Dr Cyriac Maprayil is the Director of East London Human Rights Commission and was the Director of Race Equality in Tower Hamlets (1994-2004). Dr Cyriac can be reached by e-mail on drdrcyriac@yahoo.co.uk

Balagopal is the editor of this website. He was a sub-editor with the Times of Oman newspaper in the Middle East before settling in the UK. He works as a Hoemelessnes and Housing Advice Officer for Medway Council, Kent.

Manoj Siva is one of the rare breed of versatile artistes in the present day world who can play the tabla, mridangam, acts and writes at ease. His writings always portray the vivid hues and colours in his mind and mostly touch with the significance of human lives and its existence. Manojsiva works as an accountant for Rasa restaurants in UK.

Dr Cyriac Maprayil, historian, author and the Executive Director of the V K Krishna Menon Institute

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Xavier Abraham FCCA, TEP, CertPFS is the founding director of the leading Chartered Accountancy Practice Abraham and Associates Limited (www.abrahamandassociates.co.uk) .

Xavier is a UK trained and qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and Trust and Estate Practitioner.

He has over fourteen years of UK experience in the accounting, tax and business consulting world and he has in the past held some very senior positions with some of the leading firms in the UK. Immediately before starting Abraham and Associates Limited he was the head of tax department for a multi-national firm based in London.

Xavier has particular expertise in advising small to medium sized enterprises and start-up businesses, ensuring they start their business on the right foot. He is also well experienced in dealing with international tax matters, offshore tax planning, non-residence aspects of UK taxation, and on double tax treaty matters which are particularly important for people/businesses that conduct business internationally.

Xavier holds the following professional qualifications and memberships:-

• Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountants UK

• Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and fully qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII)

• Member of the Personal Finance Society (PFS)

Xavier Abraham can be contacted on Tel: 01702 808 815 or email: info@abrahamandassociates.co.uk