspot.com/2006/09/23rd-sep-06-dandiya-night-meetup-some.html) it was really good.

List of ppl expected to attend (around 25 ppl) :-
1)Mridula + Alok
2)Puneet + Ashlesha
3)Raunak
4)Jimmy
5)Ram
6) Minal
7) Ashish
8)Gauri
9)Raj
10)irfan
11)Mani
12)Navin + 1
13)Geeta + 1 (Ramk)
14) Puneet

2007-09-17T08:17:00.000+01:00

Bengalis in UK (BiU) will celebrate Bijoya Dashami & Dussehra on 21st October in London. This event will also mark the first anniversary of the formation of this community. Talented BiU members and other artistes will perform music, dance and other cultural activities. The cultural evening will be followed by a sumptuous Indian buffet dinner.
A leading Bengali television channel and a widely circulated Bengali daily's Robibasoriya (Sunday) edition have kindly agreed to cover this programme as part of Overseas Puja coverage.

BiU in collaboration with Indians in London and Delhites In London Communities, cordially invites you to attend this event and make it a grand success.

Venue: Brent Indian Association Hall, 116 Ealing Road, Wembley, London, HA0 4TH

Time & Date : 6.30pm - 9.30pm on 21st October, 2007 (Sunday)

Ticket: A nominal participation fee of £10 will be charged to cover food, logistics, lucky draw and other expenses. Please contact (on Orkut/Facebook) Navin Arora, Rish, Suman, Nandini, Debu, Ana, Taps, Rudra for ticket.

About Bengalis in UK: Bengalis in UK (BiU) started as an online community of Bengalis (an ethnic community from India who speak Bangla as their native language) residing in United Kingdom. This community was created in a social networking website owned by Google in October 2006 and initially had very few members. Over a period of time this community has grown manifold and currently has 550+ members.

For more details, please visit
http://www.bengalisinuk.co.uk/
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=21593406

About Durga Puja/Bijoya Dashami: Durga Puja is the greatest festival of Bengalis and celebrated over a period of 10 days. It is a festivity of Good winning over Evil. The tenth day is known as Bijoya Dashami - families and friends wish & greet each other - distribute sweets.

List of confirmed people

Navin(IndiansInlondon) + 8
1)Suman
2)Debu+2
5)Radhasree
6)Ana (IndiansinUK) + 11
18)Pooja
19)Rish
20)Shekhar
21)Bhaskar
22)Kakol
23)Abhishek

24)Madhubanti
25)Nandini+2
28)Sumeet
29)raj
30)Mandar
31)Nirmalya
32)Samiran
33)Shyamalee
34)Rudra
35)Taps+4

2007-09-12T14:44:00.000+01:00

Its the thames festival again. 16th Sep - Sunday - 6:00PM

http://www.thamesfestival.org/cn/about/index.php

Location: Westminster Bridge - Tower Bridge
Time: Noon - 10pm
16th Sep - Carnival and Fireworks.

Meetup Point - Blackfriars Bridge
Meetup Time - 16th Sep - Sunday - 6:00PM

2007-Sep-16 Thames Festival

2007-08-24T12:10:00.000+01:00

Soho Spice @ 24 Aug 2007 @ Friday 9:30PM

Start the bank Holiday with a bang.

It was the start of clubbing scene for IILOrkut Gang... Most of the clubbing birds met first time at soho spice same day last year.. most IIL orkut ppl hv find memories of soho spice then after... good music and makes u feel like a private party... List of ppl expected to attend..
1) Amit Barve
2) Pearl
3) Ram
4) Sanjay
5) Mitesh
6) Amit Marwaha
7) Karan
8) Irfan
9) Minal
10) Bobby
11) Debanjana
12) Debarshi
13) Sakshi
14) Bhupender
15) Mandar
16) Ekta
17) Anuj
18) Sonal
19) Rajshekhar
20) Prashant Sachdeva
21) Pooja
22) Nitish
23) Blanca Louise
24) Sneha
25) Abhijit
26) Pankaj
27) Rege
28) Teena
29) Viru
30) Anamika
31) Pooja
32) Taposhri
33) Rish

2007-08-22T08:47:00.000+01:00

IIL Crowd will be going to Canary Wharf on 23rd August 07 To cheerup their buddies for a Bollywood Dance Competition.

