Lord Rami Ranger CBE
Albert Einstein Once said, “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”. The above quote perfectly matches Lord Rami Ranger CBE, who aspired to be both through his journey; his endeavour has been a success. A man who casually migrated from India to UK in struggling days to find a suitable placement and proved himself as a successful entrepreneur, social reformer, politician and a extraordinary human being who set an example not even in United Kingdom but for rest of the world that nothing is impossible if a person has decided to achieve his goals in a true manner in any corner of the world, possible by three tools determination, passion, and hard work.
Member of House of Lords of UK – Lord Rami Ranger
Lord Rami Ranger, CBE Member of House of Lords of UK Lord Ranger’s story is one of triumph in the face of adversity. Having arrived in London after his family had to flee to India in 1947 due to the partition of India. He came to the United Kingdom in 1971 to further his studies. Sadly due to financial constraints, he could not continue with his studies. He started his first job as a car cleaner and then cook in a fast food chain and is now a successful business. Rami has well and truly made his mark in the United Kingdom.
An inspiring story of Lord Rami Ranger
His story is inspiring and motivational, and one which tells of a man’s tireless determination to thrive as he achieved many milestones and set his self-set goals.
Presently, he is the Chairman of the two fastest-growing export business in the United Kingdom, Rami’s contribution to the British economy has rightly been honoured with numerous Queen’s Awards. Having established himself as a respect business leader, Rami has put his heritage and experience to good use, working across a number of organisations to raise the profile of Asians in Britain, as well as leading a campaign to highlight the contribution of the Hindu community to British society. That leadership, and other achievements, saw him recognised with an MBE in 2005 and CBE in 2016 for his contribution to the economy and Services to the British Asian community.
A Roller Coaster ride
Rami’s journey has seen him grow from living in a refugee camp to the British House of Lords becoming a beacon of the British Indian community as a businessman, campaigner, and philanthropist, Rami’s story is remarkable.
When Rami arrived in London in May 1971, he was a fresh faced 23 year-old and expected to find “streets that were paved with gold’ in a nation where all newcomers were welcomed with open arms. His fantasy of an easy life had been fuelled by British cinema and the moves he watched as a child in India in the 1950s and 60s. It was a land where the sun shone brightly, nothing too bad ever happened and everything turned out all right in the end.
Struggles like these…
A naïve young immigrant found himself in the midst a society struggling to adjust to the post war decline of her imperial status. The economy was creaking under the weight of high inflation and industrial unrest. Work was hard to come by, particularly for a foreigner in a country where racial prejudice was casual and common place. But his determination and strength of character instilled in him since childhood allowed him to become successful in the UK.
Born into a Sikh family in what is now Pakistan just 2 months before the creation of the new Muslim State, Rami’s earliest months were spent in turmoil. His father had been assassinated before his birth whilst trying to halt an attack upon students campaigning against the division of India. He managed to save the students but lost his own life for Hind-Muslim unity.
His recently widowed mother fled amid chaos, with eight children to the relative safety of a refugee camp in Patiala, India south of the new border. They were amongst millions of Indians who left what was to become an Islamic State by whatever means they could. To find a place on any refugee train was impossible as they were over crowded with people desperate to flee. In the case of Rami’s family, his father’s reputation got them a place on the coal tender of a train whilst people were clinging onto the train doors and also sitting on the roof. Rami tells that they were all black with the soot from the coal. Once they arrived at Ferozepur station (coincidently it is my birth place too) they were so bedraggled with soot and dust and therefore just recognisable to my mother’s brother, Faujdar Singh, who had come to receive them. He described himself to born into the biggest migration of people in modern history, a world of division, disharmony and desperation. They all were homless and had nothing in their hands.
Lord Rami Ranger mentioned that seventy five years later and the baby on the coal tender has come the architect of one of Britain’s fastest-growing and most decorated businesses, Sun Mark, a leading figure in the UK. Apart from building an international business, he has won an unprecedented five consecutive Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. He has been working tirelessly to foster better relations between the UK’s Indian and Pakistani communities and has been helping with self interest in improving the profile of Indians in modern-day Britain.
In spite of all the hardship and struggle, he builds an empire estate of business in such a country where Indians were treated as slaves. In those circumstances, Rami even did not feel humiliated himself but accelerated his business with continuous hard work, strong determination and patience and proved himself as a successful business icon in the United Kingdom. The quote ‘slowly study wins the race’ perfectly matches his stature and make Indians proud across the world. Lord Rami Ranger has played in important role in the recent elections for the primer of UK. As a result, Rishi Sunak has become the Prime Minister of United Kingdom. He has been a core patriotic and lover of India who firmly believe and trust in Indian diverse culture. By birth from a Sikh community, he has always openly criticized the anti elements, extremists of our Nation including Khalistini. By heart he firmly believe in humanity and has been helping the poor sections of society irrespective to cast, creed and culture. Jeffrey Archer has recently make prescient remark while he was speaking in Gurgaon during book launch that The Jewish century is over in UK, the Indian century just begun. He clearly mentioned that UK now is going to be taken over by the Indians. He compared Indians alike Jewish community entered in England 30-40 years ago. He told that two groups have followed similar immigrant paths in Britain. Jews, who came in large waves at the end of the 19th century faced riots and racism. They were stigmatised and bullied. But they forged a path through all that to find acceptance, becoming one of the wealthiest and most stable minorities in the land. There are difference of course, but something fairly similar has happened to many of the Indians who came to Britain in the mid 20th century, following the collapse of the Raj and the horrors of partition, Both can make a reasonable claim to the ‘model minority’ level coined by sociologist William Peterson. The entire journey of Lord Rami Ranger can be described through a book published by Hemkunt Press. The story “From Nothing to Everything is not the tale of a rapid rise to recognition and reward, but rather a deeply personal account of the slow and steady trajectory towards a better life buit on strong principles and solid foundations with the importance not just on financial gains but also on the importance on giving back and bettering society as a whole. It is also a story of many Asians established themselves and contributing immensely towards their nations without self interest.
