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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                           NOVEMBER 28, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 29

                 BJANA Hosts Inspiring Jharkhand Diwas

            Celebration Highlighting Culture, Heritage,

                                      and Community achievers

            OUR BUREAU                        foundation for the program, em-   valuable collaboration in celebrating   one,  the  honorees  stepped  forward
                                              phasizing the importance of honor-  Jharkhand Diwas.                to  offer  brief  reflections  on  their
            New York, NY
                                              ing tribal heritage and celebrating   He thanked all participants   work, speaking about service, re-
                  he Bihar Jharkhand Associa-  Jharkhand’s cultural roots.      for presenting a culturally rich and   sponsibility, and the collective effort
                  tion of North America (BJA-     The Consul General of India, Mr.  meaningful program that showcased   required to strengthen and uplift the
            TNA) successfully organized       Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, thanked   the efforts of Jharkhand’s freedom   diaspora. Their remarks, delivered
            a vibrant celebration of Jharkhand   the community for its enthusiastic   fighters  and  honored  the  legacy  of   with humility and warmth, added a
            Diwas and Jan Jatiya Gaurav Di-   participation and urged everyone   Birsa Munda.                     personal and heartfelt note to the
            was, honoring Jharkhand’s cultural   to promote tourism in Jharkhand    Mr. Singh also conveyed his ap-  evening’s celebrations.
            heritage, its tribal legacy, and the   actively. He emphasized the value   preciation to the entire community   The event concluded with re-
            enduring contributions of Bhagwan   of sharing expertise, knowledge ex-  for  its  unwavering  support  and  ex-  marks, a warm Vote of Thanks de-
            Birsa Munda. The program brought   change, innovation, and communi-  tended heartfelt encouragement to   livered by Mr. Dipen Banerjee, and
            together  dignitaries,  community  ty-driven ideas for the development   the youth for their enthusiastic par-  a group photograph capturing the
            leaders, youth performers, and sup-  and well-being of Jharkhand, as well   ticipation in various performances.  spirit of unity and celebration. At-
            porters for a powerful cultural show-  as supporting social and charitable   BJANA Vice President Priti   tendees enjoyed refreshments as the
            case.                             initiatives.                      Kashyap  also  expressed  her  grati-  program came to a memorable and
                The  event  opened  with  regis-  A short documentary on Bhag-  tude to all participants, applauding   uplifting close.
            tration and refreshments, followed   wan Birsa Munda honored the leg-  the beautiful performances and     Other BJANA leaders and se-
            by an engaging video highlighting   endary tribal freedom fighter whose   encouraging everyone to showcase   nior community members were
            Jharkhand’s natural beauty, cultural   courage,  sacrifice,  and  leadership   Jharkhand’s rich cultural  identity   present at the Rajendra Prasad, Dr.
            performance, and facilitation.    continue to inspire generations.  with passion and dedication. Ms.  Avinash Gupta, Rajiv Akhaury, and
                Emcee Sarika Dubey welcomed       The cultural segment featured   Kashyap has expressed her thanks   Alok Kumar. They have expressed
            all guests and set a high and inspir- “Ulgulan,” a thematic performance   to the entire executive committee for   their gratitude and congratulated the
            ing tone to kick off the celebration   dedicated to the life and legacy of   their efforts in successfully executing   community members.
            of Jharkhand Diwas and Jan Jatiya   Birsa Munda, followed by “Tribal Ta-  the program.                    BJANA  expresses  deep  grati-
            Gaurav Diwas. She highlighted the   rang,” a vibrant folk dance capturing   A special felicitation ceremony   tude to  all volunteers, performers,
            rich history, resilience, and immense   the joy and tradition of Jharkhand’s   followed, honoring six distinguished   community members, and dignitar-
            contributions of Bhagwan Birsa    Karma Festival.                   community members  — Ms. Swe-     ies whose contributions made the
            Munda, reminding the audience of      Later in the program, BJANA   ta Tewary, Dr. Ramesh Pandey, Ms.  celebration a resounding success.
            his pivotal role in India’s freedom   President Mr. Sanjeev Singh ad-  Anita Pathak, Mr. Mukesh Jha, Dr.  The association remains committed
            struggle and his lasting impact on   dressed the gathering, expressing   Sanjiv Sharma, and Mr. Lakhen-  to promoting the cultural heritage of
            tribal pride and identity.        profound gratitude to Consul Gen-  dra Dangi — for their outstanding   Bihar and Jharkhand and strength-
                Sarika’s opening remarks pro-  eral Binaya Pradhan and the Con-  achievements and sustained contri-  ening community engagement across
            vided a meaningful and emotional   sulate General of India for their in-  butions to the community. One by   North America.

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