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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                               AUGUST 28, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 23

             Jassi Parmar (Desi Junction), Vinita Gulabani (Past President), Rita Shah (First Lady), Richa
            Chand (President), Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Consul General Somnath Ghosh, Congress-  Rita Shah (First Lady), Kashish Rajput (Bollywood Celebrity),
               man Raja Krishnamoorthi, Neil Khot (Vice Chairman), Keerthi Ravoori (Advisory Board).   Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Shibani Kashyap (Celebrity/Singer).

            supporters and community contrib-                                                                     Gill  and  the  entire  FIA  leadership
            utors whose service and generosity                                                                    and volunteer team, helped ensure
            have strengthened the organization                                                                    the smooth and successful celebration
            and  its  mission.  Banquet  Chair-                                                                   of this milestone event. Desi Junction
            man Ajeet Singh, Event Chairman                                                                       provided valuable support with pro-
            Murugesh Kasilingam and Event                                                                         gram execution and emceeing, while
            Co-Chairman Vinoz Chanamolu pro-                                                                      Shree Caterers delighted guests with
            vided  important  leadership  in  plan-                                                               an excellent selection of food.
            ning  and  executing  the  celebration.                                                                   The entertainment program add-
                Special appreciation was extend-                                                                  ed another dimension to the festivi-
            ed to Vishal Thakkar for providing ho-                                                                ties, featuring renowned Bollywood
            tel accommodations and sponsorship,                                                                   artists Shibani Kashyap, Kashish Ra-
            as well as FIA Advisory board mem-                                                                    jput and Razin, along with a special
            bers honored were Pinky and Dinesh                                                                    Garba performance by Tirath and a
            Thakkar, Dr. Harjinder Khaira, Hap-                                                                   great  FIA  Singer  Supriya  Nair.  To-
            py Singh, Manish Gandhi, Orochem                                                                      gether with the cultural performers,
            President  Dr.  Anil  &  Dr.  Asha   Keerthi Ravoori (Advisory Board), Vinita Gulabani (Past President), Richa Chand (Presi-  FIA  talent  and  fashion-show  partic-
            Oroskar, Anil Loomba of HMSI, Dr.   dent), Lakhvir Sahota (Advisory Board), Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Dr Harjinder Khaira   ipants,  the  artists kept  the audience
            Bhupinder Beri, Brij Sharma of Pow-                                                                   engaged  and  energized  throughout
            erVolt, Yogi Bhardwaj, Shargio Patel,   (Advisory Board), Melissa Bean (Future Congresswoman), Laura Murphy (State Senator), Altaf   the celebration.
            Syed Hussaini with Standard Home                  Bukhari (President), Jassi Parmar (Desi Junction).      Throughout the event, FIA em-
            care and Dr. Arun Narang. FIA also                                                                    phasized that the occasion represent-
            recognized the collective efforts of its                                                              ed far more than the commemoration
            Advisory Board, Executive Board, di-                                                                  of  two  anniversaries.  It  was  a  cele-
            rectors, volunteers, sponsors, vendors                                                                bration of shared democratic values,
            and performers.                                                                                       cultural heritage, community service
                The landmark celebration was                                                                      and the enduring bonds connecting
            the culmination of approximately five                                                                 the Indian American community with
            months of extensive planning and                                                                      both India and the United States.
            teamwork. Neither heavy rain nor un-                                                                      Founder  and  Chairman  Sunil
            favorable weather could dampen the                                                                    Shah summarized the spirit of the his-
            spirit of the FIA team. With remark-                                                                  toric gathering by describing the cele-
            able tenacity, teamwork and dedica-                                                                   bration as “a statement of who we are,
            tion,  the  FIA  Rockstars  rose  above                                                               what we cherish, and how beautifully
            every challenge and delivered one of                                                                  we blend our heritage with the com-
            the organization’s most memorable                                                                     munity we call home.”
            celebrations—turning a rain-soaked                                                                        FIA expressed its heartfelt grati-
            day into a historic milestone honoring                                                                tude to everyone who contributed to
            America’s 250th anniversary and In-                                                                   the success of this landmark celebra-
            dia’s 80th Independence Day.                                                                          tion  and  reaffirmed  its  commitment
                FIA General Secretary Kamlesh   Jassi Parmar (Desi Junction), Altaf Bukhari (President), Ajeet Singh (Advisory Board), Muru-  to continuing meaningful programs
            Kapoor played a key role in coordi-  gesh Kasilingam (Vice President), Sunil Shah (Founder Chairman), Richa Chand (President).   that celebrate heritage,  encourage
            nating invitations, registration, table                                                               community service and bring people
            seating, event supplies and event fly-  ship efforts, vendor coordination and   cluding the design and preparation of   together.
            ers.  Vice  President  of  Sponsorship   overall event planning, while Shivam   the FIA Souvenir Book. Their efforts,   “Two nations. Two historic mile-
            Dr.  Radhika  Chimata  made  signifi-  Vishwanathan provided valuable   together with Joint Secretary Dinesh   stones.  One  beautiful  celebration  of
            cant contributions through sponsor-  technology and digital support, in-  Kapoor,  FIA  Director  Dharmender   freedom, friendship and unity.”

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