23 & 24 August6-8pm
Thursday 23 AugustJay Kumar’s DanceAsia
Friday 24 AugustBollywood Grooves
Performers for the celebration are:-

Bollywood Grooves, who will execute their wonderfully fast paced and exciting ‘Bollywood movie’ style performance to the backdrop of Bollywood songs with influences ranging from Folk to Jazz with some fantastic Dhol beats.
Also on the bill are Jay Kumar and his DanceAsia production, with Kumar being renowned as one of London’s top Bollywood dance entertainers. The group will perform an energetic dance routine that even has a chance for the audience to participate in, if the mood and captivating music takes them!
This is a great opportunity to become engrossed and enchanted by an increasing London cultural entertainment that is growing rapidly in popularity across the capital.
http://www.mycanarywharf.com/whatson/calendar.html

2007-08-02T15:02:00.001+01:00

London Asian Mela - 12th Aug Meetup (Free Entry- Everyone is welcome, Just show up there)

Pics of All the Fun We had This Year ( 12 Aug 2007)

2007-08-12 London Asian Mela
Videos from This year Meetup.

I won't miss this event.... Its probably the biggest asian mela in this part of continent.. celebrated around our Independence day..it was gr8 fun last year...
Plan - Meet At 1PM At Acton Town Tube (Piccadilly Line, District Line) Station. Max wait till 1:30Pm. When you come out of station, U'll see on ur left lots of (Mainly Asian) people walking like there is a free langar ;) a few blocks ahead. Just follow the crowd. U will reach Gunnersbury Park in No time. :).. Call up each other when you reach there and join the gang... Atleast 30-35 Ppl from orkut community are expected to attend:-

Official London Mela site- http://www.londonmela.org/map.aspx

Navin + Kanika + Pooja M + Nitish + Kakoli + Abhishek + Kirti + Pankaj + Nishtha + Deepti + Bobby + Vivek + Jassi + Dinesh + Bhaskar + Sonnel + Natasha + C.Arora + Debanjana + Debu
3)Sumeet 4)Raj 5)Mandy 6)Ram+Geeta+Stine 7) Prashanth 8) Amrish 9) Raj 10)Freddy 11) Nish 12) Anuj 13) MIts + Neeta	14) Divya 15) Raunak 16) Ajay 17) Sowmya 18) Vivek 19) Abhi 20) Kaarthik 21) Vivek 22) Sharma 23) Ashok 24) Shesh 25) Hina 26) Smitha and Satish 27) Chintu 28) Kiku 29) Priyanka 30) Amit + Pearl 31) Bibin 32) AMit M 33) Sumeet and Subarna 34) Jimmy

2007-08-02T14:39:00.000+01:00

Slough Asian Mela - 05th Aug Meetup.

Roughly 10-12 People expected to attend from orkut group.

http://www.sloughmela.com/

Pics will be posted online soon.

2007-07-23T22:16:00.000+01:00

Kuch Kuch Night @ Bar Alibi @ 28th Jul - The most Rocking Bollywood Night in london.

For pics from last month's meetup click here..
http://indiansinlondon.blogspot.com/2007/06/kuch-kuch-nights-30-june-2007.html

Around 20-30 ppl from Orkut's Indians in London Community are expected to Attend.
The Usual Gang and new people mix with each other pretty quickly. Its a fun night with decent folks.

2007-07-19T15:49:00.000+01:00

DJ San-j-Sanj's Bolly City - 21 July 07

Start Time: Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 10:00pm
End Time: Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 3:00am
Location: Agenda Bar Street: 3 Mincing Lane, EC3R 7AA
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&amp;amp;amp;q=3+Mincing+Lane,+EC3R+7AA,+London&ie=UTF8&ll=51.511988,-0.081046&spn=0.00617,0.019956&amp;amp;amp;z=16&iwloc=B&om=1

2007-07-21 Bolly City First Party
18-Jul(20 hours ago) Latest List !!

mitesh + 2
Amit
Pearl
Debu
Pankaj
SoNal
Ram n Geeta
Mandar
Raunak
Amit M
Bibin
Rashmeeta
Jasleen
Jimmy
FreDDy

Vikas+1
Pushpa
Shweta
Sanz
CAROL
nitesh
Pooja
RaJ
Yogi + 2
Farooq
Minal
Vivek Singh
Iffy
Santosh
Sandeep
Shiv

2007-07-16T22:05:00.000+01:00

Taj Mahal in River Thames: India Now launch: Tue July 17, 2007, Free
http://londonist.com/2007/07/taj_mahal_float.php

Source - Daily Telegraph 17 Jul 2007

2007-07-17 Tajmahal Floating On Thames

Programme Info - Take a trip to the Southbank on the morning of 17 July to see the Taj Mahal take to the Thames. Taj Mahal replica to be unveiled by a selection of famous Indian and London cultural ambassadors between 8am to 10pm at Millbank Pier and London Bridge. Look out for the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, captain of Indian national cricket team Rahul Dravid and Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.

