LCUK is the national body of all UK Lohana Mahajans. Sixteen member communities stretch from Manchester to Southend, each with its own hall, its own committee and its own character — and each sending representatives to the LCUK Central Council.
Your Central Council representative is your first point of contact — for membership, local events, and anything you would like raised nationally.
| Mahajan | Central Council representative |
|---|---|
| Ashton | Bhartiben Bhayani |
| Birmingham | Ronny Kotecha |
| Bolton | Mukeshbhai Vadant |
| Cambridge | Mukundbhai Thobani |
| Coventry | Prakashbhai Modi · Reesha Gokani |
| Leicester | Chetan Amlani |
| East London | Anilbhai Devkaran |
| North London | Ronak Pau · Jeet Rughani |
| South London | Minelleben Vithlani · Hitesh Thakker |
| West London | Girishbhai Mashru |
| Norfolk | Narendra Nathwani |
| Northamptonshire | Kamal Popat · Navin Mamtora |
| Milton Keynes | Nitin Davda |
| Southend-on-Sea | Harishbhai Raichura |
| Peterborough | Vijay Thakker |
| Manchester | Hasu Ghelani |
A Mahajan is a local Lohana community association: the families, the hall and the committee that look after Lohana life in one town or region. The sixteen Lohana Mahajans listed above each run their own calendar through the year, from Navratri garba and Diwali gatherings to youth groups, Gujarati classes and bereavement support.
LCUK does not replace the Mahajans, it brings them together. Every one of the sixteen Lohana Mahajans sends a representative to the LCUK Central Council, the one table where the whole UK Lohana community agrees what is done in its name.
The map shows how far the community reaches. Ashton, Bolton and Manchester sit in the north west. Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham and Northamptonshire run across the Midlands. Cambridge, Peterborough, Norfolk, Milton Keynes and Southend-on-Sea spread to the east. The four London Mahajans, North, South, East and West, serve the capital, with West London the largest single Mahajan. Each one is independent, and each is part of one national family.
Across the sixteen Lohana Mahajans the year has a rhythm. Navratri fills nine nights of garba in the autumn, and Diwali and the new year follow. Through the winter and spring the Mahajans hold their own socials, religious functions and youth activities. Each September the whole community comes back together for the Lohana Sports Festival, three days of sport that turn sixteen Mahajans into one field.
If your family is new to the UK, or you have moved to a new city, your nearest Mahajan is the quickest way to find garba, festival dates and a welcome. Use the representative named in the table to get in touch, or contact LCUK and we will point you to the right one. To hear what every Mahajan is planning, from Navratri to the Lohana Sports Festival, join the eNewsletter. For background on the wider Lohana community and its origins, see the overview on Wikipedia.
Nine of the sixteen have their own websites — you will find them all on our Web Links page, alongside Lohana communities worldwide.
Notts & Derby Mahajan has been dissolved, and Loughborough has merged into Leicester. If your Mahajan is not listed and you believe it should be, please contact us.
