Day: 22 March 2018

Chicago, IL: Where words fail, music speaks. This saying was truly highlighted on International Singers Day on March 9th at Ashton Place, in Willowbrook, Illinois. Organized by Desi Talent, Urdu Samaj of Chicago and AB entertainment, the event attracted about 300 fans, including social dignitaries of Illinois. From concept to the curtain dropping, recognizing and selecting the local singing talents to arranging proper award for them, Ali Khan, Founder of Singer’s Day Chicago /and President of Urdu Samaj of Chicago, played a pivotal role and he was ably assisted by his equally talented partner Altaf Bukhari of AB Entertainment. “It was my dream to recognize local talents at a mega level because they make us happy every week and yet, they stay in the background,” said elated Khan on the success of his dream project. The keynote speaker was Neeta Bhushan, Consul General of India, based in Chicago. Anil Loomba, CEO of Home Mortgage Solutions, was pleased with the community’s response to the event. The emcee of the gala event, Shabana Rahman, and the event coordinator, Prachi Jaitley, received applause for their outstanding performance. International Singers Day (ISD) Award winners included Mahijit Virdi, Sameer Saini, ParwazEkram, Bhupendra Singh, Manmeet Kaur, MuzaffarQureshi, […]

Chicago IL: Consulate General of India Chicago, in collaboration with TiE Chicago organized a Seminar and Panel discussion on “India’s new initiatives, Budget 2018, Business opportunity in Indian States, Upcoming Business& Cultural Initiatives” on March 7, 2018 from 05:00 PM – 09:00 PM at Meadows Club. The speakers included Ms. Neeta Bhushan, Consul General, Mr. O.P.Meena, Consul[PCV], Mr. Raju Chinthala, Founder & President, Indiana India Business Council, Mr. Bala Palamadai, President, TiE Midwest, Mr. Wilson A., Head International HR, L&T Technology Services Limited and Mr. D.B. Bhati, Consul[HOC]. The panel comprised of Consul General, Prof. Sampath Ramesh, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Dr. Ajit Pant, President, US India Chamber of Commerce-Midwest, Ms. MaliniVaidhyanathan, Manager Midwest, Air India, and Mr. SrinivasPulikam, US CEO, AxisCades. At the beginning, Consul General Ms. Neeta Bhushan welcomed the guests and highlighted the contribution of State Governments of India playing significant role in India’s economic diplomacy and external engagements. The program started with a presentation on States by Mr. O.P. Meena, Consul [PCV] who informed the audience about the creation of a separate States Division in 2014 in the Ministry of External Affairs to recognize the emerging trends of the State Governments of India. The Division […]