Exodus of Kenyan Asians and their re-settlement in the UK

This week every subscriber has been mailed a copy of our Kenya special magazine as part of our humble tribute to pioneers who have achieved milestones in their own rights. The articles penned in this magazine were primarily about individual families and their contributions to the UK's socio-economic fabric. The main aim of recording the success stories of these individuals was to inform and inspire our future generations about the hard-work, grit and determination of our ancestors who migrated from Indian soil to Kenya and subsequently to the UK. We should have been able to adequately include contributions of Oshwals, Kutchis and other entrepreneurial communities. However, owing to logistical and time pressures, we were unable to record stories of several other individuals driving the diaspora forward.
We have attempted to chronicle chapters of history that are not often discussed in mainstream media. But we were unable to document the contributions of Kenyan Asians in sports, politics and other sectors. Upon further observation, we further recalled that we have not written articles on prominent Indian personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Radhakrishna and Indira Gandhi’s visit to Kenya. Additionally, many perhaps would be unaware of the number of scholarships that the Indian government had provided to Kenyan Africans enabling education and progress in the region. All these pieces could have added to the rich content of the magazine.
We regret the stories that we failed to publish in this edition but we hope to re-visit the subject again in the future. In this process we also seek your support in coming forward and sharing your own observations about the magazine and let us know your thoughts about the content, ideas that we missed out and subjects we can discuss going forward. We look forward to your reviews and thoughts.
This is a first attempt in print media to study the exodus of Kenyan Asians amd further analyse their re-settlement in the UK. It is a privilege to publish such a modest record of pioneers and achievers and I am grateful to all the individuals for stepping forward, contributing information and participating in this initiative.
CB Patel
Publisher/Editor
Asian Voice/Gujarat Samachar