Royal honours for Clive Lloyd, Elton John, Indian-origin achievers

Knighthoods for cricket legend Clive Lloyd and director Sam Mendes were announced on Friday night in the New Year Honours List, which includes iconic singer-composer Elton John and several Indian origin achievers described as ‘extraordinary’. The list includes several Indian-origin academics such as Aditi Lahiri and achievers in various fields, including noted classical musician Jasvir Kaur Rababan, who has been honoured for services to the Sikh community. The list includes the following individuals of Indian heritage: OBE : Shobana Jeyasingh, for services to dance; Aditi Lahiri, for services to the study of linguistics; Paul Pavandeep Thandi, for services to the economy; Katherine Sarah Chhatwal, for services to education; Nishma Gosrani, for voluntary services to promoting diversity and inclusion; Arundeep Singh Kang, for services to the development of BAME communities; Rishi Khosla, for services to business; Neena Lall, for services to education; and Ramesh Damji Devji Pattni, for services to interfaith relations and the Hindu community in the UK. MBE : Jasvir Kaur Rababan, for services to the Sikh community; Kalwant Bhopal, for services to equality in education; Manjit Darby, for services to nursing and patient care; Shakuntla Gittins, for services to children; Michael Kuldip Johal, for services to the economy and to community cohesion; Sudarshan Kapur, for services to interfaith understanding and the community; Mahiben Maruthappu, for services to health and social care technology; Nalini Jitendra Modha, for services to the National Health Service; Kanti Nagda, for services to charity; Yogesh Patel, for services to literature; Baljinder Singh Rai, for services to parliament; Sukwinder Kaur Samra, for services to education; and Manjulika Singh, for services to yoga, health and community cohesion. BEM : Dhruv Mansukhal Chhatralia, for voluntary service to Hinduism and developing young people; Kishan Rajesh Devani, for services to community cohesion; Nicholas Chandra Gupta, for services to the environment in the west of England; Sahdaish Kaur Pall, for services to victims of domestic abuse and voluntary service to the community in the West Midlands; Kanubhai Raojibhai Patel, for services to the community in south-west London and Surrey; Rita Patel, for services to public administration; Afzal Pradhan, for services to cricket; Kathryn Lindsay Singh, for services to the arts and the Asian community in Scotland; Paramjit Singh Sandhu, for services to community engagement; Harpreet Singh Virdee, for services to the BAME community and to diversity and inclusion.