Tribute
Manjdadria In a tribute
to the late Lekh Raj
Manjdadria (PJ, 13 August,
p212), DAVID FAKES, EJAZ NABI and NISHIT PATEL write:
It was with great
sadness that we learnt of the premature death of our friend Lekh Manjdadria
(10 April 1959–29
July 2005) after a short illness.
We first met Lekh at Chelsea College School of Pharmacy, London, in 1978 and
our friendship had endured ever since. Lekh was an individual of great vitality
and energy who gave his time generously to his customers, patients and friends.
Though born in Kenya, Lekh was a proud Londoner and, more specifically, an East
Ender. After graduating he returned to the East End to practise first in Bethnal
Green and then his native Forestgate, where he established his own pharmacy.
He was highly regarded by local GPs, Newham Primary Care Trust, pharmacists and
patients alike. His dedication to professional development was well known. He
successfully studied part-time for his MSc and was involved in or leading various
initiatives in his locality.
We will remember him not only for the dedicated pharmacist he was but also as
a dear friend on whom one could always rely. Even if one had not spoken to him
for months, he would always generously give his time, advice, resources and energy
whenever they were needed — a true friend.
Lekh was also an intensely spiritual and philosophical person who early in his
life came to the realisation that all faiths and creeds were but separate paths
to the same fundamental truth. He committed himself to discovering, understanding
and communicating those beliefs widely to others in his community and beyond.
In these sad times of heightened tension, Lekh stood for tolerance, understanding
and love.
He is survived by his daughters Jasmine and Rhea, who have lost a loving and
doting father. Lekh’s patients have lost a great pharmacist. The profession
has lost a great local advocate. We, his friends, are poorer for being deprived
of his wonderful company in such tragic circumstances.
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