Friends and Colleagues give a warm send off at dinner hosted by Prof. Saluja

RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): Air India Regional Accounts Manager Mrs. Sangeeta Singh was promoted and transferred to Mumbai. She takes over as Regional Finance Controller, Western Zone. Mrs. Singh stayed in New York for over 2 years.

Mrs Sangeeta Singh and her husband, Mr. Kaltar Singh, a director finance with a company in Mumbai, were given a warm send off on February 9 at Richi Rich Palace.

Present on the occasion were colleagues of Mrs Singh who included Ms Vandana Sharma, Regional Manager (Americas), Mr. Angie, Manager, and Mr. Mohan Kothekar, Manager.

Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Consul Visa & Passports, Community Affairs Consul Mr. Devdasan Nair, and Consul (political) graced the occasion as did a couple of community leaders. Dr. Ajay Lodha, a former president of National AAPI, Dr. Narendra Hadpawat, a former President of IALI and RANA, Dr. Jagdish K Gupta, President of AAPI-QLI, Dr. VM Chakote, Former President of AAPI-QLI, Mr. Gobind Munjal, President of AIA,, Mrs. Gunjan Rastogi, President,  India Association of Long Island and her royal consort Mr. Rastogi, Mr. George Abraham, Vice Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress and his wife  Mrs. Lona Abraham, community leader Ms. Anu Jain, Ms Neeta Bhasin, President of ASB Communications,  PTC TV  Country Heads Mr. Davinder Singh and  Ms Jaya Sharma, TV anchors and producers Ms Renee Lobo and Mr. Ashok Vyas, Mr. Moazzam Sarker and his niece, Mr. Jarnail Singh Gilzian, Chitagam Saluja, The Indian Panorama assistant editor, among others.

Mrs. Sangeeta Singh and her husband Mr. Kaltar Singh were received warmly with a bouquet. Later, they were presented parting gifts by Prof. Indrajit Saluja and Davinder Singh. Mr. Jarnail Singh Gilzian, the owner of Richi Rich Palace where the party was organized made a brief appearance and presented a bouquet to Mrs, Singh.

Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Singh said she was “overwhelmed” by the affection showered on her. She described her stay in New York as a pleasant one and thanked Ms Vandana Sharma for her love and guidance in her work. She also thanked her husband who allowed her to work in New York and “looked after two children singlehandedly in Mumbai.

Ms Vandana Sharma described Mrs. Singh as a conscientious worker who did her best to keep the air India flag flying. She said she would miss Mrs. Singh. Ms. Sharma spoke about Air India’s growth in recent years. She said she was happy Air India was connecting India with a number of locations in the US. Besides New York and New Jersey from where there are 17 flights a week, there are 3 flights from Washington, 6 flights from San Francisco, and from Chicago. She said there were plans to connect some more locations in the US with India.

Ms Sharma exhorted the Indian American community to patronize Air India, as it was their own airline and offered better services and competitive rates.

Dr. Ajay Lodha, Dr. Narendra Hadpawat and Dr. Jagdish K Gupta also spoke on the occasion.

Mrs. Sangeeta Singh who had relinquished charge on Jan 31 left for Mumbai on Feb 13.