British Ugandan Asians at 50
Highlighting the experience of British Ugandan Asians in and after 1972, and the many volunteers who helped them.
Steering Group
The individuals in the attached list all represent organisations with an interest in the Ugandan Asian Expulsion; many of them have contributed to the programme in different ways.
Mr. Jafar Kapasi OBE, Honorary Consul General of Uganda to Leicester
Mr. Vinod Tailor MBE DL, Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Uganda evacuee
Dr. Manoj Chitnavis FRSC, Chair UK Association of Science Education, evacuee
Mrs. Shardaben Manubhai Madhvani
Mr. Himat Lakhani, founder Afro-Asian Immigration Advisory Service
Mr. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR – son of the Late Dr. Vali Jamal
Prof. Avtar Brah MBE, Birkbeck College – Professor of Sociologist & pioneer of Diaspora Studies
Prof. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Middlesex University – Professor of Media, journalist, author & political commentator
Prof. Akbar Vohra, Consultant in Anaesthesia, University of Manchester
Prof. Yash Tandon, Professor of International Relations, formerly of Makerere University, Kampala
Dr. Azim Somani, author “Shattered Lives: sitting on fire”
Mr. Liakat Hashim, former President, Ismaili National for the UK
Mr. Ashak Nathwani, Senior Lecturer – University of Sydney
Ms. Rupal Rajani, former BBC Leicester, Uganda 50 Archive
HE Dr. Atul M. Radia, Honorary Consul General of Mozambique to Uganda
Mr. Anoop M. Radia, Community Leader
Mr. Jinesh B. Patel, former MD Gulf Finance House
Mr. Shibir V. Karia, Businessman – Uganda Returnee
Mr. BN Patel, Former Partner, Baker Tilly
Mr. Ronak Paw, Secretary LCUKNL
Mr. Dilip Unarket, Partner, John Cumming Ross
Mr. Bakul Vyas PGDC, Grand Lodge of England & Wales
Hon. Rajni Tailor, former President of the Indian Association, Uganda
Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, Business magnate & Uganda returnee
Mr. Kshitij Gheewala, Auro Foundation Uganda
*Dr. Maya Parmar – Ph.D in Indian East–African Migration, Hadithi Stories
Ms. Pragna Hay, Uprooted 50 Years Ago
*Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee, Lawyer, author and AKDN
*Dr. Prakash Shah, QMW – Reader in Culture and Laws
*Dr. Faisal Devji, University of Oxford – Reader in Modern South Asian History
*Mr. Jasvir Singh OBE – City Sikhs & The Faiths Forum for London
Dr. Shezan Muhammedi – Ph.D in Ugandan Asian refugees in Canada, Researcher In-Residence at Carleton University
Ms. Dolar Vasani, Expulsion@50 podcast
*Rt. Hon Mr. Keith Vaz, former MP for Leicester East
*Mr. Paul Dudman, University of East London – Archivist specialising in Oral Histories and Migration
*Mr. Ed Barlow, BBC – Producer of “A Very British History: Ugandan Asians”
*Ms. Sheena Bhattessa, Its PR – actor and personality
*Mr. Jaswant Naker, JK Foundation
*Mr. Harsheel Dodhia, Hon. Auditor IOT, KLSA
*Ms. Hafsa Zayyan – author “We Are All Birds of Uganda”
Dr. Sophie Vohra, Historian with specialism in memory, identity, and commemoration at York University
Mr. Subhash Sampat, Bhatia Community Leader and Harrow Police Council
Mr. Samir Devani, MD Rx Securities
*Mr. Hussain Jessani – Head of the South Asia Studies Dept at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London
*Dr. Jai Chitnavis, Fellow – Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Mr. Salim Fakirani, Government Counsel, Canada
Mr. Vijay Thakrar, Acorn Capital
Mr. Fiyaz Mughal OBE, Founder – Faith Matters
Mr. William Mutenza, Chair, Uganda Convention UK
Mr. Mahendra Dabhi, Heathfield Camp
* = non Ugandan
Last modified: 29th july 2022