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Kerala Center to Honor Seven Indian American

Malayalees at 33rd Annual Award Ceremony

OUR BUREAU holds law degrees from both Madras
University and Touro Law School and
New York, NY
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he Indian American Kera- Dr. Nandini Ambat Menon,
la Cultural and Civic Center Founder and Chief Education Offi-
T(Kerala Center) will honor sev- cer of Cedar Hill Preparatory School
en Indian American Malayalees for in Somerset, New Jersey, has led her
their outstanding achievements and institution to national recognition,
service to society at its 33rd Annual including the 2017 National Blue
Awards Dinner on October 25, 2025. Ribbon Award and accreditation by
Public officials and leaders from both the Middle States Association. Ce-
the United States and India are ex- dar Hill Prep graduates consistently
pected to attend this prestigious event. advance to top-tier universities. Dr.
“Kerala Center is very happy to Menon also serves on the boards of
honor American Malayalees who ex- the NJ Academy of Sciences and the
cel in their professions and who work Indian American Women Entrepre-
for social progress—their examples neur Association, and co-chairs TiE
should be an inspiration for others,” Kerala Center 2025 Keynote Speaker and Awardees: Top Row: (From left to right): Keynote Speak- NJ Next Gen.
said Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran, Chairman er Dr. Suresh U. Kumar, Awardees Diya Mathew Esq., Inspector Shibu Madhu, Joharath Kutty. Joharath Kutty, Senior Director
of the Board and Award Committee. Bottom Row: Dr. Nandini Menon, Koshy O. Thomas, Dr. Pricilla Samuel and Jayan Varghese. of System Engineering at the New
The awards dinner will take place York Power Authority, brings over two
at 5:30 PM on Saturday, October 25, across 13 precincts. In December (CSPA). She is the incoming Presi- decades of experience in the electric
2025, at the Kerala Center in Elmont, 2024, he was promoted to Inspector, dent of TiE-New Jersey and serves in utility industry. Her leadership covers
New York, followed by a cultural pro- becoming the first Indian American leadership roles with the American power generation, high-voltage trans-
gram and dinner. Other members of to achieve that rank in NYPD history. Immigration Lawyers Association mission, substation design, grid mod-
the Award Committee are Varkey Dr. Priscilla Samuel, Vice Pres- and the South Asian Bar Association ernization, and operations planning.
Abraham, Daisy P. Stephen, and Mar- ident of Advanced Practice Nursing of NJ. A frequent speaker on immi- She serves as Chief Engineer for the
ilyn George. at Mount Sinai Health System, leads gration and business law, she was Long Island transmission expansion
Kerala Center President Alex K. strategic initiatives that elevate the featured on Lawyers of Color’s Won- project, Propel NY Energy, and men-
Esthappan said that the Center has advanced practice nursing workforce derful Women 2023 list and named tors young engineers and graduate
recognized over 190 American Mala- across a large, multi-site network. As to the 2024 Innovate 100 for driving students entering the field.
yalees in the last 32 years. “It is great co-lead of the Center for Advanced legal innovation in New Jersey. Jayan Varghese, a prolific Mala-
to see them continue to rise higher in Practice Providers, she drives innova- Koshy O. Thomas, a longtime yalam writer, published his first story
their careers and serve the society,” tion in clinical excellence and work- community leader and advocate, at age 11 and has since authored ten
he said, inviting the community to at- force development. Her work has serves as Special Assistant and Com- books spanning poetry, drama, and
tend the annual celebration. helped shape modern practice models munity Liaison to New York State fiction. His works, rich in humanism
Among this year’s honorees, In- that improve quality care and organi- Assemblyman Edward Braunstein. and secular ideals, have been rec-
spector Shibu Madhu of the New York zational growth. He has also served as President and ognized with 14 literary awards, in-
Police Department has had a remark- Diya A. Mathews, Esq., Partner Chairman of the Floral Park Belle- cluding from the Kerala Sangeetha
able career since joining the NYPD in Charge at Chugh LLP’s New York rose Indian Merchants Association Nataka Akademi, Samastha Kerala
in 2007. Having served in several pre- and New Jersey offices, is a leading and the India Day Parade Commit- Sahitya Parishad, and All India Ra-
cincts and in the Detective Bureau, he immigration and corporate compli- tee in Queens. His efforts to unite dio. His bilingual work Jyotirgamaya
now works as the Executive Officer in ance attorney. Admitted to practice the Indian American community and (Towards the Light), published by the
Detective Borough Brooklyn South, in both New York and India, she is celebrate its culture have earned rec- City University of New York, is the
overseeing homicide, shooting, and widely recognized for her expertise ognition from several government only book in Malayalam and English
long-term narcotics investigations in the Child Status Protection Act agencies. A lawyer by training, Koshy to be released by a foreign university.

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