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GOPIO, Hindi USA join hands to celebrate Diwali at Stamford City
As part of the celebration, Stamford City Mayor Caroline Simmons proclaimed Oct. 17 as Diwali Day.
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Staff Reporter - Mon, 27, Oct 2025
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Presenting Stamford City Mayor’s proclamation of Diwali Day at the celebration. (From left) Babita Gupta, Sonali Gannu, Jayashri Chintalapudi, Stamford Mayor’s Multicultural Council (MMC) Vice President Malinda Polite, GOPIO-CT President Mahesh Jhangiani, Stamford-HindiUSA Coordinator Manish Maheshwari, GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, Kavita Rathi, Rekha Heda and MMC Board member Shobhna Bhatnagar / Handout: GOPIO-CT
The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) and Hindi USA Stamford Chapter celebrated Diwali on Oct. 17 in Stamford.
The joint celebration kicked off with the lighting of the lamp by Stamford Mayor’s representatives and officials from both organizations. The celebration featured numerous socio-cultural performances, over 15 group dances were presented.
Highlighting the spirit of Diwali, GOPIO-CT presented a check of $25,000 to 100-year-old Children’s Learning Center (CLC) in Fairfield County. The check was presented by GOPIO-CT President Mahesh Jhangiani, along with GOPIO International Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, to CLC CEO Monica Maccera Filppu.
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The donation is part of the chapter's long standing support to numerous local charities in Connecticut. Key among these is the support extended to Future 5, an organization which provides coaching of high school students from low-income and immigrant families as well as Society for Human and Environment Development (SHED) which runs schools in Mumbai slums and in the rural areas of Maharashtra.
As part of the celebration, Stamford City Mayor Caroline Simmons proclaimed Oct. 17 as Diwali Day in Stamford City. It was presented by Stamford Mayors’ Multicultural Council Vice President Malinda Polite along with Board Member Shobhna Bhatnagar.
Stamford Diwali Day proclamation / In her proclamation, Mayor Simmons noted the presence of 66,000 people of Indian origin living in Connecticut and 4.8 million in the USA, enriching communities across the nation with deep tradition, professional excellence and cultural vitality.
The proclamation also recognized Diwali, India’s largest religion Hinduism with one billion followers and India in its 77th year of independence.
The festivities were put together by GOPIO-CT Board Member Manish Maheshwari, who also serves as Coordinator of Stamford-Hindi USA.
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