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Magazine October 2012
Star Trek: My Nerdy Nirvana
I have been having a nerdy nirvana weekend having attended the Destination Star Trek London convention held at The Excel Centre in London (19th – 21st October 2012). The event saw the gathering of the Five 'Star Trek' Captains – James T Kirk, Jean Luc Picard, Benjamin Sisko, Kathryn Janeway and Jonathan Archer – for the first ever Captain’s Summit.
Pictured: Lopa Patel with Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway)
The UK's richest man, industrialist Lakshmi Mittal received a Special Recognition Award at The Sikh Awards, held at The Park Plaza Hotel, London on Sunday 21st October 2012. The Awards, hosted by former Mayoral advisor Mr Kulveer Ranger and model Ms Anu Singh, recognised Sikh contribution and excellence in a variety of fields from around the world.
Pictured right: Lopa Patel with Poonam Joshi and Raj & Pablo.
The tenth Asian Music Awards took place on Thursday 25th October 2012. Bollywood legend Rahat Fateh Ali Khan led the winners, taking home three awards for Best-Selling Download, Best International Act and Best International Act of the Decade. Brit sensation, Jay Sean was hot on Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s heels with two awards for British Artist of the Decade and Best Male. DJ Neev Spencer (pictured far right) won the 'Best Radio Show' award for her Kiss 100 programme.
Simon Collins, UK Chairman, and Nina Amin, Partner at KPMG, hosted a celebration of Asian Festivals on Monday 29th October 2012 in London. Guests included some of the wealthiest Asians in the UK including: Lord Gulam Noon, Gopichand Hinduja (pictured right with Nina Amin), Vijay & Bhikhu Patel of Waymade, hotelier Surinder Arora and a host of well-known Asian business people.
The Sikh Awards 2012
UK Asian Music Awards 2012
KPMG Asian Festivals Dinner