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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 29, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 20

                     UPFNA Celebrates Holi Milan and

                                Mother’s Day in New Jersey

             Community leaders, families and cultural performers came together in Edison for an evening

                                          celebrating Indian traditions, motherhood and unity.

            OUR BUREAU
            Edison, NJ

                  he Uttar Pradesh Federation
                  of North America organized a
            Tgrand “Holi Milan & Mother’s
            Day” celebration on May 10 at Par-
            lor Banquet in Edison, New Jersey,
            bringing together members of the
            Indian diaspora, community leaders
            and families for an evening of culture,
            music and community bonding.
                The event combined the festive
            spirit of Holi with tributes to mothers,
            creating what organizers described as
            a celebration of tradition, family val-
            ues and togetherness.
                The chief guests at the event in-
            cluded Adrian O. Mapp and Padma
            Khanna. Several community leaders
            and organizations also supported the
            program, including Sanjay Gupta,
            president of VHP America, along
            with  Archana  Sharma,  Tribhuvan
            Singh and Raj Tiwari.
                The evening featured cultural
            performances, music, dance pro-
            grams, poetry recitations and special
            tributes dedicated to mothers. One
            of the most emotional moments of
            the program was a surprise video
            presentation created by children for
            their mothers. Personalized messag-
            es shown during the tribute drew an
            emotional response from attendees
            and became one of the highlights of
            the event.
                Organizers credited Sandeep
            Anand  Rai  for  compiling  and  pro-
            ducing the video presentation from  the event included Alpana Singh,
            clips sent by families. Special appre-  vice president of New Jersey; Alpana
            ciation  was  also  extended  to  volun-  Pathak, secretary of New Jersey; and
            teers and coordinators who worked  Saurabh Gupta, treasurer.
            with fathers and children to gather   During the program, UPFNA
            messages  and  organize  the  surprise  leaders emphasized the importance of
            tribute.                          preserving Indian cultural traditions,
                The event was coordinated by  strengthening ties within the Indi-
            Prashant K. S. Dikshit, chairman and  an-American community and encour-
            founder of UPFNA. The program  aging younger generations to partici-
            was hosted by Neeta Tyagi, while  pate in cultural and social initiatives.
            Amit Gupta, president of UPFNA        The evening concluded with
            New Jersey, delivered the vote of  acknowledgments for volunteers,
            thanks in the presence of trustees Dr.  sponsors, performers and attendees
            Shiv Shahi and Amit Kumar.        whose contributions helped make the
                Other  office  bearers  supporting  event a success.

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