Nitin Palan
Nitin Palan MBE,[1][2] also known as Nick Palan is a businessman, philanthropist and a community relations campaigner.
Palan founded the Golden Tours [3]company in 1984 which is a London based open top bus operator and coach tour operator.
Overview[edit]
Palan went on to set up a charitable trust, the Palan Foundation (formerly known as the Golden Tours Foundation)[4] which supports social development projects in education, interfaith and heritage. The Foundation has donated over £2 million[5] in good causes in the last four years.
Palan founded the Golden Tours company in 1984 which is a London based open top bus operator and coach tour operator. In 2020 he launched Yantra World and Sightseeing Alliance - with an ambition to bring the worlds Tourism suppliers together on a single platform .
Golden Tours > beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
Yantra World > https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11457354/officers
Some of his projects include the founding of Diwali in London[6] Festival in Trafalgar Square attracting over 30,000 people every year[7]. He has supported causes such as the Queen’s Household Division Charities for serving and retired guardsmen and their families; The Prince's Charities through British Asian Trust to fund education and Variety[8], the children’s charity where they provide their tourist buses to hundreds of disabled people to see the sights of London.
Palan has stood on various public and interfaith committees. He is currently a patron of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales[9]. He is a former Trustee of the Inter Faith Network for the UK where he supported the creation of the government backed National Inter Faith Week[10]. Palan is instrumental in working with the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir [11](popularly known as Neasden Temple) Charities which is proactive in organising social action projects in the UK and worldwide.
Palan is an advocate of heritage-led projects. With the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, he embarked on project to highlight the role of Indian soldiers in WW1 as part of the WW1 Centenary Commemorations. The work India 1914: Remembering Indian Soldiers[12]’ has included collaborations with key organisations such as the Imperial War Museum and the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. The work continues both in the UK and India.
To highlight the role of the Hindu community in the UK, Palan founded the Hindu Matters in Britain[13] web portal which provides information and data on people interested in the Hindu community in the UK. Palan is working closely with the underprivileged communities of India by providing funds for education for young people and medical facilities for communities. He works closely with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies[14] (OCHS) in providing teaching and learning between the UK and India.
Personal life[edit]
Palan was born in Uganda and is of Indian heritage. His family emigrated to the UK when he was 16 years old where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He is married to Kamu Palan and they have two children. He was awarded the MBE[15] in 2016 for his services to community relations.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List: in pictures". The Telegraph. 2017-06-16. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Nitin PALAN". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "GOLDEN TOURS SIGHTSEEING LTD - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Charity overview". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Financial history". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Official Diwali in London press release". www.diwaliinlondon.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Diwali Festival of Lights comes to Trafalgar Square". ITV News. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Golden Tours". Variety, the Children's Charity. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "REC Announces New Patron Nitin Palan MBE". The Religious Education Council of England and Wales. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "– BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London". Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ ABPL. "Magazine to celebrate life and work of HH Holiness Mahant Swami launched on his..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "A journey of Truth". www.india1914.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Hindu Matters In Britain - For British Hindus". www.hindumattersinbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ "Development Council established". The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. 2002-05-20. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ↑ Office, Cabinet (2017-06-18). "Nitin Palan #MBE was nominated for his honour for services to Interfaith Relations in the 2017 #BirthdayHonours.pic.twitter.com/tx8Mq8XZIf". @cabinetofficeuk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
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