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    The Indian Eye
             NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   AUGUST 21, 2026                                      28

                  Connecticut General Assembly and City of

               Stamford Honor India and Indian Americans

                                        at India’s 79th Anniversary

            OUR BUREAU                        ed many service organizations in Con-  past and existing  GOPIO-CT mem-  rule. Jhangiani recognized India Day
                                              necticut including Future 5, Wom-  bers. He adds that Indian Americans   not only as a celebration of Indian
            New York, NY
                                              en’s Mentoring  Network, Children’s   are making progress in shaping Amer-  American culture and traditions, but
                  s in the previous years, Con-  Learning Center, Teach for America,   ican science, ecology, business, art,   as a day to recognize the people who
                  necticut State Assembly has   Building One Community, Grass   and  public  service.  “As  members  of   celebrate them. He notes that at the
            Aissued a citation to honor       Roots of Stamford and Norwalk, Mill   the Indian diaspora we represent the   core of Indian American and GOPIO
            Global Organization of People of In-  River Park Collaborative, Connecti-  bridge between the two democracies.   beliefs is the idea that one’s wellbeing
            dian  Origin  –  Connecticut  Chapter   cut Institute for Refugees and Immi-  The world’s greatest, the largest, and   is connected to the wellbeing of those
            (GOPIO-CT) for its India Day Cel-  grants, Norwalk Community College,   the world’s oldest. Our two democ-  around them. Jhangiani connects this
            ebration commemorating the 79th   Dollar for Scholars, New Covenant   racies share a lot through economic,   belief to a well-known prayer. “May
            Anniversary of India’s Independence.   Center and other food pantries in   innovative, cultural, and educational   all be happy. May all be free from ill-
            The  official  citation  was  initiated  by   Fairfield  County,  Person  to  Person,   eyes. At the heart of this relation is the   ness. May all see what is good. May
            Senator Patricia Billie Miller and in-  and the Stamford Hospital Founda-  Indian diaspora.” says Mike Joshi in   no one suffer,” he reads. The prayer
            troduced by nine other Senators and   tion, and its Bennet Cancer Center.”  reference to the prospering relation-  is not about a specific community or
            State Representatives. It congratulat-  Photo: Presentation of Connecti-  ship between India and the U.S. Joshi   a particular family but instead focuses
            ed GOPIO-CT for promoting aware-  cut State Citation and Stamford City   ends his speech by discussing how   on the wellbeing of others. He con-
            ness of Indian culture, customs and   Proclamation to GOPIO by elected   GOPIO-CT  celebrates  the  culture,   cludes his statement by stating the im-
            the substantial contribution of Indi-  officials  at  the  ceremony  of  Indian   heritage, and traditions of India that   portance of being proud of all aspects
            an  Americans  to  various  fields.  The   Day Celebrations, from l. to r.: GO-  at its core focuses on giving back to   of being Indian American.
            citation also recognized GOPIO-CT   PIO-CT VP Sonali Gannu, Executive   local communities and passing along   GOPIO International Chairman
            for supporting many charities in Con-  Vice President and Program Chair   these great values to the next genera-  Dr. Thomas Abraham discussed the
            necticut. The citation was signed by   Sushanth Krishnamurthy, Assem-  tion of Indian Americans.      history of India’s Independence, not-
            CT General Assembly’s Pro Tempore   blyman Jonathan Jacobson, Indian    The India Day Program Chair   ing the millions of Indians worked to-
            Marten M. Looney, House Speaker   Consul Upendra Negi, Senator Sujata   Sushanth Krishnamurthy, the Event   wards separating from British colonial
            Matt Ritter and Secretary of State   Gadkar-Wilcox, Senator Patricia Billie   Chair for the India Independence   rule. He used this story to show how
            Stephanie Thomas.                 Miller, Stamford Mayor’s Represen-  Day celebration welcomed guests to   India was once challenged in the face
                Stamford Mayor Caroline Sim-  tative Janeene Freeman, GOPIO-CT   the program. Apart from GOPIO-CT   of poverty and limited resources, and
            moins issued a proclamation in rec-  President Mahesh Jhangiani, GOPIO   representatives such as President Ma-  yet the  country  managed to  choose
            ognition of India’s Independence and   International Chairman Dr. Thomas   hesh Jhangiani and GOPIO Interna-  democracy. India may not have been
            congratulating GOPIO-CT for its ser-  Abraham and GOPIO-CT Secretary   tional Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraha-  the  first  Democracy;  however,  India
            vices and contributions to Stamford. It   Mirat Joshi               ms, Krishnamurthy introduced Indian   proved to the world that Democra-
            was presented by Mayor’s Represen-    The program started with GO-  Consul Upendra Negi, Senator Sujata   cy was sustainable even in a country
            tative Janeene Freeman who is Direc-  PIO-CT Secretary Mirat Joshi serving   Gadkar-Wilcox, and Stamford City’s   plagued with adversity. Abraham adds
            tor of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion at   as the MC, who opened the India In-  Director of Diversity, Equity, and   that India is moving towards valuable
            the mayor’s office. The proclamation   dependence Day program by welcom-  Inclusion for Stamford CT Janeene   scientific, economic, and social prog-
            had words of thanks to GOPIO-CT   ing guests to sing the American Na-  Freeman, and Representative Jona-  ress that is allowing it to slowly emerge
            for its services and support of many   tional Anthem, followed by the Indian   than Jacobsen.         as one of the leading economies on a
            charitable service providers in the   National Anthem.                  GOPIO-CT  President,  Mahesh   global scale. He concluded his remarks
            Fairfield County                      Joshi highlighted GOPIO-CT re-  Jhangiani  acknowledged  August  by recognizing core Indian values,
                The proclamation noted, “In the   cently celebrating its 20th anniversary   15th, 1947 as the day  India gained   “Democracy, freedom, justice, toler-
            last 20 years, GOPIO-CT has support-  and directed his appreciation to all the   independence from British colonial   ance,  and  peace,”  Abraham  stated.

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