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Federation of Indian Associations

Lights Up Diwali with New

Leadership and a Vision for 2025

OUR BUREAU FIA’s new Board of Executive VP, VPs with Founder Chairman Sunil Shah, current President Pratibha Jairath and President Elect Anu Malhotra

Chicago, IL
Festivities started promptly at Shah offered an inspiring message ship is very much sought after by all.
t was an evening of lights, laugh- 3:30 pm with a lively social hour that about FIA’s growth and its commit- FIA Founder Chairman Sunil
ter, and a whole lot of Diwali was as much a photo op as it was a re- ment to preserving Indian culture, Shah then invited Advisory Board
Icheer as the Federation of Indi- union. Members mingled and smiled particularly during significant cele- members Brij Sharma, Dr. Suresh
an Associations (FIA) gathered for for countless photos and videos, prov- brations like Diwali. Now FIA is one Reddy, Sanhita Agnihotri, Keerthi-
its Annual General Body Meeting at ing that while some may call it the of the largest Indian association with kumar Ravoori, Pinky Thakkar, Dr.
Ashyana Banquets. The FIA commu- digital age, the FIA calls it the “Docu- 300+ board members. In a lively intro- Anuja Gupta, Dr. Bhupinder Beri,
nity turned up in style, ready to cele- ment Everything” age! duction, Sunil Shah rolled out the wel- Lakhvir Sahota, Dr. Harjinder Khaira
brate new beginnings, acknowledge Secretary General Nilabh Dubey come mat for FIA’s newest members, and Syed Hussaini to the stage. Their
past accomplishments, and cheer in formally opened the meeting with a a group of ten dynamic individuals remarks ranged from inspirational to
their new Executive Board for 2025. high-energy welcome, after the per- ready to contribute. In an unexpect- downright witty, with some gems and
The event featured a series of presen- mission to commence proceedings ed twist, two on-the-spot recruits— memorable anecdotes about their ex-
tations, speeches, and recognitions from FIA Founder Chairman Sunil Khushbu Bansal and Madhuri Thak- cellent experiences with FIA’s contri-
to honor the organization’s achieve- Shah and current President Pratibha kar—joined the FIA family, proving bution to community at large.
ments and upcoming initiatives. Jairath. Founder Chairman Sunil that, when it comes to FIA, member- Continued on next page... >>

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