Plan : to meet at embankment/southbank from 6:30Pm Onwards...
Ppl expected to attend:

Navin
Rishu
Debu
Bobby
Shweta
Jasleen
Ashwin
Kirti

2007-07-08T12:15:00.000+01:00

Indians in london's Paintballing Adventure 07th July 2007

2007-07-07 IIL’s PaintBalling Adventure

Ppl attended

bobby - confirmed
ashwin - bobby??
navin - confirmed
kanika - bobby??
Mitul - confirmed
Sohail - confirmed
Bhakti - confirmed if well
Ram - confirmed
Geeta - confirmed
DJ - confirmed
Archish - confirmed
Mitesh - confirmed
Neeta - tentative
Rakesh - need your confirmation
Leena [Spectactor only] - likewise
Neha - confirmed
Raunak (after the trek) - err raunak ur say
Amit B - confirmed
Pearl - confirmed

2007-07-06T00:44:00.000+01:00

Asian LifeSTyle Show 2007@London Olympia. @ 8th Jul 2007

Are U Coming?
http://www.asianlifestyleshow.com/attractions.htm

Some active members of the orkut group and friends will be there..
Navin
Bobby
Kanika
Shweta
Ashwin
Debu
Amrish
Rahul (may be)
Jassi
and few more expected..

Pics will be posted soon...

2007-06-27T20:45:00.000+01:00

Kuch Kuch Nights - 30 June 2007.

http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/
Directions to the Place:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=51.51566,-0.105979&spn=0.006343,0.019956&z=16&om=1&msid=116122998319220532732.000001137c47a60467b77

2007-06-30 Kuch Kuch Night of Orkut Gang - Pics from Mitesh Shanbagh's Camera
Note: Its a once a month event and orkut gang regularly goes there. And this time its also a farewell party for a very lively and so very friendly member of orkut's Indians in london community - Bhakti Aka Irsa

Wishing You all The Best Bhakti!
- Navin

If you are planning to join the gang then please leave a scrap in any indians in london related forums. For pics from previous nights please scroll down in this blog. or click here..
http://indiansinlondon.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html

THE LIST (of people expected to come)

Sanjay
Bhakti
Sakshi
Sohail
ME- tull
Debu+gang
Maullik
Parmy
Ram+geeta
Neha
Rupali
shiv
pankaj
vidhi
naveen+gang
raunak
karan bedi
samar
Shallika ka maan (by default)
Freedy
Anindya
Yogi + 2 Friends

Pearl
Amit
Bhupinder
Iffy
Teena
kriti
Bibin
Pankaj
Ajay
Sadiq
Dhruv Panth
Minal
Raj
Rajesh
Jimmy
Jasvinder
Bonny
Mitesh & Neeta
Parth + gang
Payal & Sumit
Kalpana & Ajay
Sumeet & Subarna

2007-06-26T15:17:00.000+01:00

Apne Movie@cineworld trocadero @ piccadilly@ 8pm@ 28Jun07

http://www.timeout.com/film/cinema/cineworld_shaftesbury_avenue/266.html

Ppl expected to attend :-

6-10 Guys N Gals from Orkut's Indians in London related communities.

2007-06-06T21:25:00.000+01:00

Indians in London- House mates

Check Live feed of IIL Big Brother on this link:http://iilbb.camstreams.com/

The event starts on the 22nd, which is a Friday. the house mates will be expected at the BB house in the evening...anytime after 6 and before 10. If you are late, well, no worries but you will miss out on some info regarding the weekend like rules, activities etc. You can ask your team mates what you missed if that situation arises. Also, the teams will declare who their captains are.

The weekend will comprise of team based activities, all of which will be competitive aiming towards ONE team winning at the end of it all.

The event comes to an end on the 24th evening, which is a Sunday. that is obviously when the house mates will vote for their favorite house mate, and the person with most votes will win and get whatever is leftover of the collected grocery money . The winning team, based on which team has most points will be declared. don't ask what that team will get coz there is nothing to give them.unless you want to kindly donate a prize urself!

the teams are as follows:
1) Mitul
2) Carol
3) Pearl
4) Anuj
5) Amit.M
6) Raunak
7) Sohail

1) Ram
2) Freddy
3) Kriti
4) Sakshi
5) Amit B
6) Bhakti
7) Mitesh

The activities for the weekend will be a surprise.
So, watch out for more updates.......

2007-05-22T02:50:00.000+01:00

Kuch Kuch Nights - 26 May

Note: Its a once a month event and orkut gang regularly goes there. If you are planning to join the gang then please leave a scrap in any indians in london related forums. For pics from previous nights please scroll down in this blog.

