City Hindus Network

City Hindus Network (CHN) is a not-for-profit organisation created to promote networking, spirituality, education and charity amongst Hindu professionals. It was founded in 2005 by Dhruv Patel OBE, who was succeeded by entrepreneur Pratik Dattani.^[1] Its current Chair is Alpesh Patel OBE, who was appointed in December 2019.^[2] CHN is focused on building closer relationships between Hindu professionals working in the City of London.^[3]

City Hindus Network

સિટી હિંદુઓ નેટવર્ક
Founded	2005 (2005)
Founder	Dhruv Patel OBE
Founded at	London, England
Type	non-governmental organization
Legal status	Non profit organisation
Focus	Networking Education Spirituality Charity
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	London
Members	3000
Chair	Alpesh Patel OBE
Chair Advisory Board	Lord Jitesh Gadhia
Director	Dhruv Patel OBE
Vice Chair	Prerna Bhardwaj
Volunteers	20
Website	www.cityhindus.org

History

The founders and chairs for the City Hindus Network and City Sikhs at a joint Hindu-Sikh 'Hustings in the City' event in 2017. (From left to right Jasvir Singh OBE, Neel Patani, Dhruv Patel OBE, Param Singh MBE)

CHN's first major event was held by the then Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for the British Hindu community, at City Hall in London.^[4]

Since then, the CHN has organised networking events, talks on Hindu philosophy and spirituality, a mentoring scheme, charity and volunteering events for Hindu professionals, and taken part in community and government liaison on behalf of the Hindu community. Many of its events have been in conjunction with the accountancy and consulting firms and investment banks in London, alongside other Hindu community partners, such as Diwali in London, built relationships with the Metropolitan City Police^[5] and charities such as Odanadi, Women in Need, Joshua Playing Project and London Community Transport.

CHN has also works closely with other faith networks including City Sikhs to organise the largest hustings events in London.^[6] Recent collaboration events have included a quarterly DEI series in 2023 focusing on Women in Business and Technology. ^{[7] [8]}

Awards and nominations

• The founder of CHN, Dhruv Patel received an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours as a result of his community work through CHN and elsewhere.^[9]
• The chairman of CHN, Alpesh Patel received an OBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours as a result of his services to the economy and international trade. ^[10]

References

1. ABPL. "CHN hosts Summer Soiree in the heart of the City..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
2. "In London, City Hindus Network Launched | The Pluralism Project". pluralism.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
3. ABPL. "CHN Diwali Ball celebrates importance of 'networking' and 'Hindu values' in toda..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
4. “City Hindus Network, a saffron revolution in the City of London?” Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Red Hot Curry – 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
5. ABPL. "Metropolitan Police Hindu Association hosts Diwali event at New Scotland Yar". www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
6. "Sikhs and Hindus to gather for biggest City Hustings event in the UK". London Live. 2015-04-09. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
7. "Empowered Voices: Inspirational Journeys of Women Shaping Careers and Businesses". City Hindus. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
8. "Women in Business & Tech". City Hindus. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
9. "City leaders among Queen's Birthday Honours - City Matters". www.citymatters.london. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
10. "Alpesh PATEL | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

External links

• City Hindus Network website