About Us
Welcome to Kashmiri Pandit Association of Europe
ॐ May Mata Shaarika bless everyone with unity, peace and prosperity.
A warm welcome!
The Kashmiri Pandit Association of Europe (KPAE) is a UK based sociocultural organisation. It is one of the oldest Kashmiri Pandit organisations in the world. Our goal is to organize educational, social, wellbeing, and cultural activities for the benefit of Kashmiri Pandits and the wider community.
Objectives:
Foster mutual understanding and strengthen fraternal bonds among Kashmiri Pandits residing in the U.K., Europe, and globally.
Promote and enhance awareness of Kashmiri Pandit cultural heritage within the broader society.
Organize educational, social, wellbeing, and cultural activities for the benefit of Kashmiri Pandits and the wider community.
In crisis situations, provide assistance to its members in UK, and members of wider Kashmiri community in other locations.
Establish connections with Kashmiri Pandit organizations in other countries to achieve the above objectives.
List of recent executive community members
2023-2025
Mr Sunny Kaul, President
Mr Kapil Dhar, General Secretary
Ms Shipra Ogra, Treasurer
Ms Aruna Kotha, Executive Member
Mr Nishchint Warikoo, Co-opted Member
Mr Anjan Raina, Executive Member (2023-2024)
2021 – 2023
Mr Sanjay Peshin, President
Mr Ashutosh Bakshi, Secretary
Mrs Manju Kak, Treasurer
Mrs Amita Dar, Executive Member
Mrs Preeti Bhatt, Executive Member
2019 – 2021
Mr Sanjay Peshin, President
Mr Ashutosh Bakshi, Secretary
Mr Vikas Kaul, Treasurer
Mr Vindesh Bhatt, Executive Member
Mrs Rashmi Razdan, Executive Member
2015 – 2018
Mr Shuban Kotwal, President
Mr Sanjay Peshin, Secretary
Mr Vindesh Bhat, Treasurer
Mr Vikas Kaul, Executive member
Mr Ashutosh Bakshi, Executive member
You can contact the current Executive team with your suggestions or any request via email on executives@kpae.co.uk