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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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