life HEARTS OF GIBRALTAR Talking to Sanjay Nankani...
BY ROMINA MAYANI NANKANI, CYE-CYL
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his will have to be one interview that I’m slightly nervous about, but at the same time super proud to conduct. I have been very involved in part of this person’s journey for over 13 years. Needless to say it’s been life changing, challenging, funny, emotional and sometimes slightly irritating. But with all that concoction, I couldn’t be more honoured to have witnessed him become the man he currently is.
this). He is my husband and I may be obliged to say nice things, but truth be told I think readers would appreciate reading his story like all the other fantastic interviews written for The Gibraltar Magazine and those that are yet to come.
Sanjay Nankani, to me is a superhero (who by the way would tailor make an outfit after reading
His eyes wide open in slight shock, “Wow! You’re going to talk about me? And no editing? So I was born
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“You know I want to share your story, but I want you to take centre stage here and narrate - what experiences have shaped you to who you are?”
and lived in Nigeria throughout my childhood and teenage years. My parents had migrated from India in the late 60s. I was your typical ‘play outside all day, with all the neighbourhood children’ kind of kid. I always included everyone and laughed my way through everything. I did have some difficulties (which took a toll on me in later years), but the simplicity of life shaped me to appreciate everything and never to think I was more than anyone because of my family’s financial status. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020
