More than 5.2. Indian American population lives in the United States.
Every 7th doctor in the USA is an Indian American.
Indian Americans are the second largest community of small business owners.
Indian Americans own more than 40% of convenience stores in the USA and generate over $400 billion revenues.
Nearly 60% of all hotels and motels in the United States are owned by Indian Americans. They provide over $700 billion in revenue.
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This Diwali, Procter & Gamble is honoured to celebrate with the South Asian community, offering trusted superior products to make festival gatherings brighter and more full of joy.
Procter & Gamble
We have been tracking Diwali at Times Square for several years. It has been growing from strength - to strength year after year. Apparently, this is the single largest celebration of Diwali outside of India and is the 2nd largest event in Manhattan after the New Year"s eve Ball Dropping.
I am delighted to be associated with it and to be recognized and honored with “Man of the year”award by the organization and I am very grateful for that.
Raja Rajamannar
CMO & Communications Officer - Mastercard
Kia is proud to return as a presenting sponsor of Diwali at Times Square and celebrate the festival of lights.
Steven Center
COO & EVP, Kia America
This was truly a magical experience for the Gopi team. I am grateful to all of you for making this happen. Neeta you are a goddess among us. Your light was shining bright.
Annie Keropian-Dilsizian
Gopi's Marketing Manager
"Heartiest greetings and best wishes for the celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, organized at Times Square in New York. The celebration will help spread our rich traditions and culture in different parts of the world." My good wishes to Neeta Bhasin and everyone involved with putting the event together. I appreciate your work to bring our community together through positive events and activities like Diwali at Times Square
Mr. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
It is a time when we must respect the foundational values of our society, kindness, compassion, sharing and being together and may you bring all these values today and tomorrow and forever.
Randhir Jaiswal
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Former Consul General of India, NY
What Mrs. Bhasin has done in Times Square; we cannot do that even in Gateway of India. I am going back with the best memories of my life
Mr. Chaggan Bhujbal
NCP leader and former Minister of Tourism Maharashtra India
Since its inception in 2013, Diwali at Times Square has become a beacon of the cultural celebration of unity in the heart of NY City. It is a celebration of our shared values, cultures, togetherness, love, and diversity, fostering cultural understanding, and strengthening the bonds between our two great nations.
Binaya Srikanta Pradhan
Consul General of NY
Congratulated Neeta Bhasin for having a vision to celebrate the diversity and the wonderful tradition in Times Square and said, "This is phenomenally special; we are once again gathered in person to remind ourselves of the real true meaning behind Diwali. Think about the fact that we can conquer the darkness with light, and we did that with the pandemic."
Mrs. Kathleen Hochul
New York State Governor
What better place to celebrate the festival of lights than in the crossroads of the world. This year, the NYC Faith Based and Community Partnerships Department is proud of be partnering with Diwali at Times Square.
Eric Adams
NYC Mayor
It is such an honor for me to be here in such a historic festival. We all know how great the Indian American community is in NY and America. If you want to know the future of America, look at the Indian American community and their great achievements here in NY and the United States. New York has more South Asians and Indian Americans than any other city in the country
Senator Chuck Schumer
Minority leader USA
This festival of light, resilience, and renewal shines not only in homes and temples but also in the hearts of our shared American culture.
Gregory Meeks
Congressman
First I want to say I am completely in AWE of the magnitude of what you have managed to pull together in such a short time. There are so many superlatives I can use to describe the impact this has already had and will continue to have on the generations of the Indian diaspora. Deep gratitude and kudos to pioneers like you that make this happen!
Chandrika Tandon
Grammy Award Winner and Philanthropist
When I was studying here in New York, no one knew me and today thousands of people have come to meet me. I cannot believe; I am on the stage of Times Square. This is the best experience of my life
Ranbir Kapoor
Bollywood actor
“I had a dream to perform in Times Square, I could not believe my dream will come true so fast. I cannot believe I am performing in Times Square, the biggest crossroads of the world
Shankar Mahadeva
Singer, composer, writer
For me, it is a very emotional moment. In my wildest dream, I never imagine I will be on the stage in Times Square. I am proud to say that only two New Year shows are happening here on Times Square. Congratulations to you guys for putting such a fantastic show together. I had the best time.
Jay Sean
World Renowned singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger
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