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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad was the Chief Guest, at “Bihar Diwas” celebrations held by ‘Overseas Organization for Better Bihar’ (O2B2). He was joined by Ms. Lily Mei @LilyMei4Fremont , City of Fremont Mayor, Mr. Raj Salwan @RajSalwan, Fremont Councilmember and Ms. Teresa Cox, Fremont Councilmember in celebrations. The event showcased a rich display of #madhubani art & beautiful cultural performances. The children performed dances, there were folk songs in Bhojpuri, Maithili etc., and traditional food. The community leaders from across the Indian community were present on the occasion. Consul General appreciated the all women team led by Ms. Manisha Pathak and Ms. Kalpana Kumari in organising celebration with wider participation. - April 17, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad joined the #utkaladibasa celebrations in #bayarea along with Mr. Raj Salwan @RajSalwan, Fremont Councilmember, Mr. Alex Lee @alex_lee, CA Assembly Member, Ms. Shiela Mohan, Cupertino Vice-Mayor and other officials. Consul General congratulated the team of Odisha Society of Americas - California Chapter (OSA-Cal) on traditional celebrations with food, music, dance & the performances of Ms. Antara Chakrabarty @antara_official. - April 17, 2023

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  The officials of the Consulate General of India – San Francisco gathered to pay tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary. The Consul General in his remarks reminded the rich contribution made by Dr. Ambedkar as the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee and his role as a jurist, politician, and social reformer. The officials paid floral tributes and lauded the role of Dr. Ambedkar in making India a vibrant democracy. - April 13, 2023

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  Pujya Divyacharandas Swami, Head Swami of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Los Angeles visited Consulate General of India – San Francisco to brief the activities of temple and on Shatabdi celebrations of Pramukh Swami held in India. - April 13, 2023

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  Community leaders from Reno, Nevada met Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad at the Consulate. - April 13, 2023

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  Consul General, Dr T.V. Nagendra Prasad visited People Tech Group Inc. (PTGI) Group of Companies in Seattle during his visit. It is a diverse group of company in IT services, particularly in Mobility, Cloud and Data transformation with about 2800 employees. This group also includes People Media Factory, a leading film making company in Southern India. The group has about 2000 workforce located in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The venture arm of the group had successfully incubated and invested in 30 companies/start ups. Consul General has interacted with it’s Group Chief, Mr. Viswa Prasad and his team at the company’s facility in Seattle and appreciated their initiatives. - April 10, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad attended a reception hosted by Dr. Vinod Jivrajka @VinodJivrajka a prominent community leader in honour of former Mayor of #LosAngeles & next Ambassador of US to India H.E. Eric Garcetti. The Indian community and local leaders extended warm wishes to Ambassador - Designate Garcetti to further strengthen India – US partnership. Indian Tennis legend, Actor & Film Producer Mr. Vijay Amritraj @vijay_amritraj and Ms. Nithya Raman LA city Council Member were also present on the occasion besides several community leaders and elected members. - April 10, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad joined the celebrations of the 16th Annual Indian Classical Music and Dance Festival by the The Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego (IFAASD) commemorative birthday of Bharat Ratna #PanditRaviShankar in #SanDiego . Consul General appreciated the wonderful rendition of Jugalbandi by Ms. Kala Ramnath @kalaramnath (violin) & Mr. Ravikiran @ravikiranmusic (chitraveena), Mr. Abhijit Banerjee @BanerjeeTabla & Mr. Satish kumar Patri @Satishk96581449 (mridangam). Smt. Sukanya Shankar, spouse of Bharat Ratna #Pandit Ravishankar graced the occasion. Consul General also appreciated the services of the President of IFAASD Dr. Shekar Viswanathan in preserving and promoting Indian culture. - April 10, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad joined the @sriramanavami celebrations of Sri Surabhi Go Ksetra at ICC #Milpitas. Consul General appreciated Shri Krishna Purushottama Dasa and his team for organizing Sri Rama Kalyanam in traditional way. In his remarks Consul General said he got his childhood memories back of listening to live commentary os Sri Rama Kalyanam on All India Radio from Bhadrachalam in Telangana on the auspicious day of Rama Navami. Also, he applauded the wonderful commentary by Shri Sree Iyer @pgurus1 in English which enriched the occasion. - April 04, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad joined the launch of Empowering the Global Tech Entrepreneur (EVOLV) along with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) @FollowCII with the focus on connecting #SiliconValley with India industry and also the ‘B20 Silicon Valley Roadshow' during the G20 Presidency of India #G20India. Consul General congratulated Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of CII for the initiative. He appreciated the efforts of Mr. Ram Reddy @RamReddySanJose @EVOLV and Mr. Navani Rajan @NavaniRajan Co-chairs to strengthen Silicon Valley – India bridge of Innovation, Technology and entrepreneurship. Several leading Tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, Startup leaders etc were present on the occasion. The sessions were across the sectors and found relevant and very helpful. - April 03, 2023

