New York: BJANA celebrates Bihar Diwas at Indian Consulate
The Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) commemorated "Bihar Diwas" at the Indian Consulate in New York last week to mark the 106th anniversary of the formation of the Indian state. The event was attended by BJANA President Vinay Singh, Vice President Avinash Gupta, and Consulate General of India in New York Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty. Here are more details.
A message from Bihar CM was played at the event
Alok Kumar, a BJANA Executive Committee member spoke about achievements of prominent BJANA members. On the occasion, a video message from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was also played. "The vision and mission of BJANA is to integrate people from Bihar and Jharkhand through celebration of cultural festivals and philanthropic and charitable initiatives in North America and in Bihar and Jharkhand," a release said.