HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): IDP USA (India Day Parade) Long Island, New York, first time ever arranged curtain Raiser for Parade on Thursday May 23^rd, 2019 Curtain Raiser of Parade which will be held on August 4^th, 2019. And the route of Parade is from Patel Brothers to Town Parking opposite Asa Main Mandir in Hicksville.

The celebration was held at Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineola.  Guest of Honor was Ms. Shamita Shetty, a Bollywood Star.

Human Rights Commissioner Mr. Zahid Syed did the opening and introduced the Advisor of Parade Mr. Mukesh Modi, who partnered with Vice President of IDP, Mrs. Bina Sabapathy for Masters of Ceremony.  The Parade’s Curtain Raiser ceremonies were done by the TEAM IDP USA under the leadership of President Mr. Jasbir Jay Singh.

Honorary guest Presiding Officer, Nassau County Legislator Mr. Richard Nicollelo spoke about the Indian American community.  Nassau County Legislators Laura Scheffer and Joshua Lafazan gave proclamations to Ms. Shamita Shetty as she was Celebrity guest of Honor from Bollywood.  Dr. Urmilesh Arya, Mr. Naveen Shah of Navika, Mr. Harry Bolla of Bolla Oil, Mr. Amandeep Singh (Tony) of Food Universe and Mr. Sanjay Patel of Patel Brothers were also honored with Citation by the Government Officials both from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Legislative Chambers. Mr. Kamlesh Mehta, founder IDP and other IDP Past Presidents Mrs. Indu Jaiswal, Mr. Mohinder Taneja, Mr. Peter Bhedda, Mrs. Beena Kothari shared the golden unforgettable memories of past years of Parade and blessed Jay Singh with good wishes and promised their support for ever to IDP.

Founder Bobby K Kalotee was on live call from out of town, welcoming all team and assuring his support.  Other prominent speakers were IALI President Mr. Lalit Aery, LILC President Pinki Jaggi and Jyoti Gupta, Suhag Mehta of Ganesh Utsav, Ashmita Yogiraj, Sadhvi ji from Maharaj Ashutosh Sansthan and few more from community.

Program started with delicious snacks and tea from Mint Restaurant.  It was attended by more than 250 attendees and all the community leaders along with the Presidents of All Local Organization and Committee Members.  It was covered by TV and News Paper Media including ITV Gold, Radio Mirchi, PTC, Jus Broadcasting. The South Asian Insider, The India Republic, Global Punjabi, Diss Dash, Hum Hindustani.  The Indian Panorama, TV Asia and Parekh Worldwide Media and representatives.   After the program delicious dinner was served by Mint Restaurant Mr. Gary Sikka and homemade sweets by Mrs. Goel.  Bindu Kohli was acknowledged for her celebrity arrangement.  The Media was arranged by the Media Chair Indu Gajwani.

(Based on a press  release)