From left to right: Indiaspora founder M.R. Rangaswami with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-NY), at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
More than 500 people, among them members of Congress, Obama administration officials, diplomats and prominent Indian Americans, gathered at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3 to celebrate the swearing-in of five Indian American members of Congress.
Four of the five lawmakers — Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Pramila Jaypal ((D-WA) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) — were also present at the event.
Here is the event in pictures:
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) lighting diya at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
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Tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Sunil Wadhwani speaking at a press conference prior to the Indiaspora gala in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Rep. Pramila Jaypal Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal speaking at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Former Miss America, the moderator, at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Former Miss America Nina Davuluri at a press conference prior to the Indiaspora gala in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Neera Tandon, Photo credit: The American Bazaar
From left to right: Indiaspora founder M.R. Rangaswami with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-NY), at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Krishanti Vignarajah, Policy Director to First Lady Michelle Obama, at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) speaking at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Panelists speaking to the press prior to the Indiaspora gala in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. From left to right, panelists are: Sunil Wadhwani, Nina Davuluri, M.R. Rangaswami, Ashley Tellis, Neera Tandon and Vamsee Tirukkala. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) lighting diya at the Indiaspora gala held at Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
Ashley Tellis, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speaking at a press conference prior to the Indiaspora gala in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2017. Photo credit: The American Bazaar
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