MINEOLA ,NY (TIP): The office of Asian Community Affairs, Anissa Moore, NassauCounty Deputy County Executive Jennifer Desena, SupervisorTown of North Hempstead, Director of Asian American Affairs inNassau County Arooj Islam, along with Indian American ForumFounding Member Dr. Bobby K. Kalotee & Chairperson InduJaiswal, celebrated Diwali honoring distinguished IndianAmerican Community leaders. Emceed by Flora Parekh, the event highlighted the accomplishments of several prominentIndian American community leaders like Gurumaa Jyotishanand

Saraswati (Vedic Heritage of India), Jasbir (Jay) Singh (BoardMember – Asian American Advisory Board of Nassau County),Meena Shah, ( Vaishnav Mandir – VTNY), Dr. Bharathi Reddy(Internist), Madhu Pareek (Blue Host Hospitality), HargovindGupta (Vice President, IALI) and Dr. Neeru Bhambri (MemberAt-Large IALI). The tireless efforts of the county and founding members alongwith a dedicated Hosts committee of Dr. Bobby K. Kalotee,Chairperson Indu Jaiswal, Vimal Goyal, Bina Sabapathy, VeerMukhi, Deepak Bansal, Jasbir Jay Singh, Beena Kothari, FloraParekh, Jyoti Gupta, Anju Sharma, Nilima Madan, Shashi Malik,Indu Gajwani and Suhag Mehta and several volunteers andsupporters, contributed to the success of the event keeping upthe spirit of Diwali.

Starting with the American & Indian National Anthems by AngelShah, the event followed a traditional Diya Ceremony.Beautifully choreographed Diwali dances and performances byyoung girls and ladies group were the highlight of the evening. The venue was traditionally decorated by Jyoti Gupta, Anju &Sanju Sharma and Team. Mouthwatering dinner and Prasadboxes were served.

Several Indian American Forum Board members andcommunity leaders namely Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, DeepakBansal, Mukesh Modi, Dr. Urmilesh Arya, Past Presidents ofIALI, Vibhuti Jha, Anil Shah, Dr. Kunjbala Shah were inattendance.

Indian American Forum has been instrumental inshowcasing the Indian tradition in NY for several decades.