Manish Patel

Born and brought up in a small village of SARAR, Vadodara District where I imbibed the pastoral beauty of fields of cotton, tossing wheat crops in the spring zephyr and green grass.

I am fond of reading. In my boyhood once I had finished my school home work, I would start reading mostly well known fiction books in Gujarati and any odd books in the night, listening to a fox’s cries from a far away field.

My mother used to shout, ‘ blog, it is late at night, go to bed.’ Still I continued reading for a while eventually went to bed. I have been in this country for the past fifty years and still all of those past sweet reminiscences linger in me.

Mayor of London sends a letter to IMF

Photo Credit to The National Archives

Dear Mr Agha

Thank you for your card

I am very grateful for your kind words of congratulations on my election as Mayor of London.

London is where I was born and grew up – it is a city that I love. Therefore, I am honoured and humbled that this great city has put its trust in me to improve the lives of all Londoners, and I will work tirelessly over the next four years to deliver my priorities for London.

Thank you again for taking the time to write to me.

Best wishes,

Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London