$10,000 given to the Museum of the Moving Image.
By The American Bazaar Staff
NEW YORK: The Consul General of India in New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, hosted a dinner reception to celebrate the 66th Republic Day of India, on Friday, January 30. The reception, initially scheduled for January 26, was postponed due to inclement weather.
Over 200 guests, including the Consul Generals of Bangladesh and South Africa, were present. The 2015 Padma Shri awardee, radiation oncologist Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Assemblywoman Latha Mangipudi from New Hampshire, Assemblyman Raj Mukherjee from New Jersey, Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and New York City Council Member Paul Vallone were the other prominent guests at the reception, held at the Indian Consulate in New York.
The evening began with rendering of the national anthem of the US and India, and reading out excerpts of the Indian President’s address to the nation on the eve of the 66th Republic Day of India, by Deputy Consul General Dr. Manoj Mohapatra.
Mulay later highlighted the notable achievements India has made in the past year. He highlighted the fact that with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the US, and President Barack Obama attending the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, bilateral ties between the two countries are at its peak, and this progress could be attributed to the hard work and dedication of Indians in the US.
“We are reaping the fruits of their labor,” said Mulay.
Nori was felicitated for his contribution to medicine, at the meet. Nori is a professor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is also the Chairman of Radiation Oncology Unit at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.
The event also saw the handing over of a check of $10,000 to the Director of the Museum of the Moving Image, Christina Marouda, as part of a joint action plan with the Indian Consulate to create more synergies between the flourishing film industries in both countries.