The Council of Indian Organizations (CIO) in Greater Philadelphia hosted their annual Festival of India on August 12, celebrating the Indian Independence Day.
Southwestern Michigan India Association, St Joseph, Michigan held their annual summer 'Mela' on Sunday, June 11, 2017. The fairground was set up at the indoor sports stadium of the Upton Middle School. About 500 people from different communities and neighbouring towns visited the Mela.
Guruswamy Jayraman, a 69-year-old Glenwood resident who migrated from Delhi to Australia in 1991, has been awarded Order of Australia for community work, the highest civilian award in Australia.
Renowned musician and sitar maestro Shujaat Husain Khan recently performed at Miller Theatre of Columbia University’s 116th and Broadway campus, along with Samir Chatterjee on the tabla.
Dr Datoo, whose grandparents came from Gujarat in India, has been presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia for years of service to medicine in rural New South Wales.
The South Asian Student Association (SASA) of Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), Saginaw, Michigan, celebrated India's very own 'Festival of Colors (Holi)' on Saturday, April 8, 2017. This was the fourth year of celebration in the university.
Vir Das is touring and performing in six continents covering more than 20 countries from March to May, under the banner 'Boarding Das'. He is among the highest paid comedians in India and happens to be the first Indian to have his own Netflix show called 'Abroad Understanding' that will air on April 25.
Amnesty 2017 is a part of the national campaign 'A Nation without Violations' started by Saudi monarch Salman Bin Abdul Azees to wipe out the 'illegal status' from among expatriates, allowing them to return to their motherland without paying any fine or facing any legal action.
A prominent Indian-origin industrialist, Jayantilal Keshavji Chande, passed away in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi at the age of 88. Affectionately known as "Andy", the Tanzanian businessman and a philanthropist, whose parents moved to Africa from India, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003.
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