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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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