The UK Hindi Samiti
We were established in 1990 by Padmesh Gupt aimign to promote the Hindi language and literature.
In 2000 we started with written and speech competitions concentrating on promoting Hindi education. Since 2015 promoting Hindi has become our primary focus. We have written a standardised Hindi Samiti syllabus on which we organize our annual exams.
The UK Hindi Samiti is run by Surekha Chophla, Shashi Wali, and Surbhi Vadgama with Dr. Padmesh Gupt as its patron.
Now we are a registered charity with all our members and teachers supporting us voluntarily.
The Trustees
Surekha Chophla
Our Chairperson and Trustee, Surekha Chophla, is a retired finance director/executive with 40 years experience in the private sector. She has also taught Hindi to children and adults for 25 years. She has been working with UK Hindi Samiti since 2000 and took over the charity in 2015 along with 3 other trustees. In 2016 she was awarded the John Gilchrist award for Hindi services in UK by the High Commission of India.
Shashi Walia
Shashi works as a community interpreter and exam invigilator in Surrey, and previously was a senior cardiac technician at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. She has been teaching Hindi at Hindi Bal Bhawan in Kingston upon Thames, since 1996 and took over its running in 2003. She has been with the Hindi Samiti since 2002 and became one of its trustees when it was taken over in 2012.
Surbhi Vadgama
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The Patron
Padmesh Gupt
Dr Padmesh Gupta is a poet, writer and academician of international repute. He was conferred with Padambhushan Moturi Satyanarayan award by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, HRD Ministry, Government of India which was presented by the Hon’ble President of India Sri Pranab Mukherjee for Hindi services outside India. He is a director of Oxford Business College, founder president of UK Hindi Samiti and currently a patron. He has published and edited a Hindi magazine ‘Purvai’ in the U.K. for 18 years and 'Pravasi Today' for 8 years. He is an author of three poetry collections. Padmesh is a recipient of several international awards.
The Treasurer
Harji Singh
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