New York: The Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Indian American Forum (IAF), India Association of Long Island (IALI), and India Day Parade (IDP USA) jointly celebrated Indian American Night, under the leadership of Dr. Bobby Kumar Kalotee, chairman of Human Rights Commissions on June 22, 2025. It is part of Nassau County Department of Parks and Recreation's ongoing International Nights series hosted at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower park. Several hundreds of members came out and attended the event despite a very hot summer evening with their small picnic baskets. The event reflected our rich heritage through performances of music, dance and singing.
Over 110 kids aging from 3-years-old to teenagers representing different dance schools in and around Long Island took part in the event. The participants with their parents and grandparents came with vibrant energy in colorful costumes. They put the stage on fire with spectacular performances. A very special dance was performed by young kid Sia Nandrajog who stole the hearts of all. She came all the way from California to New York to perform in IAF night. Each participant was awarded with a certificate, t-shirt and a personal pan pizza.
Legislator Rose Walker welcomed everyone and thanked all the supporters. Dr Bobby Kumar Kalotee, Chairperson of Nassau County Human Rights Commission, introduced and congratulated all honorees for their contributions to the community. The honorees were chosen from diversified groups and professions.
The honorees were Dr. Narendra Mal Lodha, Dr. Purna Chandra Prasad Atluri, Dr Dinesh Jaiswal, Vinod Goyal, Mrs. Sunita Manjrekar, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Ravindra Kumar and Riya Shah, A special honor was bestowed upon Anju Sharma and Nilima Madan at the end for their selfless community services.
Indu Jaiswal, chairperson of IAF and Bina Sabapathy, cultural coordinator and their team put in endless efforts to put the event together.
