HEMPSTEAD TOWN THANKS DR. PARVEEN CHOPRA, :
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (second left), Receiver of Taxes Don
Clavin (left) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right) thank Parveen Chopra
who served as the keynote speaker for the Town of
Hempstead's 4th Annual India Republic Day Ceremony. The January 23rd
celebration, which was hosted by the Town of Hempstead and held at the
Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion at Town Hall, is Long Island's only
ceremony commemorating mark the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950.
Other dignataries present include , Hon. Angie Cullin, Hon. Dorothy Goosby, Hon. Gary Hudes, Hon. James Darcy, Hon. Edward Ambrosino, Clerk, and accompanied by Hon. Dan Palmieri New York State Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Rick Lawrence New York State Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Judge Jerald Carter of District Criminal Courts, former Judges John Pessala and Jane Shrenkel and her husband Louis took part in the Republic Day Celebrations along with 250 prominent American leaders and Indian citizens representing Irish, Italian, Israeli, African American, Hispanic, Korean, Chinese & Indian community. The Indian Consulate was represented by Mr. Praveen Kumar as Chief Guest. It was truly representative of America to celebrate India's Republic Day in New York.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Parveen Chopra, a veteran community Leader who has been given national awards like Dr. martin Luther King Award and Ellis Island Medal of Honor for making significant contributions to American life indicated that President Bush while signing the Henry J. Hyde India-US Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act on December 18, 2006 where he represented the Asian American Coalition USA Inc. that he founded comprising of thirteen Asian countries at the White House, indicated that Americans have come to believe that Indians are great friends who come from a democratic country and make the best use of opportunities offered by America. Dr. Chopra told the cross section of many elected leaders from many Asian and European communities that you are our very best friends who have come to celebrate India's 57 th Republic Day to mark the adoption of India's constitution that was framed by Dr. Ambedkar who came from a scheduled caste and studied at Columbia University, New York. Education in life and democracy are two most powerful forces that help to open great opportunities in life and help to control the destiny of our own lives. Dr. Chopra spoke on many other areas of cooperation between India and America particularly American entrepreneurial investments in India by Fortune 500 Companies, terrorism, India's Nuclear and Space programs of India that will put a man on the moon by 2015. Life in India is going to be very exciting and full of accomplishments and Indians in America have recently learnt to work strategically to get Indo-US nuclear treaty passed with the help of educated leaders.
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