THE LIST (of people expected to come)
Mitesh
Neeta
Amit
Pearl
Mitul
Raunak
Teena
Sakshi
Bhakti
Sohail
Puneet
Ashlesha
Raj
Debu
Minal
Nitin
Yogesh
Rupali
Neha
Panjak
Vidhi
Ajay
anuj
Mandar
Sanjay
freddy (chora ganga kinare waala)
happy singh (urf amrish)
reema
raj
neelam
shaz
ammo
shals (by default)
bhaskar
ram
geeta
yaqub
caroline
bobby
Arti
Rajesh

2007-05-01T12:35:00.000+01:00

Photos and Video from Vaisakhi in London - 2007

29 Apr 2007 - Vaisakhi At Trafalgar Sq

2007-04-25T20:17:00.000+01:00

कुछ कुछ नाइट्स ,२८ अप्रील २००७
Kuch Kuch Nights , 28th April 2007

http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/

बालीकाये
----------
Rupali
Neha( + shalika...in neha's thots)
Vidhi
Pearl
Arti
Parul
Minal
Jasleen

बालक
-------
Ashish
Nitin
Yogesh
Raunak
Amit
Anand
Kunal
FreDDy [chora ganga kinary wala]
Azee!!!
Amrish
Mandar
Mahesh
Prashant (FINALLY !!)
neeraj
Suhail
Ankit
Rajesh
Irfan
Raj
Gaurav
Sanz
Shirish

2007-04-16T13:04:00.000+01:00

Vaisakhi at Trafalgar Square - Sunday 29 April 2007

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/vaisakhi/index.jsp

Meetup Time 1PM.

Ppl expected to attend:-

1)Payal
2)Sumit
3)sumeet
4)Mandar
5)pushpa
6)Samta
7)Raj
8)Ajay
9)Vidhi
10)Ashish
11)Praveen
12)Kunal
13)Prashant
14)Navin + 2
15)Arti
16)Jaimin + 2
17)Jasleen
18)Navneet + 1
19)Sanz
20)Sahil + 1
21)Kultar
22)Tarun
23)Amrish
24)Lata + 1
25)Nagaraj
26 ) Pooja

2007-04-12T17:09:00.000+01:00

Rishi Rich Project + Atif Aslam (Sat 14 April)

Link to Programme info

Ppl expected to attend:-

Gallery standing "seats" # 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 booked for:

Sanjay,Mits,Raj,Minal,Reema,Shaz

Gallery standing seats #186, 187, 188, 189 booked for

Pankaj,Rupali,Yogesh,Neha

Arena Seats
Section: Arena D 23
Seats: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 etc booked for

Navin,Jassi,Pooja,Rahul,Kanika,Abhishek,Kakoli

for ppl who r driving to the place.
Maps.google.co.uk link

Walk from South Ken Tube Station
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7176/capture2ip0.jpg

2007-04-12T14:46:00.000+01:00

Orkut Ppls outings and meetups on 06Apr- 09Apr Long weekend..

7th April Outing
Date : 07/04/2006
Place : Hollywood Bowl, Canada Water and Trocadero , Central London
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaotuka/20070406OrkutMeetCentralLondon

Poole (Dorset) - 7 April
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaotuka/20070407OrkutMeetPooleTrip

8th and 9th April
Swami Narayan Temple visit and Party at Nitin's place
http://picasaweb.google.com/kaotuka/2007040809OrkutMeetPartyAtNitinSPlace

06Apr-09Apr 07 Amsterdam Trip Via Bus - Navin's Group Pics
Travel Plans and Tickets through Star Tours and Travels

06Apr-09Apr 07 Amsterdam Trip Via Bus

2007-03-22T13:00:00.000Z

24th Mar 07 kuch Kuch Night
http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/

24 Mar 2007- Kuch Kuch Night- Original Size Pics download from here (Navin's Cam)
Some Very Good Pics from Amit's Cam HERE
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Publish

Video on youtube here

Ppl coming on 24th Mar
Rupali
Neha
Ashish
Teena
Debu
Anand
Leena
Rakesh
Puneet
Vidhi (YAY !!!!!)
Tikka
Abhishek
sakshi
bhakti
mitul
Sirish
Nirup
Samar and egg throwing friends
Irfan (I love eggs )
Shirish
Raunak
FreDDy
Jasleen
Karthick
Gaurav
Bibin
Navin
Pushpa
Shweta
Shradha X
Kanika
Ajay
Pooja
Vivek
Abhishek

2007-02-19T13:40:00.000Z

24th Feb. kuch Kuch nights
http://www.kuchkuchnights.co.uk/

24 Feb 2007 - Kuch Kuch Night

Dudes:
1)Debu
2)Jayesh
3)Raunak
4)Sj
5)ajay
6)Rudra
7)Amit
8)Ashish
9)Navin
10) Rahul aka Diamond
11) PB
Babes:
1)Archana
2)Preeti
3)Rupali
4)Pooja
5)Vidhi
6)Pearl
7)Shalika (??)
8)Pushpa
9)Shweta
10)Teena

2007-02-05T00:41:00.000Z

Zee Carnival Meetup @ 17 Feb 2007 @ Olympia, London

Pics from Friends' camera's
http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/557729832LhmyMX

Zee Carnival 2007 - 17 Feb

This is quite a famous event and attracts the biggest asian crowd (Well Dressed) in London and nearby zones...(2nd only to Sony Lifestyle Show).. Priyanka Chopra, Raghav etc many famous personalities will be there. Definitely Worth a Go. And 17th Feb, being a saturday would draw maximum crowd..Drop in your names here...we are Planning to be there at 3pm Onwards.. http://www.zeecarnival.co.uk/ ..

