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         18                                                                                                                         JANUARY 15, 2021
                       Pravasi BHaratiya saMMan
          fia honored with prestigious award for
                                           service to community
        amid the pandemic, fia has continued to serve and uplift the community in these unprecedented times
           FIA created history on August 15, by unfurling the Indian tricolor for the first time ever at Times Square in NYC, to commemorate India's 74th I-Day
        Our Bureau                           recognition of the Pravasi Bhar- gin; or  an  organization or in-        community  work  abroad,  wel-
        New York                             tiya Samman on the 16th Prava- stitution established and run             fare of local Indian communi-
                                                                                                                      ty, philanthropic and charitable
                                             si Bhartiya Divas (PBD) on Jan- by non-resident Indians or Per-
               he Federation of Indi- uary 9, 2021.                              sons of Indian Origin, who have      work, etc. During the PBD con-
               an Associations of New           The Pravasi Bharatiya Sam- made significant contribution in           vention, select eminent Indian
        TYork, New Jersey &  man Award is the highest hon- better understanding of India                              diaspora members are award-
        Connecticut (FIA-Tristate), was  or conferred on a non-resident  abroad, support India’s causes               ed the Pravasi Bharatiya Sam-
        conferred with the prestigious  Indian, Person of Indian Ori- and concerns in a tangible way,                       Continued on next page... >>
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