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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                            FEBRUARY 20, 2026       |  The Indian Eye 16

               Association of Indians in America (AIA)

                    Swears-in NEC 2026–27 in a Grand

                                              Inaugural Ceremony

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY

                  he Association of Indians in
                 America (AIA) successfully
            Tconducted the oath ceremony
            and inauguration for National Presi-
            dent Nilima Madan and of its Nation-
            al Executive Committee (NEC) for
            the  2026–27  term,  marking  a  signifi-
            cant milestone in the organization’s
            continued  legacy of  service,  leader-
            ship, and community engagement.
                Despite inclement weather, the
            event was executed with great success,
            drawing participation both in person
            and virtually specially by members
            who were to take oath from different
            states in the US. Many from outside
            of New York joined via Zoom, while
            a distinguished audience attended in
            person, offering overwhelmingly pos-
            itive feedback.
                The ceremony was honored by
            the presence of New York State At-
            torney General Letitia James, Con-
            gressman Tom Suozzi, and Con-
            gresswoman Laura Gillen, who
            respectively administered the oath
            to  National President Nilima Madan,
            Vice Presidents Naresh Bhasin - FL,
            Salil Mishra-IL, Dr. Binod Verma                                                                      legacy. Emphasizing that leadership
            - NY, Dr. Sunil Mehra - NY, Trea-                                                                     is only as strong as its team and she
            surer Gobind Bathija - Ny and the                                                                     highlighted the collective strength,
            newly sworn-in NEC of members at                                                                      experience, and dedication of the
            large  from  different  states  namely,                                                               newly sworn-in NEC.
            Sharmistha Dutta - FL, Uma Enia-                                                                          Drawing from years of service
            sivam - FL, Ramola Motwani - FL,                                                                      with the National team, her words
            Lucy Pandey -IL, Manoranjan Mish-                                                                     recognized the unwavering commit-
            ra - IL, Om Dhingra - IL, Dr Suresh                                                                   ment of AIA’s seniors, trustees, and
            Gupta - MD, Hansa Shah - MO, Dr                                                                       honorees—individuals driven by
            Bharati Palkhiwala - NJ, and from                                                                     goodwill, integrity, and an extraordi-
            NY,  Satnam  Parhar, Vimal Goyal,                                                                     nary willingness to serve at any hour.
            Sujata Seth, Rajeev Chaudhry, Dr.                                                                     She reaffirmed confidence in AIA’s
            Sumita SenGupta, Roopam Maini,                                                                        foundational pillars and legacy lead-
            Dr Pallavi Manvar and Pradeep Tan-                                                                    ership.
            don and Vijay Sharma-WI., Some                                                                           The address concluded with a
            other names were mentioned as to  Trivedi, Anju Sharma, Jyoti Gupta,   scape.                         call for continued guidance, collab-
            be appointed to AIA committees    Nishi Bahl, Surin Manaktala, Usha     National  President   Nilima  oration, and active support from
            and councils like, Sushma Kotah- Kapoor, Dr Tara Lodha, Divya Shah   Madan in her acceptance speech   members and well-wishers, express-
            wala as Membership Chair, Gunjan   with others to join later. Uma Swa-  expressed deep gratitude and hu- ing confidence that the AIA family
            Rastogi as Parliamentarian, San- minathan, a founding member and    mility for the trust and support of  would continue to stand together in
            tosh Pandey as By Laws and Rules   incoming Advisor, stressed the im-  AIA members, acknowledging the  advancing the Association’s mission
            Chair. Besides Narinder Kapoor,  portance and stature of AIA within   responsibility of carrying forward   with unity, pride, and purpose.
            Deepak Bansal, Jasbir Singh, Hina  the broader civic and political land-  the Association’s proud and historic   Continued on next page... >>

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