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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                MARCH 20, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 19

              Ms. Reshma Shetty, American actress,   Ms. Tania Kinsella, First Deputy Commis-
               honored at the International Women’s   sioner of the NYPD, honored during the
             Day Honorees Ceremony organized by the   8th Edition of International Women’s Day
            Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) at the   celebrations hosted by FIA at the Consulate
               Consulate General of India, New York.  General of India, New York.

            lighting India’s initiatives like “Beti   shti Kaul Narula, General Secre-
            Bachao Beti Padhao” for girl child   tary of FIA,  followed by a special
            education; Ujjwala Yojana for clean   dinner. The annual observance re-
            cooking fuel;  economic programs   flects FIA’s continued commitment
            connecting 100 million households   to advancing gender equality and
            to 9 million women-led self-help   empowering women to drive mean-
            groups, and building the world’s larg-  ingful change in society. Since 1970,
            est pipeline for women in public of-  FIA has strengthened Indo-US ties          Ms. Monalisa Shuvadarshini honored at the 8th Edition of
            fice. He also expressed his gratitude   through cultural events, advocacy,   International Women’s Day – Honorees of 2026, organized by the Federation of Indian
            towards his wife for her unwavering   and service for the Northeastern In-
            support.                          dian diaspora.                                 Associations at the Consulate General of India, New York.
                Further, the Honorees received
            Certificates  of  Recognition  from
            Governor Kathy Hochul, along with
            FIA  sashes  and  trophies.  Ms.  Jody
            Lynne Herkloz, COO of  Northstar
            strategies called on women to up-
            lift each other. Dr. Balpreet Grew-
            al-Virk,  the  Senior  Vice  President
            of Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas
            Health, credited FIA for its work in
            building the  community.  She  also
            gave credit to her parents’ bravery,
            the strength of immigrants, and her
            husband’s support.
                American Actress Ms. Reshma
            Shetty also reflected on motherhood
            and cultural legacy for her 10-year-
            old. Ms. Tania Kinsella, First Deputy
            Commissioner of NYPD, dedicated
            the honor to her mother and grand-
            mothers, symbolizing generational
            triumphs over traditional barriers.
            Additionally, the  Wife of the  CGI-
            NY, Binaya S. Pradhan, Monalisa
            Shuvadarshini,  also  expressed  her
            gratitude to everyone for the recog-
            nition and appreciation.            Trailblazing women leaders and honorees gather for a group photo at the 8th edition of International Women’s Day celebrations organized by
                The evening concluded with                                       the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA).
            a vote of thanks delivered by Sri-

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