{"id":3020,"date":"2003-04-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2003\/04\/24\/2003-04-24-new-york-city-celebrates-naba-barsha-and-vaishaki\/"},"modified":"2003-04-24T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-04-24T12:00:00","slug":"2003-04-24-new-york-city-celebrates-naba-barsha-and-vaishaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2003\/04\/24\/2003-04-24-new-york-city-celebrates-naba-barsha-and-vaishaki\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Celebrates Naba Barsha and Vaishaki"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A., April 22, 2003: New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Council Member James Gennaro celebrated Naba Barsha (Bengali Hindu New Year) and Vaishaki (Punjabi New Year, harvest and time when the Khalsa Panth was established) were celebrated at City Hall in New York City on Tuesday. Organized by Queens County District Leader Uma Sengupta, the program included dances by acclaimed Oddisi exponent Gargi Chattopadhyay’s OMNA Ancient Arts troupe, and Punjabi and Bhangra Folk Dances by the Ranjanee and Neelkanthdham Groups. OMNA Ancient Arts’ dance program was entitled “New Year Celebration Through the World — Peace and Harmony” and included the Vedic Mantra “Shanti Patahah.” Rabindranath Tagore’s song on New Year in Bengali was sung and his poem “Where the mind is without fear” was read aloud to the 100 plus attendees. Two symbolic candles where lit to mark world peace and for the safety and remembrance of the U.S. troops overseas. Master of Ceremonies Suprabhat Sengupta explained the significance of New Year in India’s varied communities and how the community here in the United States is keeping that spirit and heritage alive. Council Member James Gennaro expressed gratitude to the Indian community for its support in his election victory as well as bringing strong cultural values to the melting pot of NYC. Mr. Gennaro was not shy about participating in the Bhangra dance and was enthusiastically cheered on by the audience. City Citations were presented to community leaders as well as the participants in the ceremony and the program ended with a full-course Indian dinner. As one participant noted, “This is the first time that the Indian flag was hung at the Council Chambers in City Hall and ‘Jana Gana Mana’ reverently sung. Its one big step in gaining recognition as a community, as well as an election block.” Readers may kindly contact Ishani Chaudury at “source” above for further information.

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