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  The team of Office of Foreign Missions @StateDep led by Principal Director Mr. Cliff Seagroves and Regional Director Mr Clayton Stanger visited Consulate General of India – San Francisco to review and discuss security concerns in the context of recent vandalism and ongoing protests. The Consul General and other senior officials briefed on the incidents and the current situation. - April 03, 2023

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  The Bay Area Telugu Association held Ugadi Celebrations at ICC, Milpitas on 25th March 2023 with thousands participating throughout the day with song, dance and other art & cultural competitions. There were also display of handicrafts, Jewellery, Indian traditional wear, Millets etc. Several elected members from the region including Mayors and Council Members attended. Consul General Dr TV Nagendra Prasad and his spouse Smt. Padmavathi conveyed greetings on the occasion of Telugu New Year and highly appreciated BATA President Hari, Vijay Aasuri and Dr Ramesh Konda for their continued efforts to promote arts and culture from not only Telugu states and but also from other states in India through these festivals. The program concluded with dance by every one to the Oscar winning Telugu song ‘Naatu Naatu’. - March 29, 2023

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  The Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ was Celebrated at University of Silicon Andhra in Milpitas on March 25, 2023. On the auspicious occasion, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree awardee and former Member of Parliament Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad presented his lifetime collection of books of about 15,000 to the library named after him at Silicon Andhra University. - March 29, 2023

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  Appreciate the launch of 3rd report in #India by Bay Area Council title “Seismic Shift – Economic Growth and Strategic Alignment Between the Bay Area and India“. - March 29, 2023

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  The Consulate General of India San Francisco in association with ‘WomenNow’ led by Ms. Ena Sarkar held a ‘handicrafts promotion’ event in Milpitas. - March 28, 2023

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  During the visit of Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad to Seattle the Telangana America Telegu Association, Washington Telangana Association (WATA) and India Community Center (ICC) Seattle have organized a meet and greet program with the community leaders. Mr. Vamsi Reddy and Mr. Chandrahasa and others have felicitated Consul General and appreciated the work done by the Consulate for the community. They also mentioned that they are working hard to preserve and promote India’s rich and diverse cultur. They mentioned that they are building India Community Center (ICC) for giving an opportunity to every Indian Association in Seattle to promote respective cultures, festivals, traditions etc., Consul General thanked Mr. Vamsi Reddy, WATA and ICC Teams for organizing this fruitful interaction. Consul General briefed them on India’s growth story and opportunities for them to be part of growth story. - March 26, 2023

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  Consulate General of India San Francisco hosted an engaging discussion by Col. Harisimran Singh on “Deep Singh Shaheed” – The Man in the Legend. His life and legacy will continue to inspire us for generations. Members of the diaspora participated enthusiastically. - March 26, 2023

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  Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad thanked Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC) led by Mr. Debadutta Dash for organizing a fruitful interaction with local leaders, senior officers, business and Tech leaders in #Seattle. India’s celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav #AmritMahotsav and #Amritkaal are the highlights with the growing economy, diversity and India US partnership. He specially thanked Mr. Dow Constantine, King County Executive for declaring March 16, 2023 as the ‘Amrit Kaal Day’ to make India – Seattle friendship and rich contributions of the diverse Indian community. - March 20, 2023

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  At historic Gadar Memorial Hall, HOLI  Holi2023 and ‘International Year of Millets’  IYM2023 were celebrated with Consular community in SanFrancisco. Wife of Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad, Mrs. Padmavathi noted the nutritional importance of millets which was available and being used over centuries.  Consul General Prasad appreciated Ms. Vijaya Aasuri for anchoring the event and bringing the celebration of ‘Holi’ lively. Consul General thanked the colleagues from the San Francisco Diplomatic Corps and Legion of San Francisco Consular Corps for participating and making the event a success. Consul General also appreciated Chairman ESC and senior officials who geared the occasion.   - March 20, 2023

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  Indian exporters under the umbrella of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) participated at Expo West @expowest in Anaheim, Los Angeles to promote Indian organic products including #millets. The products included herbs, spices, basmati rice, lentils,essential oils etc. - March 20, 2023