City Hindus Network

It was founded in 2005 by Dhruv Patel OBE, who was succeeded by entrepreneur Pratik Dattani.

[2] CHN is focused on building closer relationships between Hindu professionals working in the City of London.

Many of its events have been in conjunction with the accountancy and consulting firms and investment banks in London, alongside other Hindu community partners, such as Diwali in London, built relationships with the Metropolitan City Police[5] and charities such as Odanadi, Women in Need, Joshua Playing Project and London Community Transport.

CHN has also works closely with other faith networks including City Sikhs to organise the largest hustings events in London.

[6] Recent collaboration events have included a quarterly DEI series in 2023 focusing on Women in Business and Technology.

The founders and chairs for the City Hindus Network and City Sikhs at a joint Hindu-Sikh 'Hustings in the City' event in 2017. (From left to right Jasvir Singh OBE, Neel Patani, Dhruv Patel OBE, Param Singh MBE)