About Us
Welcome to Kashmiri Pandit Association of Europe
ॐ May Mata Shaarika bless our community with unity, peace and prosperity.
A warm welcome!
The Kashmiri Pandit Association of Europe (KPAE) is a UK based sociocultural organisation. Established in 1972, it is one of the oldest Kashmiri Pandit organisations in the world. Our goal is to serve the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora by providing a platform to our community members.
Objectives:
- Uniting the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora living in the UK and Europe to preserve and celebrate our language, culture, core values and heritage.
- Inspiring social and cultural cohesion amongst the community members across generations through various community events held across the year.
- Observing significant religious events and seeking divine blessings together as a united family.
- Striving to be a propeller of social-cultural learning and meeting the spiritual, humanitarian and educational needs of the community.
- Providing charitable support to the Kashmiri Pandit Community both in the UK, Europe and in India, where possible.
List of executive community members from 1972
2021 – 2022
Mr Sanjay Peshin, President
Mr Ashutosh Bakshi, Secretary
Mrs Manju Kak, Treasurer
Mrs Amita Dar, Executive Member
Mrs Preeti Bhatt, Executive Member
2019 – 2020
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