Tube from Earls Court... (Disctrict Line and Piccadily Line)
for directions to the place..Use http://www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner

List of People expected to attend thru orkut or otherwise :-

from Indians In London group :-
1) Pooja *
2) Debu *
3) Vidhi
4) Navin *
5) Kanika *
6) Vivek *
8) Neeraj (Pooja's friend)
9) Sabinay
14) Bhaskar *
15) Pushpa
16) Simi
17) Puja Gupta
18) Niharika
19) Anand
20) Karthick + 1
21) Raunak
22) Saadi + 6
23) Mits
24) Abhijit
25) Debasis
26) Nilesh
27) Krishnan
28) Manoj+1
29) Raj
30) Mandar
31) Sumeet
32) Anand
33) Sameer + 1
34) Teena
35) Lata + 3

From Bengalis in UK
1) Abheshek + Kakoli
2) Sam
3) Bhaskar *
4) Debu *
5) Pooja *
6) Navin *

From Delhites in London/Uk.
1) Navin *
2) Pooja *
3) Vivek *
4) Vidhi *
5) Kanika *
6) Maneesh
7) Diamond
8) Amit

Navin' Contacts

1) Pooja * ( She's a Star.. thats all )
2) Shweta * ( next door girl... very pleasant nature n clear hearted)
3) Ajay * ( the name is Ajay ... dats enuff :))......) :)
4) Sapna ( chirpy type)
5) kanika * ( the silent type...yet the most observing type.. graceful) :)
6) Vidhi * ( what a genuine smile that is) :)
7) Rachna (Architect and the no-nonsense types ) :)
8) Rachana ( yes they are different :)..)
9) Pushpa (a simple girl with high thinking) + Simi :)
10) Niharika + Puja Gupta ( friends)

* Person belonging to more than one group

2007-02-01T16:04:00.000Z

27 Jan 2007- 28 Jan 2007 - Wales Trip With Bengalis In UK Community Members
Had awesome time... played dumb-charade, antakshri, biggest bluff and danced all night... loveliest long drive in recent times... look at the pics to believe... :)

2007-01-27T01:02:00.000Z

Movie - Salaam-E-Ishq on 25th Jan 2007. Some 15-20 Ppl attended.

Thats our gang @ cineworld, trocadero

Pearl, Pooja, Leena, Vidhi

Pooja N Debu.

2007-01-19T15:53:00.001Z

Welcome to New Comers and All the best to Old Timers
A farewell party for Shalika.. one of the original gang members of Indians in london Community.. :) .. She was part of the first meetup of this forum (beginning of 2006) and has organised many successful events since... the most prominent one being Shadan's Night (11 Nov 06)... to many she needs no introduction.. :)

On 26th Jan 07 (Republic day of India) 9:30pm at Soho Spice, Wardour Street, Soho , 5 mins straight walk from Leicester Sq Mc Donald

Ppl expected to attend :-
1) Neha ( Robinhood in female disguise..cool n geeky gal.. nice attitude..)
2) Amit ( cool dude... very cool temper.. and +ve attitude)
3) Vids (Vidhi.. newcomer.. Pls make her feel part of family.. genuine n charming person...) * will confirm at last moment *
3b) Kanika, Pushpa, Shweta, Pearl *All will confirm at last moment*
4) Navin+2 mates( The nutty guy.. either most hated or loved.. ;).. )
5) Ram+1 ( very cool attitude.. antonym of pretentious..)
6) Bhakti ( the butterfly in our group.. fudakti rehti hai..;)..very nice gal by heart..)
7) Sohail ..( cool guy.. +ve attitude..)
8) Pragy.. ( Vidhi's Friend ) * depends on Vidhi's coming *
9) Debu.. ( our best buddy on orkut.. and every1 loves him.. so he's the best person in times of need... jolly soul... and.. GSOH)
10) Dhaval.. ( the decent n cool guy... all gals like him.. ;)... )
11) Sakshi.. ( The emotional journalist..;)..lovely person...amazing host...)
12) Puneet..( cool dude... fun attitude..)
13) Leena + Rakesh ( the devoted couple... orkut's Bhraajee and Didi)
15) Sumeet and Subarna.. ( the charming couple.. dancing partners..very much in love with each other..ideals..)
16) Mitul ( Rupert Murdoch's nightmare ;).. the advertisement guy..quite fun person..)
17) Mits Baba
18) Suhail
19) Shalika

