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NORTH AmERIcAN Newsline                                                 OCTOBER 22, 2021  |       The Indian Eye                          24




         aia, ny chapter, hosts 34th DeePaVali




                              Benefit gala & fashion show




        AIA will display Diwali message on Times Square billboard on Nov 4th from 6am to midnight



        Our Bureau                                                                                                    Nirmal K. Mattoo was awarded
                                                                                                                      a Lifetime Achievement award
        New York                                                                                                      and was greatly appreciated by
                ssociation of Indians                                                                                 the audience. He got a standing
                in America, New York                                                                                  ovation for his achievements.
       AChapter hosted the 34th                                                                                       Dr. Nirmal K. Mattoo was born
        DEEPAVALI festival Annual                                                                                     and educated in India, received
        Benefit  fundraising  Gala  and                                                                               his  medical  degree  from  the
        Fashion  Show  on  Saturday  Oc-                                                                              University of Delhi, completed
        tober 16, 2021, at most elegant                                                                               his residency in internal medi-
        place Douglaston Manor Golf                                                                                   cine and fellowship in Nephrol-
        Club. Such a classy place with                                                                                ogy in New York. He is a found-
        great ambience attracted our                                                                                  ing partner of Mattoo and Bhat
        friends and supporters from                                                                                   Medical Associates, PC, one
        Long Island, Queens, NYC, NJ                                                                                  of the largest nephrology prac-
        and Westchester area. The cock-                                                                               tices in New York. He is also
        tails were set up surrounding the                                                                             co-founder and owner of Atlan-
        outdoor golf area with wonderful                                                                              tic Dialysis Management Ser-
        lighting and various food stations.                                                                           vices, the largest private dialysis
                                                                                                                      provider in New York State. He
        Subsequently all were taken to                                                                                was Chief Executive Officer of
        the Grand Hall for the evening                                                                                Wyckoff-Heights Medical Cen-
        program and were very much                                                                                    ter and co- chairman of Chief
        liked by the audience. Consist-                                                                               Medical Officers’ Council of the
        ing of presidents of AIA, various                                                                             Columbia Presbyterian system.
        community leaders of other orga-                                                                              Dr. Nirmal Mattoo was intro-
        nizations and Media personnel.                                                                                duced by Rakesh K Kaul, who is
        President HARISH THAKKAR  hospitals and community cen- active and national guard, he  the author of the bestseller The
        addressed  the  audience  briefly  ters in NY. This year AIA, NY  was in combat in Desert Storm  Last Queen of Kashmir pub-
        highlighting AIA and its activi- Chapter sends $110,000 to India  in Iraq / Kuwait and was also  lished by Harper Collins and
        ties and NY chapter organizing  for Covid relief purposes. Hon- deployed to Kosovo and South  the critically acclaimed Dawn
        Annual DEEPAVALI festival  orees of very high caliber were  Korea along the DMZ line with  the Warrior Princess of Kashmir
        attracting a huge crowd includ- introduced in dignified manner.  North Korea. A fashion show  published by Penguin India. A
        ing Indian Americans, Chinese           Dr. Ajey Jain, a neonatolo- depicting Unity in Diversity &  gold medalist from IIT Delhi.
        and Hispanic population. With  gist in Jamaica, NY introduced  Indian Culture was organized at                   Added spirit and help pro-
        its pioneering efforts over the  Dr. Umesh Gidwani Chief of  AIA NY Deepali Gala dinner.  vided by past president’s honor-
        past three decades, they brought  Cardiac Critical Care, Mount  The AIA fashion extravaganza,  able members of the communi-
        Indian culture, food and danc- Sinai  Medical  Center  who  is  powered by Nishi Behal, had  ty. The entire program had DJ
        es to the grassroot population.  very well accomplished for his  an impressive designer from the  music & good food. All this to
            With this Annual Gala  immense contributions in Crit- fashion industry showcasing her  gear up for the upcoming DEE-
        fund-raising efforts AIA march- ical Cardiac Care and Critical  finest collections.                           PAVALI Diya lighting event at
        es ahead for grand DEEP- Care in  general  and  especially                   Dr. Lopa Mishra, Profes- Times Square. AIA will display
        AVALI function in Manhattan.  during Covid Epidemic. Kam- sor of Medicine, Star clinical  a first time Diwali message on
        President Harish Thakkar also  lesh Mehta, chairman of South  scientist and gastroenterologist  Times Square billboard on No-
        mentioned, due to Covid restric- Asian times introduced Eric  who has brought great honor  vember 4th Diwali day from
        tions and kids under 14 not be- Kumar, founder of Commercial  to our community was intro- 6am to midnight on the Nasdaq
        ing vaccinated, AIA committee  Capital Funding Group, a Na- duced by Dr Raj Narayan who  market site & mobile digital
        decided not to host the Diwali  tionwide Commercial Lender /  is a renowned neurosurgeon  billboard truck will go around
        festival at South Street Seaport.  Broker, specializing in Business  and serves as the Chairman at  NYC, Queens, and Long Island.
        Last year during Covid, AIA NY  Loans, SBA Loans and Com- Emeritus and is a Professor of  Contribution from everyone is
        distributed groceries to needy  mercial Mortgages, is a Veter- Neurosurgery at the Donald and  highly appreciated by the Pres-
        families, lunch to NYPD and  an  US  Army  officer.  During  Barbara Zucker School of Med- ident Harish  Thakkar  &  AIA
        masks distribution to various  his 6 years of service between  icine at Hofstra/Northwell.  Dr.  NY Committee.


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