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Chander has been very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to serve the city of his birth – by being selected as the Chief Warden Civil Defence (now retired) With a huge voluntary work force was instrumental in managing conflict resolution within communities In addition, leading the war against Polio , health and other issues was a force multiplier and a bridge with the public during challenging times faced by the Administration. He has been a leading force behind the Celebration of 200 years of Hazratganj As President of Connect Lucknow with the support of the City’s eminent citizenry crystallised perhaps the first Public Govt Private partnership in the restoration of a Bazzaar Street in the country. Connect Lucknow spearheaded the restoration and rekindled the interest world over ,back to the city known once as the Constantinople of the East. He is proud to have got the opportunity to being a bridge for the large Girmitya Community Between 1828-1916 Approx. 1.2 Million Indians were taken away by the colonial Masters to work in pitiful conditions , reminiscent of slavery in the far off colonies of the world. The Indian Indenture agreement was a draconian little understood paper through which hapless illiterate poverty stricken Men Women Children were forcibly by overt covert means taken to work in British Colonies Through the efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and Madan Mohan Malviya the agreement was abrogated in 1916/17.
He has been an important part and initiator of the first ever celebration of the 100 years abrogation of Indian Indenture system which was held in the First NRI conference in Jan 2016 by the Govt in Agra. Is now a Patron of the Global Girmitya Association