I was born in Mombasa, and attended Mabheni Primary School and Allidina Visram High School. I moved to Nairobi in May 1956 and joined Eastleigh Secondary School where I was admitted in Form 3R. I left E S S in 1957 and joined Teachers Training College in February 1958. After completing 2 years' training I taught at High Ridge Primary for the next 5 years. I left Kenya in December 1964 and came to the UK.

I gave up teaching and started studying accountancy. I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked for a firm of accountants for a few years. In 1972 I started practising as a sole practitioner – Shukla & Co. Chartered Accountants.

In August 1963 I married Swaraj in Nakuru. We have 3 children, Anand (Son) Neelam (daughter) and Shamit (Son). All three are happily married and live with their respective partners and children in their own homes.

I took active part in all sports in my younger days and now have started playing the most frustrating ball game called golf. I play a couple of times a week, weather permitting. The most important part of this game is the 19th hole where you sit down to either celebrate your good round or drown your sorrows for playing poorly!

We are deeply saddened to say Sukh Dev Shukla passed away on 26th March 2013.

- As on March 2013