2007-01-18T10:19:00.000Z

Some Pics from 12th Jan party at Soho Spice

2007-01-13T11:19:00.000Z

17 JAN 2007 - GURU Viewing @ Cineworld @ Trocadero @ Piccadilly

Cinema Link
http://www.timeout.com/film/cinema/cineworld_shaftesbury_avenue/266.html

8:15pm Show - This meetup is organised thru Indians in London Forum on Orkut

List of ppl expected to attend..

Neha , Shalika ,Ram , Sakshi , Debu ,Avantika ,Arpan,Amit ,Teena, Puneet,
Mi-tul, Karan, Anand, Raunak, Raj , Sudhanshu,Vishal, Nirav

And more....

2006-11-07T13:00:00.000Z

11th nov. - Biggest New Comers in London Party..

Around 50+ ppl expected to attend..

checkout http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=190470&tid=2494825848031195039

11th nov. party timehey ppl..the freshies party has been decided for the 11th..the VENUE AND EXACT PLAN willbe on thread very soon..but till then whoever feels they are in for masti time..put in ur names.. - Posted by Shalika

2006-10-02T14:35:00.000+01:00

Mayor Ki Diwali -15th October 2006

Dosto...pichhli baar ki tarah is saal bhi Mayor saab Diwali mana rahe hai....
Date: Sunday, October 15, 2006
Function starts at : 4:00 PM (But we want everyone to be there by 2:45pm latest)
Location: Trafalgar Square
City: London
Details:http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/diwali/index.jsp
Meetup Point: 2.45PM at Charring Cross under ground Exit right in trafalgar square.

Last year Diwali @trafalgar Sq function's pics here
http://family.webshots.com/slideshow?ID=554517907

Who's coming so far:-

1)Debu
2)Mitul
3)Leena and Rakesh
4)Teena
5)Rajat
6)Navin
7)Sakshi + 3
8)Chanakya and Anjali
9)Saumitra
10)Anu
11) Pooja
12) Manesh
13)Kunal
14)Shalika
15)Bhakti (Irsa)
16)Radhika and Ramesh
17)Chetan
18)Prasant
19)Raunak
20)Suman
21)Samar
22)KD
23)Shabnam
24)Charu
25)Vikram
26) Bibin
27) Sumeet & 28)Subarna
29)Sid
30)Neha (techi one)
31)Richa + Hubby
32) BABY SANVI
33) Shalini + Hubby
34) Neha n Hubby Gautam
35) Rajesh
36) Saurabh
37)Sonal and GANG!!
38) Raj
39)Ramesh
40)Malavika
41)Sumedha
42)Ashish
43)Ekta & 44)Kapil
45)Nishant
46)Archit
47)Nirav
48)Rajesh
49)arvind
50)sanjay
51)haribhai
52)pintu
53)banto
54)maulin
55)kakku
56)Vikas
57)Vasanth
58)Arpan+1
59)Pusha + 2 Friends

Note from Debu: well guys .. I must mention it before hand that if we intend to meet and have masti together..then there is no place for late comers at all ..as if you wanna get near the stage then one needs to be there by 2:45 PM or you end up standing after 40K ppl so we must be there by 2:45 PM as the program will start at sharp 4 PM and last year every inch of trafalgar was packed.

Ps: Pls check orkut forum for latest details.

2006-10-02T14:18:00.000+01:00

Pics from 01st Oct - Sunday -Dussehra + Charity Party

2006-09-29T13:48:00.000+01:00

01st Oct - Sunday -Dussehra + Charity Party

Latest Update :-
Dussehra + Charity Party
Date: Sunday, 1st October
Time: 4 pm
Place: Sumant Wahi's house
15 , Elliott Close, Wembley Park,London HA9 8JH

Nearest Tube:- Wembley Park (Met Line)
Tube Disruptions:-http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/realtime/planned.asp

Food: Sakuni's @ Wembley / Takeaway
Fireworks: need 1 more volunteer as there will be a lot of patake and only 2 people will NOT be able to carry them. If not, then we'll cancel or bring less. The more volunteers the better.

Charity: We are kick starting our charity on dussehra with the first contributions of £10 per person coming in that day.

Also, everyone will have to chip in for fireworks so please bring enough cash (Minimum £5/head).

