- Shivlal Nagindas
Shivlal Nagindas (Born 1939) is a
Fiji an businessman ofIndia n descent, who currently serves as President of theLabasa Chamber of Commerce . He has also held political office as a Senator, as aLabasa Town Councillor. The Town Council elected Nagindas, a member of theFiji Labour Party , Deputy Mayor of Labasa on30 October 2006 .His father, an immigrant from
Mumbai (Bombay), India, arrived in Fiji in 1929 and established atailoring andupholstery business in Labasa, on the northern island ofVanua Levu . The fifth of four brothers and three sisters, Nagindas left school at the age of 15 to work in the family business because of family hardships, ending his dream of becoming alawyer . He worked inNew Zealand for a six month period in 1956 before returning to Labasa to work forR.K. Patel and Company . He established his own shoe shop in 1964, with the help of a loan.Nagindas was elected to the Labasa Town Council in 1983, serving till 1986, and was again elected to this post in October 2005. In addition, he served in the Senate, the
upper house of Fiji's Parliament, in 1999 and 2000. He has also been aJustice of the Peace since 1991, and received the Independence Medal in 1995 on the 25th anniversary of Fiji's independence, in recognition of his services to the community.He is currently campaigning for improved infrastructure in and around Labasa, including a bypass road, a port of entry to boost international trade, and airport upgrades. He also advocates the building of a sports stadium
Personal life
Nagindas has an adult son and daughter, both of whom live in
Auckland , New Zealand.References
* [http://www.fijitimes.com Fiji Times] ,
10 January 2006.
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