Abhimanyu Gupta made Hindu representative to Overland Park City Board

He serves as the Associate Director of Policy and Research of CoHNA.

Abhimanyu Gupta / X/@Abhimanyu Gupta

Abhimanyu Gupta has been appointed as the Hindu representative to the Strong Cities Initiative in the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

The Strong Cities initiative is a global network of 275+ cities dedicated to addressing all forms of hate, extremism and polarisation that can lead to violence, and cataylsing city-led action. Gupta, a has been appointed a

Gupta has been associated with Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) as a Youth Leader and also serves as its Associate Director of Policy and Research. His appointment to the council marks the first Hindu appointment to the group.

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Gupta, on Sept. 2, also met City Council Member Drew Mitrisin and Assistant City Manager Bryan Dehner after the appointment. Mitrisin described the virtual meeting as the highlight of his day and highlighted the importance of the appointment on X, saying, "thousands of Hindu neighbors are at the table + connected to city."

Highlight from yesterday was virtually meeting @GuptaOnScience and connecting him to Assistant City Manager Dehner, our lead on the @Strong_Cities initiative to address extremism and hate in #OPKS.

Critical our thousands of Hindu neighbors are at the table + connected to city.
— Drew Mitrisin (@DrewMitrisin) September 3, 2025

Reacting to his appointment, Gupta said on X, "I am extremely excited that the Hindu Community in Overland Park will have representation and a voice in the
@Strong_Cities initiative. I am proud to be the voice at the table; and invite everyone to get involved!"

As I told the Councilmember yesterday, I am extremely excited that the Hindu Community in Overland Park will have representation and a voice in the @Strong_Cities initiative. I am proud to be the voice at the table; and invite everyone to get involved! https://t.co/nAJR3xDGbe
— Abhimanyu Gupta (@GuptaOnScience) September 3, 2025

Gupta describes himself as an aspiring gene therapist and has previously interned with Asian American television network, Diya TV.

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