Sumant's No. - is on forum (no TP msgs or missed calls please..use it incase you get lost)

So far these people coming:-

Neha
Ekta
Navin +2
Sumant
Chanakya
Anjali
Charu
Dushyant
Dhawal
Nirav
Shweta
Kiran
Avantika
Ashish
Saurabh
Amit +1:)
Mitul + mystery guest hehe!!
Bibin
Vikram
Rajat
Samar
Prash
Kiran (harrow)
Shalini ( Plus Hubby)
Leena ( Plus Hubby)
Kunal & Shalika
Pooja
Radhika + 1
Karthik (Hounslow)
Raunak

Many more will hopefully join in by 01St Oct - Sunday.

2006-09-29T13:43:00.000+01:00

23rd Sep 06 Dandiya Night Meetup- Some pics

2006-09-06T17:29:00.000+01:00

02-03 Sep Lage Raho Munna Bhai Event Pics

2006-09-06T16:20:00.000+01:00

28th Aug 06 - Notting Hill Carnival Meetup.

Some pics...

2006-08-13T22:53:00.000+01:00

Some Pics from London Mela Meetup on 13th Aug 2006
DD's Photo gallery here :).. juzz click on View Slideshow
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=5ta5ghy.2go9oo0m&Uy=5pcrti&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=391937077373_785694301206
navin's pics here
http://community.webshots.com/slideshow?ID=553110370
Leena's Camera's pics here
http://bulldog.photobox.com/album/3716187

2006-08-06T01:58:00.000+01:00

London Mela-13Th Aug Sunday- Meetup

(This is a joint meetup between three Orkut Indians in London Groups)

33 Lovely People have confirmed so far :o))

We will be meeting outside Acton Town station at 2PM on 13th Aug.. Mobile No to contact me if you can't find our group.. 07971289912

Navin + 2 ( May be 10 - depends on another group)
Shuchi :)
Debarshi - DD
Prash
Amit Sharma (Logica)
Amit Sharma (Dr.)
Srikanth
Sabinay
Rajat
Anup
Utsah
Shirley (salisbury)
Vipul Kathiyal
Prashant Sachdeva
Shradha (Navin's contact)
Rachna ( Navin's contact)
Bindi ( Navin's contact )
Kanika (Navin's contact)
Mr. Kiran zZz
UT (Navin's contact outside orkut)
Nilay (Navin's invitation)
karthick
Leena & Rakesh
Mits & Neets
Preeti Gupta - Wadhani and Hubby
Malini And Hubby
Shalini Gupta & Riju (Hubby) (Navin's contact outside orkut)
Ashish A (Navin's invitation)

*It will be first time for many of us.. So please be warm and friendly to everyone. :)

Event Details:-
The UK’s most colourful and entertaining event returns this summer to London! - The whole of London will be unable to resist the temptation of making their way to Gunnersbury Park, W3 on Sunday 13th August 2006 from 12pm to 9:30pm for the much anticipated London Mela Entertainment acts have travelled from across the globe to join in the celebrations including Pakistan’s Atif Aslam, making his first UK appearance is Pascal of Bollywood, a Frenchman who went to Bollywood and came back a singing sensation, and Chirag Pechchan who will perform with Amarjit Sidhu and Mangal Singh. Other acts include Ajay, Hard Kaur, Menis Nazza and Brit Asia duo, Bobby and Nihal from Radio 1. Community activities and information will mix together with sports events, family fun, interactive workshops and storytelling with Kaleidoscope Project and bazaars.

The London Mela – one of Europe’s largest South Asian outdoor festivals – is a highlight of the capital’s cultural calendar. Established as the largest celebration of South Asian culture in Britain, with more than 75,000 people expected to attend, the London Mela is a lively and colourful one-day extravaganza, boasting dance, music, circus, comedy, art, street theatre and food from the Indian subcontinent.With ten zones, six stages and 450 artists spread across 30 acres, the Mela promises entertainment for everyone. Performances by established players will be complimented by local people taking part on the popular Community stage.

-Navin
PS: Please no posts here. All Posts are welcome in the forum on Orkut.

Pics from previous Asian Melas here:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/mela2004/galleries/your_pics.shtml

BBC's Best Photo Competition for London Mela 2006:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/events/londonmela06/photos.shtml

2006-08-06T01:34:00.000+01:00

05th Aug 2006 - Fruitstock Event - Suggested by Teena.

Check out http://www.fruitstock.co.uk

Hello We're innocent and we'd like to invite you to Fruitstock. It's a free festival that we put on. This year it's happening on 5th - 6th August in Regent's Park, London.There's live music (Arrested Development, Norman Jay, Nouvelle Vague, AIM, Breaks Co-Op and The London Community Gospel Choir). Plus lots of posh food and drink, a big farmers' market, a flirting tent, open air yoga, knitting corner, sunshine and maybe even a smoothie or two. And there's a boatload of stuff for kids to do.So we'd love you to come along. Old, young, hairy, clean shaven. Bring your friends too!P.S. A friend of mine is going for perform on Drums on sunday afternoon. i'm going to be there. if anyone is going to be there and would like to meet up... do let me know.

