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Indian Consulate and GOPIO Manhattan

Organize ‘Meet & Greet’ for Students from India

OUR BUREAU

New York, NY
he Consulate General of India
in New York in cooperation
Twith GOPIO Manhattan orga-
nized the ‘Meet and Greet Students
from India’ studying in the Northeast
to connect them to the community
and providing mentoring opportuni-
ties as well as to raise awareness of
Consular services to students from
the Consulate. Students from many
universities in the New York area
including Columbia, NYU, Tandon
School of Engineering, Tauro, Pace,
New York Institute of Technology,
Rutgers, Univ. of Penn. and as far as
Boston including Harvard and Bab-
son participated in person and via
Facebook Live.
The program started with a
welcome by Deputy Consul Gen-
eral of Indian Dr. Varun Jeph, who
emphasized the unique and strong Students from different universities and colleges with Indian Consulate and GOPIO officials and speakers
relationship between India and the
United States, highlighting it as a
comprehensive strategic partnership.
He stressed the significance of the
knowledge and education aspect, in-
novation, research engagement, and
the role of international students in
this partnership. Dr. Jeph invited,
Consulate General of India at New
York, honorable Consul General Mr.
Randhir Jaiswal addressed the gath-
ering.
CG Jaiswal said, “In the United
States, the concept of a knowledge
partnership is extensive, and while
there are challenges, there’s a lot of
positivity coming from India, such
as the success of Chandrayaan and
the historic visit of the Indian Prime
Minister to Washington, resulting
in new partnerships in technology
and knowledge exchange. There’s a Consul General Randhir Kumar Jaiswal and GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, Deputy Consul General Dr. Varun Jeph
strong focus on supporting the In- and Program Coordinator Bhavya Gupta addressing the students
dian student community in the U.S.
The speaker expressed well wishes
for students studying and working in The name “Passion” symbolizes the Following that, host of the eve- the event is not only to come togeth-
the U.S. and celebrating Diwali. He source from which knowledge flows. ning Ms. Bhavya Gupta, Founder er and gain from the experiences and
emphasized that the knowledge part- The speaker highlighted the growing ACE Consultants and Secretary at learnings of the accomplished panel,
nership extends beyond the student number of Indian students studying GOPIO Manhattan, expressed pride but also to become part of the Indian
community.” abroad, contributing to India’s de- in the large number of Indian stu- American community, as an extend-
Jaiswal added, “Over the past mographic dividend, and impacting dents in the U.S. and hoped that the ed family. The discussion aimed to
20 years, three notable education- global socio-economic and techno- panel discussion would provide valu- better inform and educate the stu-
al projects, including the Indian logical landscapes. The speaker wel- able insights to help these students dents about their future in the Unit-
School of Business, Ashoka Univer- comed the audience, engaged in con- adapt and succeed in the academic, ed States.
sity in Haryana, and the upcoming versation, and expressed gratitude social, and cultural aspects of Amer- Ms. Gupta then invited, Dr.
“Passion” project, have emerged. for their presence.” ican life. She mentioned the idea of Continued on next page... >>

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