About us

The Yorkshire Indian Society is the fundraising arm of the Yorkshire Indian Society Charitable Trust Reg No. 1162555

The committee is formed by following members, led by our:

  • President: Shantanu Purandare
  • Joint Secretary and Treasurers:
    • Dr Ram Venkatesh
    • Mr Surender Munjal
  • Immediate Past President: Dr. Ram Venkatesh

Committee members who assist the executives are:

  • Mrs. Kumari & Dr. M S Alexander
  • Mrs. Preeti & Mr. Atul Tyagi
  • Mrs. Poonam & Mr Ashwini Trehan
  • Mrs. Manisha & Dr Rajeeva Singh
  • Dr. Joji Joseph and Dr. Dimple Vyas
  • Dr. Vidushi and Sunil
  • Dr. Varinder & Dr Amarjeet Singh
  • Mrs Vidya Venkatesh
  • Mrs Prachi Purandare
  • Mrs. Pavithra & Mr Ajit Shetty
  • Mrs. Manisha & Dr Mahendra Patel OBE
  • Mrs Pavneeth Munjal
  • Dr. Sarvesh Rao
  • Dr. Ashad Lateef
  • Dr. Soumya
  • Mr Sai Rathnakar

     

    Charities Supported in 2023

      Previous Charities Supported

      Each Year we have supported Lord Mayors Charity, Leeds and a nominated charity in India

      • 2022
        • Gram Vikas Trust – £12,000
        • Simon on the Streets – £4,000
        • Yorkshire Children’s Trust – £2,000
        • Forget me not Hospice – £5,000 (Credit for £7,500 as price match scheme)
        • Leeds Hospitals – £1,000 (Mayor’s charity)
        • Association of Ukranians Leeds Branch – £500 (used to buy a generator and send it to Ukraine).
      • 2021
        • AiR Humanitarian Homes, India – £6,000
        • Second Chance (Wakefield) – £5,000
        • Lord Mayors Charity (SARSVL) – £1,000
        • SARSVL (Direct payment from YIS) – £1,000
      • 2020 – The event cancelled
      • 2019
        • Scotty’s Little Soldiers – £8,000
        • St Gemma’s Hospice (Yorkshire) – £1,000 
        • Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Amrita Hospitals – £11,000
        • Project Nanhi Kali – £11,000
      • 2018 – Pragathi & Uma Edu & Tech Society & the Bridgewood Trust Huddersfield
      • 2017 – Jago Foundation & Wakefield Hospice
      • 2016 – Jagori Grameen
      • 2015 – Shelter Don Bosco & Apnalaya
      • 2014 – Katha, India
      • 2013 – Mumbai Mobile Creches, Mumbai India & Chintan International Trust UK for Uttarakhand Flood relief in India
      • 2012 – RK Mission Led-Help The Aged, Varanasi, India and Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, Bolton
      • 2011 – Udyan care, Kolkata
      • 2010 – St Joseph Hospice for the Dying Destitute, Tamilnadu
      • 2009 – Action Aid UK lead India Priority Project and Chitrakoot UK project
      • 2008 – Saraswati Vidyalya: promoting literacy in rural India
      • 2007 – Umang, supporting patients suffering from progressive neurological diseases
      • 2006 – The Railway Children, Mumbai
      • 2005 – Special Needs Children, Chattisgarh