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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                               AUGUST 28, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 30

                          RANA Celebrates RANA Day & India’s

             Independence Day, Honors Dr. Samin K. Sharma

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY
                  he Rajasthan Association of North America
                  (RANA), New York, celebrated RANA Day
            Tand India’s Independence Day with a spe-
            cial luncheon honoring internationally renowned
            cardiologist Dr. Samin K. Sharma on his recent ap-
            pointment as Chief of Clinical Cardiology at Mount
            Sinai. The luncheon was graciously hosted on behalf
            of RANA by Nitin and Sapna Dhariwal.
                Last year, New York City—one of the world’s
            largest  economies—officially  proclaimed  August
            6 as “RANA Day,” recognizing RANA’s contribu-
            tions to the Rajasthani and broader Indian diaspora.
                Addressing the gathering, RANA President
            Prem Bhandari said, “Dr. Samin Sharma means
            cardiology.”  He  praised  Dr.  Sharma’s  extraor-
            dinary professional achievements and his long-
            standing commitment to humanitarian and com-
            munity causes.
                Bhandari also highlighted RANA’s growing
            focus on social welfare initiatives in Rajasthan,          RANA President Prem Bhandari addresses the gathering Honoring Dr. Samin K. Sharma
            particularly for Ghumantu, Ardh-Ghumantu and
            Denotified communities. He paid special tribute to
            Durgadas Ji, National Head of Ghumantu Jati Ut-
            than Nyas, for devoting more than a decade to the
            upliftment and welfare of these communities.
                Bhandari said that RANA and the Chan-
            dra–K.K.  Mehta  Family  Foundation  have  consis-
            tently  supported  initiatives  in  sanitation,  social
            awareness  and  employment.  These  efforts  have
            included programs at Chetna Basti, Jaysinghpura
            Khor, sanitation initiatives inspired by Prime Min-
            ister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, and
            a Rozgar Mela aimed at creating livelihood and em-
            ployment opportunities for these families.
                Bhandari, who serves as Chairman of the Ad-
            visory  Board  of  the  Chandra–K.K.  Mehta  Family
            Foundation,  also  announced  an  ambitious  long-
            term educational commitment. “It is our dream to
            see children from these communities become doc-
            tors, engineers and civil servants. We are commit-
            ted to identifying deserving children and supporting
            their education from the very beginning so that fi-
            nancial limitations do not stand in the way of their
            dreams,” he said.
                The celebration was attended by Dilip Chau-
            han, who was instrumental in securing New York
            City’s proclamation of RANA Day last year, and se-  RANA Vice President Dr. Sharad Kothari, Sec-  27th Deepmahotsav on November 15, 2026, bring-
            nior Indian Foreign Service officer Surender Adha-  retary Ravi Jargarh, and Treasurer Neelam Modi   ing together the Rajasthani and wider Indian-Amer-
            na. RANA patrons present included Dr. Narinder   presented a floral tribute to Dr. Samin K. Sharma   ican community for one of the organization’s flag-
            Kukar, Chairman of RANA Deepmahotsav 2026;   in recognition of his remarkable achievements and   ship  annual  celebrations.  During  the  occasion,
            K.K. Mehta; Hari Das Kotewala; Ashok Sancheti;   service to society.  Dr. Ravi Murarka, Media Chair   RANA  will  honor  distinguished  philanthropists
            and Anand Nahar, along with RANA Executive   of RANA, also joined the celebration and highlight-  Rajeev Daga, Dr. Lucky Jain and Amit Bhansali in
            Committee and Board members.                 ed the importance of RANA Day in strengthening   recognition of their philanthropic contributions and
                Also present were Ajay Patel, President of   the organization’s cultural identity, community en-  service to the community.
            BRUHUD NY Seniors, and Beena Kothari, Presi-  gagement, and connection with the broader Indi-  The 27th Deepmahotsav will be chaired by Dr.
            dent of the AIA New York Chapter, along with oth-  an-American community.                  Narinder Kukar, a RANA Patron and longtime sup-
            er distinguished members of the Indian diaspora.  RANA also announced that it will celebrate its   porter of community and humanitarian initiatives.

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