Formation of Pattni Brotherhood
A meeting was held by Nairobi Pattni members at Stanavasi Jain Mandal to discuss the formation of a Pattni Samaj. This meeting led to the registration of Pattni Brotherhood on Monday, 15th February 1965 under the helm of Shree Jivanbhai Odhavji who was the founding chairman. The aim of the society was to foster feelings of cohesion amongst the members of the community.
1965 15TH FEBUARY REGISTER IN
MEETING AT STANAVASI JAIN MANDAL
1 MR GIRDHALAL BHANJI 2 RAJUBHAI AMRATLAL DANABHAI 3 MR AMRATLAL DANABHAI 4 MR CHANDUBHAI GORDHANDAS (STANDING) 5 JIVANLAL ODHAVJI
Note: Following are the photos of the committee members currently available. More photos will be uploaded when we can manage to find for the missing years
1976 COMMITTEE MEMBER PATTNI BROTHER HOOD NAIROBI
LEFT TO RIGHT STANDING 1 NATRAVAL CHHAGANLAL.2 MOHANLAL ODHAVJI 3. KUSHIRAM SAMJI LAKHA 4 GIRDHALAL BHANJI 5 CHANDUBHAI GORDHANBHAI 6 NANDALAL TULSIDAS
SITTING LEFT TO RIGHT 1 NAROTTAM TAPUBHAI 2 PRABHUDAS GOVINDBHAI 3 HARSHADBHAI RANA 4 DR. BHIKU LADHABHAI VAYA 5 JAGDISHBHAI RAMJIBHAI
(Dr Bhiku became the youngest treasurer at the time in the history of Pattni Brotherhood.)
1979 TO 1980 PATTNI BROTHERHOOD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
LEFT TO RIGHT STANDING: 1 KANTILAL RAGHAVJI 2 KIRITBHAI PRAGJI 3 DINESHBHAI PRAGJI 4 DAMJIBHAI RANA
5 VINODBHAI ODHAVJI 6 HARISHBHAI DAYALAL 7 BABULAL BHAGWANJI 8 DINESHBHAI BHANJI
SITTING LEFT TO RIGHT 1 NANDALAL TULSIDAS 2 LALIT MULJIBHAI 3 PRABHUDAS DAMJIBHAI 4 RAMINKLAL GOVINDJI
5 GULABCHAND CHAGANLAL LALIT MULJI PATTNI
1988 PATTNI BROTHERHOOD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
LEFT TO RIGHT: 1 LALIT MULJI 2 HARSHADBHAI RANA 3 DAMJIBHAI DEVJI (CHAIRMAN) 4 CHANDUBHAI GORDHANDAS 5 KESHAVALAL DAMJI LAKHA 6 DHIRUBHAI DAYALJI
STANDING L TO R: 7 JIVANLAL ODHAVJI 8 PRABHUDAS GOVINDJI 9 BIPINBHAI 1O MOHANBHAI ODHAVJI 11 NANDALAL TULISDAS 12 KUSHIRAM SHAMJI LAKHA 13 ARVINDBHAI 14 VARAJLAL NARANBHAI 15 PRABHUDAS DAMJI 16 ARVINDBHAI JIVANLAL ODHAVJI 17 SHARADBHAI JIVANLAL 18 BHARATBHAI 19 NARESHBHAI