JAMAICA, NY (TIP): Dr. Hari Shukla and Kirti Shukla hosted at their home in Jamaica Estate,   on April 19,  the Consul General of India Mr Randhir Jaiswal and his wife Dr. Abha Jaiswal to a dinner with a few community leaders.

The community leaders included  Harshad Patel , Pakaji,President ,Gujarati Samaj,Anil Shah , Chairman Vaishnav temple Long Island, Mukund Mehta, President of Indi-American Seniors and Chairman of India Home, Dr Vipul Patel BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, Flushing, Malini Shah, Indo-American organization of Queens, Hemant Shah, President Floral Park, Bellerose, Indian MerchantsAssociation, HK Shah and Malti Shah, Founder of World Vegan Vision, Dr Nita Jain, Democratic District Leader, Queens,  Mohinder Verma, Jackson HeightsIndian Merchants’ Association, Prof. Indrajit Saluja, President The Indian Panorama, Manish Dave, Jai Sachidanand Sangh, New York, Bina Sabapathy,  President, IALI, Nilima Madan,  Indian Association of North America, Haridas Kotahwala, Chairman, Navika Group of Companies, and  Vimal Goyal, India Association of North America. Dr Mrugank Shukla, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Queens and  Dr Mehool Shukla, NYU -Langone Hospital also joined.

Dr Hari Shukla, President and Founder of South Asians of New York, Inc explained through slides  the projects he has been doing through his organization. The charitable projects included distribution of food and clothing.  He said he had plans to expand the area or work.

Consul General Mr. Jaiswal had a word of appreciation for the humanitarian wok Dr. Shukla was doing. He said he was very happy to find the Indian American community taking up humanitarian projects in quite a large number here and also taking all care to pay back to their motherland. He added that the NRIs were real strength of India.

Speaking about the importance and utility of such group meetings, Mr. Jaiswal said they provided opportunities to know one another , and more importantly, share thoughts and ideas. He thanked Dr. Hari and Kirti Shukla for organizing the meet and greet. Dr. Abha Jaiswal  who holds a BDS also spoke on the occasion. She said it pleased her  a lot to see how the Indian American community is contributing to India and also appreciated their role in being a bridge between the two countries. The Shuklas treated the guests to a delicious Gujarati dinner.