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         16                                                                                                                              JULY 30, 2021

          great enthusiasm in community about 10th




               India Day parade in hicksville on aug 8




                                Ambassador Jaiswal, film star Kajal Aggarwal and


                                              Dr Jay Sarkar are Grand Marshalls


        Our Bureau

        Garden City, NY
              he 10th India Day Parade of Long Is-
              land to be held in Hicksville, NY on
       TSunday August 8, 2021to celebrate In-
        dia’s 75th Independence Day has generated
        great enthusiasm among the Indian com-
        munity, said officials of IDP USA, organizer
        of the parade, at a press conference on July
        28 in Mint Restaurant in Garden City, NY.
            Tens of thousands are expected to take
        part  in  the  parade  and  cheer  it  from  the
        sidewalks as the parade starts at 1 PM from
        Patel Brothers and walk down the Little In-
        dia part of Hicksville to culminate near Asa
        Mai Hindu temple on East Barclay Street
        where the entertainment stage will be set up
        with a live DJ as well as stalls selling ethnic
        goodies and food. Admission is free.
            After the curtain raiser was held at the
        Indian Consulate on June 24, IDP USA
        President Deepak Bansal and other parade
        organizers addressed the media on July 28
        to give more details about the floats, stalls
        and sponsors.
            Consul General Randhir Jaiswal, who
        had graced the parade curtain raiser at the
        Indian Consulate on June 24, is a Grand
        Marshall. Renowned film star Kajal Aggar-
        wal and Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and
        Life Consultant Dr Jay Sarkar will also lead
        the  parade  as  Grand  Marshalls,  informed
        Deepak Bansal, President of IDP USA, who
        thanked  the  IDP  USA  office  bearers  and
        committee chairs for working day in and
        day out to make preparations for the mas-        to a car rally.                                  where the top prize is a car sponsored by DP
        sive parade.                                        The parade’s four Guests of Honor are:         Singh of Meetu Magic. Other exciting prizes
            Mr. Bansal thanked in particular active
        support and guidance from Jasbir Jay Singh,      internationally renowned oncologist and          include jewelry, smartphone and cash.
        under whose presidency the parade in 2019        Padma Shri Dr Dattatreyudu Nori, Diwali             The  parade  this  year  is  supported  by
        and the gala that followed were talk of Long     Foundation USA Chair Ranju Batra, Navi-          top brands and names as Grand Sponsors
        Island. Mr. Bansal implored the community        ka Group CEO and President Naveen Shah           including Phalguni Chintu Patel, Shiv Yog,
                                                         and young guru and motivational speaker
                                                                                                          Navika Group, Bolla Market, The South
        to open their hearts and wallets as this pa-     Ishan Shivanand.                                 Asian Times, CheapOair, Patel Broth-
        rade is expected to be super-successful, com-       The names of honorees at the parade and       ers, Vass Pipe, The Portables Choice Corp,
        ing as it does after last year’s parade during   at the gala will be announced subsequently.      PICC, Flushing Bank, Maharaja, Badshah,
        the peak of the pandemic and was restricted
                                                            A highlight of the parade will be a raffle,                  Continued on next page... >>


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