Royal Navy Race Diversity Network
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This is the official account for the @RoyalNavy Race Diversity Network 🗡⚓️ Deputy Chair @ryan__6285 | Champion - @ahvisram | Advocate - @marcushember
Joined December 2021
It was a great honour to attend the Defence Hindu Network Diwali 2025 celebration at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple. My sincere thanks to the organisers for their efforts in creating such a meaningful and inspiring evening.
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https://t.co/WAjO1MDYII Our episode of The Culture Colonel is now live! Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts, would love to hear your thoughts! 🎧🎧🎧🎧 @navy_women
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Sailors from the @RNRaceDiversity network made the pilgrimage to Brighton to remember Indians who died in the Great War. đź”— https://t.co/NAI6Gz5ln7
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Grateful to have attended the Chattri Memorial Service, and the parade and service honouring the Caribbean contribution to the UK Armed Forces. A powerful reminder of their courage and sacrifice.
Honouring centuries of service and sacrifice🫡 Serving personnel, cadets and veterans marched through London to honour the Caribbean contribution to the UK Armed Forces. A special service was held at All Hallows-on-the-Wall Church🎶
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Dress Ship. The Quarter Deck @HMSSultan with all the flags of the #Commonwealth,as we honour unity, diversity and shared values on #CommonwealthDay @RoyalNavy
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Dr Imranali Panjwani, Senior Lecturer in Law at Anglia Ruskin University, was honoured for his work in legal awareness & diversity. He received the award from Commander Robert Jaffier of the @RoyalNavy , alongside Shailesh Solanki & Kalpesh Solanki. #GG2Awards2025
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Lastly, thank you to those that supported us throughout the Cultural Equivalent project including the RN D&I Team, @TinTrousers, Jo Valentine / @NatMuseumRN , Lucky Haque and @durdana21. For more information, please check out RNTM 01-010/25.
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In particular, I’d like to offer my heart felt thanks to @MartinJConnell, @RAdmJudeTerry, @marcushember, @ahvisram, Manish Tayal, Ryan Sookoo and Graham Kerr.
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I owe a great deal of thanks to the members of the committee, advocates and allies who continue to support and champion the work that we undertake, without whom we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this outcome.
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Existing policy (BR3) already allowed for Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish and Manx heritage to be represented through the wearing of kilts and tartan dresses. The update in policy now widens that to be inclusive of other British cultures that serve within the RN.
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The RNRDN’s initiative, the Cultural Equivalent, began over 2 years ago. The Network canvased opinions from ethnic minority personnel to understand how widening existing policy on cultural mess dress would made them feel able to celebrate both their RN and cultural heritage.
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As Chair of the Royal Navy Race Diversity Network (RNRDN), it gives me great pleasure to announce that existing Royal Navy (RN) cultural mess dress policy has just been updated to include wider forms of British cultural identity.
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Do you know a little trooper who deserves recognition for being extra special or brave? Nominate them today over on our website👉 https://t.co/uASkLySEIp
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It was wonderful to share Diwali celebrations and our South Asian Heritage Project on board HMS Warrior last year. She’s a fantastic ship and @NatMuseumRN do a great job of maintaining her for future generations to appreciate.
#OnThisDay 1860 HMS WARRIOR, 1st UK ironlad was launched on the Thames. Obsolete by 1871 she became a tender at HMS VERNON and then a fuelling hulk at Pembroke Dock before restoration in Hartlepool and return to @HMNBPortsmouth @PHDockyard in 1987 where she is open to the public
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Our Chair had the opportunity to sit down and read their copy of the Commando Comic. Thanks @ric_cole! Once a Bootneck, Always a Bootneck 🗡️
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#OnThisDay 60 years ago in 1964 @RoyalNavy #Sikh officers & ratings were permitted to wear uniform turbans instead of caps and to keep their hair long if they so wished. A cap badge of ribbon to be attached.
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Last week we hosted a joyful Diwali celebration at @PHDockyard We were proud to showcase our collaborative work on South Asian heritage with our community partner Chat Over Chai and @RNRaceDiversity It is a shared history & a privilege our local community picked our museum
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Today we remember the great grandfather of a Network member. Sajawal Khan served in the British Indian Army between 1942-45, as part of the Indian Signal Corps, where he deployed to Burma playing a vital role in maintaining communication lines. We will remember them.
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Today we remember Marcus Bailey. Born in Barbados, he joined the @RoyalNavy in 1916 as an AB Chef and served onboard HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland. He survived and his children, James and Lilian, went on to serve in the Second World War. We will remember them.
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