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Martin Luther King, Jr. in Delhi, India

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   February 10, 1959 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, arrive in Delhi.  The trip was a...

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Life magazine

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   February 9, 1968 – Life magazine features an article titled “Year of the Guru.” Much of the article follows the popularity in...

South Carolina’s first female and Indian born governor

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   January 12, 2011 – Nikki Haley assumes office as the governor of South Carolina. Born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa in Bamberg, South Carolina, to...

U.S. Postal Service issues Gandhi stamp

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   January 26, 1961 – The United States Postal Service issues 120 million 4 cent stamps and 40 million 8 cent stamps honoring...

President Barack Obama joins PM Modi in Delhi’s Republic Day parade

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   January 26, 2015 – President Barack Obama joins Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi’s Republic Day parade. His participation is seen...

Friends of India’s Freedom in New York

    Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   December 10, 1924—An organization called the Friends of Freedom for India holds a dinner in New York City. The group...

Mahesh Chandra Bansal, oldest Indian-American in his time

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   December 13, 1981 - Mahesh Chandra Bansal, thought to be one of the oldest Indian Americans in the United States at...

A Landmark Meeting in Indo-US History

  Snapshots from Indian-American history this month, that year   December 3, 2008—Condoleezza Rice travels to New Delhi and meets with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Mukherjee....

America’s “first Hindoo funeral”

November 3, 1906 - An article in the Oregonian records the alleged “first Hindoo funeral and cremation ever solemnized” in the United States. The...

Diwali ‘Mubarack’!

November 6, 2010 - President Barack Obama makes a state visit to India. The year prior, he became the first U.S. president to host...
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