IACFNJ Celebrated India’s 74th Independence Day in South Brunswick, NJ

HI INDIA NEWS DESK

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ- Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ), a non-profit organization in central jersey celebrated India’s 74^th Independence Day on Saturday, August 13, 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Shree Swaminarayan Temple – Vadtal Dham in South Brunswick, New Jersey.  Approximately 400 people attended this fun-filled patriotic event which was free and open to all public.

 

After ten years of grand success and overwhelming community support, the organizers and executive committee of IACFNJ once again organized the 2021 patriotic celebration of India’s Independence Day event with fun-filled entertainment and cultural activities, traditional Indian and patriotic dance performances, DJ, live music/singing and authentic Indian food sampling which were open to all at an outdoor location of the temple grounds.  The program included the singing of the American and Indian Anthems by young and talented Aruhi and Ashna who also beautifully choreographed master of ceremony.

 

The program continued with the local and state public officials and dignitaries address to the attendees and patriotic singing and fun-filled patriotic dances from the young and talented kids from the local dance groups.   The South Brunswick Mayor Charlie Carley, Deputy Mayor Joe Camarota, former Mayor of Montgomery and NJ State Assembly candidate Sadaf Jaffer, former US Congressman and Senate candidate Mike Pappas, South Brunswick School Board Members and President Barry Nathanson, Mike Mitchell, Smitha Raj, and Joyce Mehta were among the dignitaries attended the event to show their support and congratulating Indian Americans for the Independence Day. The temple management and their dedicated volunteers provided support to IACFNJ for this event. Rakesh Patel, Kaushal Rao, Ghanshyam Purani, and Dhirubhai Patel along with their dedicated team took care of the logistics to support this event.

 

The live DJ and music were provided by DJ Ashish.   The henna tattoos and other activities were the attractions for this community event.  The New Jersey Department of Health along with Walgreens Pharmacy organized free COVID-19 vaccines which were open to all.  Surabhi Agarwal, Naina Goel, Dimple Patel, Niyati Patel, and Kirti Mehta of the cultural committee worked very hard to make this event a huge success.

 

South Brunswick is an ethnically diverse township with a population of South Asians especially Indians with more than 25% according to the latest census.  The community people from the surrounding towns of North Brunswick, East Brunswick, Franklin, Somerset, Monroe, Princeton, Princeton-Junction, and West Windsor attended this event.  IACFNJ has been a leader in promoting South Asian culture and value diversity to newer generations by organizing many activities for the past more than 15 years in Central Jersey.  IACFNJ organizes summer picnics, Navratri Garba, cultural events to raise funds to support the local organizations, and Diwali and Christmas celebrations.  The next IACFNJ mega event will be Summer Picnic on Sunday, August 22, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Mercer County Park, West Picnic area.  Upcoming, Navratri Garba in South Brunswick will be organized by IACFNJ on October 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2021.  More details will be announced in the near future.

 

For further information on this celebration and future events, please visit IACFNJ website at www.IACFNJ.org or send an e-mail at [email protected].