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FIA Hosts an Electrifying 8th Annual Indian Heritage

Night in Collaboration with Windy City Bulls

OUR BUREAU The event commenced with
children performing the national
Chicago, IL
anthems of India as well as the Unit-
IA proudly hosted a remark- ed States. FIA Leaders and team,
able 8th consecutive Indian Windy City Bulls and Birmingham
FHeritage Night in collabora- Squadron players, along with the au-
tion with the Windy City Bulls at dience, stood with respect. A sense of
NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates, on significant honor filled the stadium
February 27, 2025. The evening was as the children sang the National an-
further electrified as the Chicago them, followed by a patriotic dance.
Bulls secured a thrilling 102-100 vic- Chairman Mr. Sunil Shah, Pres-
tory over the Birmingham Squadron. ident Ms. Anu Malhotra, and Team
It was a spectacular 8th consec- FIA were honored with a Certificate
utive Heritage Night, organized with of Appreciation for celebrating eight
the full dedication of FIA Leaders successful years of Indian Heritage
and the team. FIA Chairman, a ver- Night with Windy City Bulls. Windy
satile leader, Mr. Sunil Shah, and the City Bulls Account Executive An-
dedicated new President, Ms. Anu drew Stasinopoulos extended a spe- Left to Right: Vinita Gulabani (Past President), Vinoz Chanamolu (Advisory Board), Andrew
Malhotra, and the team orchestrat- cial gratitude to FIA Chairman Mr. Stasinopoulos (Windy City Bulls Executive), Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Anu Malhotra
ed another incredible celebration Shah for bringing his entire team (President), Hitesh Gandhi (Past President), Bharat Malhotra (Director) receiving the Certifi-
after the recent resounding success to celebrate the Indian culture with
of their Indian Republic Day cele- them. Mr. Shah also felt very pride in cate of Appreciation from Andrew Stasinopoulos
bration on Jan 25th. All the dance this and our rich heritage.
performances were melodious and Mr. Shah expressed gratitude
truly captivating! FIA President Ms. for the tremendous honor on behalf
Anu Malhotra and Executive Vice of FIA and his team to Windy City
President Ms. Richa Chand carefully Bulls President – Mr. Brad Seymour.
selected all participating dance acad- ‘It was a tremendous honor for the
emies after a thorough evaluation. Federation of Indian Associations,’
The following dance academies and said Mr. Shah. President Ms. Anu
their choreographers participated in Malhotra graciously recognized all
the event: BollyBhangraUSA Dance the cultural program participants
School (Choreographed by Prerna and extended heartfelt appreciation
Arya), Shirlzar Dance Company to their families as well for their sup-
(Choreographed by Elizar & Shirley port of the event. She gave a remark-
Rodrigues), Chicago Dance Varsi- able speech at the dinner party after
ty (Choreographed by Puja Joshi), the event, which was hosted by FIA Dance Team from Chicago Dance Varsity Dance Academy with their choreographer Puja
Atharv Gurukul (Choreographed by Director and Owner of India Foodie Joshi, receiving the Certificates of Participation from key leaders of FIA
Aparna Deshmukh). Lounge, Mr. Yagnesh Patel. Presi-
dent Ms. Anu recognized his gen- ing the event. This is a clear example
The Indian Heritage Night event erous hospitality in hosting the FIA that success is a dish best served with
team dinner and thanked each mem-
was hosted by FIA Chairman ber along with our Chairman, Mr. teamwork.
Federation of Indian Associa-
Mr. Sunil Shah, President Ms. Sunil Shah. She specifically applaud- tions (FIA) Chicago, 501(c)(3) IL is
ed FIA Secretarial team; Nilabh
Anu Malhotra, and graced by Dubey, Kamlesh Kapoor, Falguni A non-profit organization connect-
ing over 300,000 Indian Americans
past Presidents Ms. Vinita Gu- Sukhadia for doing outstanding work in the Chicago area through cultur-
to support this event. Everyone en-
labani, Ms. Pratibha Jairath, joyed the delicious Dinner and some al events, community advocacy, and
charitable work, including scholar-
Mr. Hitesh Gandhi. light music. ships to needy students within the
Mr. Shah thanked everyone who
contributed to the event’s success. Indian community. For the past 15
A dedicated FIA team, live bas- Special thanks were given to Secre- years, FIA has been actively bridging
ketball players, and an enthusiastic tary General Mr. Nilabh Dubey for the Asian-Indian American commu-
nities in the Midwest as one of its
crowd gathered to witness the Windy capturing the event photographs, sole missions.
City Bulls game. The event was fur- Mr. VK Gupta for managing tick-
ther honored by the esteemed pres- et distribution flawlessly, Executive
ence of Dr. Dilip Shah, President of Vice President Richa Chand for co- Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Anu
the Indian American Medical Asso- ordinating cultural activities, and Malhotra (President) with the Certificate of
ciation, and Mr. Vinoz Chanamolu, Joint Secretaries Kamlesh Kapoor Appreciation on behalf of FIA.
FIA Advisory Board Member. and Falguni Sukhadia for document-

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