Dr. Bubbles Kandhari
Vice-Chairperson of Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai, UAE;
Director of Al Dobowi Group, Dubai;
Chairperson, Young Hearts Group
Chairperson Dubai Ladies Group in Dubai
Board Member of SNF Group
RJ – Dubai Radio Stations
Born & Educated in Mumbai, and graduated with honors in Economics, Statistics and Politics from Elphinstone College, Mumbai. In 1976, she along with her spouse and two children came to Dubai to grow the family business and formed the Al Dobowi Group.
Along with her office work, she acted in a few serials and dramas and was also a part-time RJ in two radio stations Radio Asia and Radio 106.2, for a decade, especially interviewing important personalities, and hosting Punjabi shows promoting Punjabi culture and celebrating the tradition that represents and defines its very own identity.
She is the board member of the SNF Group (Special Needs Future Development Centre). The Special Needs Future Development Center focuses on empowering young adults with special needs. By offering personalized and professional support to students above the age of fourteen years, SNF strives to aid them in becoming self-sufficient, personally, and professionally. The Center welcomes students aged 14 and above from a number of multi-national backgrounds. SNF promotes independence and confidence amongst people of determination to help them become self-sufficient, personally and professionally.
She currently is the RJ for “Sur Punjab De" - UAE's only Punjabi music radio show on Big 106.2 Dubai
Her Vision is to grow into educating underprivileged children, promoting interfaith to bring peace and harmony in the world. The CSR and Philanthropic activities undertaken so far by her are teaching children on spirituality, Kirtan & Gurmukhi, Organising free Medical camps on Friday, Donating food packets to labour camps thru NGO’s every month. Her biggest inspiration came from reading books on and of Guru Nanak Devji, Khalil Gibran, meeting Mother Theresa, inspired her into giving back to society and help her grow spiritually.
She is the Vice-Chairperson of GuruNanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai, UAE and actively handles the Administration of the Gurudwara – the First Sikh Gurudwara in the UAE and is the proud title holder of two Guinness World Records. She also organizes all religious programs, arranging the Raagi Jathas, Educational activities and functions such as Anand Karaj etc. at the Gurudwara. Also Ladies Sukhmani Kirtan which takes place every Monday at the Gurudwara is organized by her.
Mrs. Kandhari was the organizer for the First UN World Interfaith Harmony Day Conference in Dubai which was sponsored by the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan Minister of Culture, Youth and Social Development Abu Dhabi, UAE on 3rd Feb 2016.
Since 2017, Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai has been organizing Women’s Day, a concept by Bubbles Kandhari where women from across the UAE get together to pray for the wellbeing of all mankind, cooked free food and distribute food to serve humanity. Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara is the first to commemorate all the women in Sikh history. The entire Sewa is done by women right from, Parkash, Nitnem, Asa Di Var, Kirtan, Ardas, Hukamnama, Rehras Sahib, Sohila, Sukhasan, Langar vartaan di Sewa, Karah Parshaad, Vartaan di Sewa.
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai has been working relentlessly during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Gurudwara successfully arranged the first ever chartered flight for the people stranded in the United Arab Emirates to Amritsar. Since June 25th 2020, 14 flights were successfully chartered to Chandigarh and Amritsar helping around 2500 plus stranded people in the UAE to reunite them back with their families. These were the people who were in real distressed situation having no jobs, no access to food, accommodation and couldn’t afford to pay for the ticket cost to go back home.
Also, given around 350 free tickets and helped many blue collared workers by paying off their immigration fines to exit the country. Around 25 Indian brethren who were imprisoned here in the UAE for the last 8 – 9 years were released and were sent back to India on one of the chartered flights.
Gurudwara has distributed 80,000 kgs of raw food and 20,000 packets of cooked food to the needy and the blue collared labourers in all the seven Emirates of the UAE to help them during the crisis of Covid-19 since March till date, with the help of Indian Consulate and Volunteers. The Community Development Authority of Dubai and other local authorities have been endlessly supporting us with this initiative.
She is also the Chairperson, of Young Hearts Group, Dubai Ladies Group in Dubai, and also the Director of Al Dobowi Group, Dubai, UAE
The ‘Young Hearts Group’ is an initiative by Mrs. Bubbles Kandhari that started in 2015 for senior citizens in Dubai- a social group spending time together over various activities. This initiative focuses on ways we can give back to the elders and make their life happier and more meaningful. The whole initiative is purely voluntary and comprises of individuals who genuinely want to volunteer their time & effort for the benefit of the elderly members. As of today, we have about 20 volunteers, 35 members and about 15 floating members. Though it is a small group and we want to keep it that way for the moment and allow it to grow at its pace.