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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                MARCH 20, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 18

                               Celebrating 8th International

                 Women’s Day 2026, hosted by FIA and

                                   Consulate General of India

                  A fireside chat session with the honorees of International Women’s Day 2026.  A warm reception from the audience for Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, CGI, during the celebration.

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY

                  he Federation of Indian
                  Associations  (FIA)   NY-
            TNJ-CT-NE,  the  oldest  and
            largest  non-profit  grassroots  orga-
            nization representing the Indian
            diaspora across eight Northeastern
            states, has successfully hosted its
            8th Annual International Women’s
            Day celebration on March 6,  2026,
            at India House in New York City.
                This signature event, now in its
            eighth year, recognizes exceptional
            women leaders from the Indian di-
            aspora who have climbed all the bar-
            riers and have inspired communities
            in the US through their remarkable
            achievements in different sectors like
            business,  media,  finance,  and  social
            entrepreneurship.
                The evening was emceed by Rid-
            dhi Parikh Patel. She started the pro-
            gram with a quiet moment of silence
            to remember Radha Subramanyam,
            a previous award winner who recent-
            ly passed away.                     Dr. Balpreet Grewal-Virk, Senior Vice President at RWJ Barnabas   Ms. Jody Lynne Herkloz, COO of NorthStar Strategies, honored at the
                FIA’s new President, Sreekanth   Health, honored at the 8th Edition of International Women’s Day.  8th Edition of International Women’s Day
            Akkapalli, who assumed his role on
            January  1,  2026,  spoke  about  the
            group’s strong support for women   and congratulated the award winners  FIA President Sreekanth Akkapalli   Further, the Consul General
            leaders. He further expressed his   on behalf of FIA Chairman Ankur  introduced the special guest, Am-  emphasized women’s empowerment
            gratitude  to all  the  women  for  the  Vaidya, the Board, Trustees, and Ex- bassador  Binaya  Srikanta  Pradhan,   as integral to national progress, spot-
            big positive changes they have made   ecutive Committee. After his speech,  India’s Consul General in New York.   Continued on next page... >>

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