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Several Indians in UK royal honours list

Dr Nand Krishna Srivastava and sculptor Dhruv Mistry are among the eminent Indians who were conferred royal honours by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday.

An honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire was bestowed on Mistry while Srivastava was honoured with Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the terminally ill.

Avtar Brah, reader of sociology in Birkbeck College, University of London, is the other recipient of the MBE for her contribution to studies on race, gender and ethnic identity issues.

Manikam Susheela Lourie (MBE) has been recognised for her work for racial equality in North Wales.

The other recipients of the MBE are Indira Mistry, personal secretary at the Board of Inland Revenue, and Rajesh Patel, who had worked with a black training enterprise group.

Premlata Pathak, a medical practitioner in Cheshire, was chosen for her services in the health-care sector.

The MBE was conferred on Balwant Kaur Soor, chairperson of the Bebe Nanaki Charitable Trust, for her active involvement in international charity.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) was bestowed on Sewsunker Awath-Behari for his association with community service in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and Rakesh Chopra, a doctor in Northumberland.

Anil Kumar Ruia, director of Wrengate, was picked for the honour for his service to business.

PTI

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