Star-studded video message features some of the most iconic and accomplished Indian Americans and Indians in America
The US Mission in India has released a star-studded video message featuring some of the most iconic and accomplished Indian Americans and Indians in America to celebrate 75 years of US-India relations.
“Their remarkable contributions reflect the journey of Indians in the United States over the past 75 years†the US embassy in New Delhi said releasing the video Thursday. The full video can be viewed on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
Featured celebrities range from tennis ambassador, philanthropist and filmmaker Ashok Amritraj to US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, film director and producer Mira Nair to former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo and author Indra Nooyi.
Also included are author and wellness pioneer Dr. Deepak Chopra; activist, first Indian Miss America and actor Nina Davulur, Â tabla virtuoso, composer and music ambassador Zakir Hussain and food and travel author, TV chef and actor Madhur Jaffrey
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, actor, producer and philanthropist Priyanka Chopra Jonas, television host, producer, food expert and author Padma Lakshmi too have messages in the video.
So have comedian, actor and television host Aasif Mandvi, literary author and journalist Suketu Mehta, 2019 Scripps Spelling Bee Champion Shruthika Padhy and 2020 TIME Magazine Kid of the Year, scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao.
“At the core of the US-India partnership are the countless personal friendships formed over the years between individual Americans and Indians as they study, work, live, and learn together,†Chargé d’Affaires Patricia Lacina stated.
“The contributors to this video stand at the pinnacle of their respective fields of endeavor, highlighting the many ways that these people-to-people connections have helped both our countries thrive.â€
People-to-people ties are one of the cornerstones of the US-India relationship. In 2019, 15 million Indian visitors traveled to the United States, and Americans are now the second-largest group of foreign citizens visiting India.
Approximately 200,000 Indian students currently enrich US university campuses as they pursue higher education opportunities, the mission noted.
The Indian American diaspora numbers an estimated four million people, and roughly one-third of all immigrant-founded start-ups in the United States have Indian founders.