Letters to the Editor (1997-2014)

About the Book

“I have known Nagindas for more than 32 years. When I first met him in the early 1980s I was a newly qualified accountant, and Nagindas had already been in practice for more than 15 years. At the time he had just returned from a stint of work in the Middle East, and since I was contemplating going to the Middle East for work also, he was a source of much advice and guidance, and indeed, he was a kind of role model to me—he inspired me to achieve his level of attainment. Since I returned to the UK in the early 2000s, Nagindas has acted as my accountant (as I have moved away from the world of accounting and auditing). The last 15 years has been the time when I have come to know Nagindas at a much closer, professional and personal, level. Professionally, I would say that he is a competent and thorough accountant with integrity and always has the best interests of his clients at heart. I have found that he does not panic in crisis situations—his approach to crisis management is to always act in a cool and calm manner. On any particular aspect involving accounting, auditing or taxation matter, he first develops deep understanding of the subject matter—he does not comment until he has all the facts—and when he does, he goes to the ‘crux of the matter’—this is reflected in one of the companies he has set up At a personal level—Nagindas is approachable and jovial—and humorous at times—many a times I can think of examples where his particular take on a matter was accompanied by humorous anecdotes which made a lot of sense and captured the essence of the subject or idea being discussed. I personally think this is reflected in some of the 'Letters to the Editor' that he has written to newspapers over the last decade and a half.” Shailesh Khajuria Markets & International Banking RBS

About the Author

Nagindas Khajuria is a businessman with experience over five decades across four continents in the oil industry, financial services and diplomatic missions. He lives in London, and has two children and four grandchildren. NK was born in the Sudan of Indian parents. He was educated in an Italian run Catholic Missionary School in Khartoum, Sudan. NK qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in the UK. The diplomatic mission was his first job from age 18 to 25 with the United States Agency for International Development in Khartoum after achieving the highest marks in his secondary education. Nagindas was awarded a Meritorious Citation for outstanding service at USAID/Sudan. During the next 12 years NK worked in the finance and tax departments of oil and gas multinational and national companies in London, Libreville and Tripoli. NK there covered the full cycle of the oil industry: exploration; production; transportation; refining and marketing. After running his own export business for four years, NK set up his professional accountancy practice and has guided and nurtured small and medium size family businesses in business development and tax compliance. NK has found that the world of hard work is the best university one could attend. A message young people may well heed to.