LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Rajasthan Association of North America have invited all Indians residing in the Tri-State area to the Spring Festival Celebrations on Saturday March 26, 2016 at Hotel Hilton, Long Island Huntington, Melville NY 11747 from 2.30 pm onwards.

Under the inspired leadership of President Naveen C Shah, RANA has successfully organized the Rajasthan Mahotsav – Festival of Festivals 2015 with over 3000 attendees from the Indian community, complete with a grand parade featuring elephants, horses and camels to various dance & musical performances showcasing the variety and depth of Indian culture. The Deepavali celebrations in November 2015 was another monumental sensation with over 600 people packing the Grand Ballroom at the Long Island Marriott and were entertained by the sensational music trio from India – Dhwani.

In his address to the Community Leaders at the kick-off meeting held recently, Naveen C Shah mentioned that RANA has proven that we can celebrate all our festivals on one common platform. We want to continue this practice this year by organizing the Spring Festivals Celebrations.

A press release issued by RANA says, “Our program for the 2016 SPRING FESTIVALS Celebrations includes a Fashion Show event showcasing the attire of different states from India by top fashion designers, a segment on Wedding Day Attire by Community members and cultural performances. This will be followed by a Kavi Sammelan featuring renowned poets and satirists from India, emceed by the incomparable Shailesh Lodha. We expect over 1000 people to attend the event.

“RANA is committed to promote the rich culture of India by observing many traditional festivals and celebrating them in North America periodically. We expect people from all Communities – Rajasthani’s, Gujarati’s, Punjabi’s and all other Indian Communities to attend the day’s events and partake of the celebrations. RANA aims at bringing about harmony and celebrating the festivals of India jointly with other communities to foster the spirit of brotherhood and comradeship.”

Tickets cost only $75 each and include Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Snacks, Dinner and entrance to the Fashion Show, Cultural Entertainment, Kavi Sammelan & Exhibitions area.

RANA President Naveen C Shah said, “We would like to extend an invitation to Indians from all communities to come celebrate the Spring Festivals like it is celebrated in India -complete with Traditional Cuisine, Color, Pomp & Pageantry, Music, Fashion Show, Cultural Entertainment and Kavi Sammelan with a promise to relive the Glory of Indian festivals in New York.”

RANA is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3) of Internal Revenue Code, incorporated in the state of New York.

The Board of Directors include Beena Kothari Sneha Shah Ajay K Jain Ravi Jargad Ravi Lashkery Ajey Jain, MD Shashi Shah, MD Narendra Hadpawat, MD Vinod Jain, Animesh Goenka, Mahesh Maheshwari, Dashrath Dugar, RajeshShah, SudhirSachdev, Vinod Sancheti, MD Nimmi Mehta, and Neelima Goyal

For more information, please visit our website www.ranausa.org or contact rajesh.lalwani@navikacapital.com for more details.