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22 AUGUST 19, 2022
11th India Day Parade celebrates

India@75 with patriotism in

Hicksville

India’s Deputy Consul General in New York, Dr Varun Jeph urges people to display tricolor in their homes.

Prachi Tehlan, the Celebrity Grand Marshal, says she was impressed by the love of India by people here

OUR BUREAU tainment stage and 30 booths wel-
comed India lovers.
Hicksville, NY
India’s Deputy Consul Gener-
he landmark 75th anniversary al in New York, Dr Varun Jeph, as
of India’s Independence (Aza- Grand Marshal, exhorted people to
Tdi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) was display tricolor in their homes. Film
celebrated here at the 11th India Day and sports star Prachi Tehlan, the
Parade of Long Island with enthusi- Celebrity Grand Marshal, said she
astic participation by the community. was impressed by the love of India by
Large crowds had assembled at people here which surpassed that at
the Hicksville Community Center, home.
the starting point of the parade orga- Well known playback singer
nized by IDP USA under President Shibani Kashyap, Hollywood / Bol-
Vimal Goyal with Mukesh Modi as lywood actor Prashantt Guptha,
Vice Chairperson. Dignitaries and who grew up in New York, as well
celebrities joined the parade that as Naveen Shah of Navika Capital
featured several floats and marching Group were Guests of Honor.
groups. Patriotic songs along with slo- Elected officials who spoke in- County and Town of Oyster Bay were proceedings.
gans of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ and ‘Jai cluded Supervisor of Town of North presented by their representatives. President Goyal explaining the
Hind’ rang in the air, adding to the Hempstead Jennifer DeSena, New IDP Founder Bobby Kalotee IDP themes of the year—‘Each One
patriotic fervor of the tricolor-waving York State Senators Kevin Thom- and Chairperson Indu Jaiswal wel- Plant One’ and ‘Unity in Diversity’--
people despite it being a hot after- as and Anna Kaplan, and Nassau comed and thanked the dignitaries said that it was for the first time that
noon. At the culmination point near County legislator Rose Walker. Proc- and celebs for their presence. IDP banners of all 28 Indian states were
the Hicksville post office, the enter- lamations and citations from Nassau Vice Chair Mukesh Modi emceed the Continued at next page... >>

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