Tribute delivered at the Crematorium on 23rd June 22 Jai Shri Krishna, Jai Mataji, Respected elders friends and family. I am paying this tribute on behalf of all Mama’s neices and nephews. Thank you all for your presence here today to say farewell to our beloved Mahipatmama.Mahipatmama was born in Musoma, Tanzania in 1943. Mama grew up and lived most of his early childhood years with Nana Jethubha, Nani Bakuvarba, and 4 sisters, Jasuba, Induba. Hansaba and Anupba. They lived in Musoma, Mwanza, Nakuru , Sotik, Kisii and Kericho in East Africa. The number of friends he made during these early years is testimony to his friendly and simple humble nature. He started working at the age of 17in Kenya . Mama had a variety of interests in his early life, such as reading books, listening to music, watching films, gardening and flower arrangement, amongst these.. And our childhood was spent with him, there was a tinga toli of all his nephews and nieces which followed him everywhere. and he was the one who took us for walks in nature, forests and rivers, which some of us still love. He was a firm in disciplining us but very kind and generous otherwise to all of us. Mama came to Uk in 1971 at a young age. . As he was settling down in in the UK, he helped settle most of the family in London who came thereafter., He taught us how to go around the underground, I will never forget that he accompanied me to my office in Westminister on my first day at work in 1975. And came back for me when I finished. He was always very caring. Like most of us mama had his fair share of ups and downs, and struggles, but one of his greatest griefs in life was losing his young and beautiful sister, Anupba before her time, which he never got over. We all missed her but mama was the one closest to her and could never get over this loss. Mama lived a fairly simple and quiet life over the last few years, keeping mostly to himself and had no complaints. With the onset of COVID, visiting and meeting became more difficult. Thanks to my Divyamami, friends and family who looked after him and supported him throughout these difficult times. I was blessed to have met mama only a few days before his hospitalisation when I visited him with my daughter Rajal and granddaughter Niah, who he met for the first time. Mama you have given us a lot, and we could never thank you enough !