Teena

Thanx Teena - We had great time there and all who came made it a fun event.. Some pics attached here..

Navin

2006-07-17T14:41:00.000+01:00

A brief summary of plan for the Meetup Day- 22 JUL 06.
.
People

Man o Man we are 50+ now.....

Gaurav Bansal
Anupama
Neha Garg + 3
Joydeep Gupta
Utsaha K
Mandar Puranik
Santosh Chaudhary
Pankaj Bansal
Kunal Mathur
Sakshi Grover
Vivek s
Rajshekharan
Navin Arora
Rajat Mahajan
Teena Dubey
Afreen Ahmad
Siddharth
Amit Sharma
Pradeep Chahal
Mehul Bhandari
Bhaskar Jana
Rachna Gupta + 1
Leena
Pooja Miglani
Sumant Wahi
Rupali M + 1
Shalika Bhalla+ 5
Shivashish + 2
Abhishek
Prashant
Umesh Wankhede
Deepa sharma
Deebashri
Arvin Nair
Sabinaya Rath + 1
Vikram
Malini and husband
Radhika Jhunjhunwala
Mitesh and wife

If I have missed some one.. plz inform asap....

Plan
We all are meeting at 1400 hrs at Nike town.... on oxford circus right opposite H & M. Once u get out of the tube u can’t miss it. It’s next to topshop.

We shall proceed to http://www.sadlerswells.com/whats_on/2005_2006/carnival.asp timed: 1430 hrs - 1830 hrs. Nearest Tube Station is Angel.
When U come out of it just walk towards left. You will cross traffic lights(huge BT office on right)..after that take 2nd right.. 4-5min walk from Angel. Many Buses from Kings Cross. Also Bus 19 from Tottenham Court Rd/Centrepoint.

Next event is
http://www.nothingonline.co.uk/ starting 2100 hrs - 0200 hrs
Venue: Pitcher & Piano
28/31 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3ND
Put this whole address on
http://maps.google.co.uk/ and you will see it.
(Its near Bank tube station)

We'll have around 3 hours before we go for the next event... plan at the moment is to have dinner... as of the moment its Indian... Angel/Islington is famous for its restaurants.. but we can plan it once we meet depending on our moods...
And thoda bahut chill marna...sit and talk.. get to know each other better.... May be Basket Ball/Tambola in a park and there is an Ugly Dance competition in Night. :) may be go to trafalgar square for some live music..

Attire
So far it has been decided that gals are coming in salwaar kameez and guys in some trendy kurtas- jeans combo.... but its not must.. feel free to wear whatever u r comfortable with...
Remember there is a £2 fine towards charity for those people that do not
have something bollywood about them. Because it is a Bollywood Night theme,organizers are encouraging people to wear bollywood style clothes. But even a simple bindi or chapals would excempt you from the fine!
It's just a fun way to raise extra money for the kids, this fine would be
collected in our charity tin.

Idendity Proof for bolly Night
Every one of you will be listed under my name.
You will be allowed without ID proof

Discounts
I am sorry there is no group discount as £14.50 will be going directly to street children in india any 50p is paying for securtiy on the night.

www.childrenwalkingtall.com

Coming back
Gals you can come back with me. I am from Fulham. We all can stay at one of ours place and then can have a chill sunday as well... all eves!!!
Guys.. sorry you gotcha look for urself!!
Some ppl are driving down to the venues. So get in touch on the forum.

Contact Us
Please scrap/mail me ur number asap....
Also if i have missed any one of u to give mine.. plz scrap me.. shall mail u.

Wheather
Saturday's - Light Showers - 26 and 16..
It may be lil cold in eve/nite.. better carry something to cover u properly in night..

Transport
There is planned industrial action by some members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union on Saturday, 22 July
Should this strike go ahead, there is likely to be widespread disruption to train services on NATIONAL RAIL. henceforth anyone on NATIONAL RAIL be warned about timing your journey

Competitions
-> worst dance competion
-> Ms and Mr Orkut..... and Mr and Ms. Orkut WILL NOT be asked to *Kiss* each other.. as going on thread.. But it would be a good one.. unless some evil spirits hijack it...

Punishment
If any one of the list will ditch at the last moment, he/she will have to do 100 Utthak baithak then and there in the public.
and if he/she escapes.. he/she will have to apolgise on the public forum and will have to bear the punishment decided by panel..

Looking forward to see ya all!!! You can also mention on a thread in forum the names of people you are most eagerly looking forwward to meet..

-Pooja

PS: Please no posts here. All Posts are welcome in the forum on Orkut.