India Post News Service

NEW JERSEY: Dr Sudhir Parikh, eminent physician, community leader, and publisher of The Indian American, was honored at a gala fund-raising and celebration event here. The event was held at Royal Albert Palace during celebrations on the fourth consecutive victory of Indian American Upendra J. Chivukula for the New Jersey General Assembly.

The evening drew a genuine who's-who from the community, including US Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Congressman Frank Pallone, and State Sen. Bob Smith. Each of them offered congratulations to Dr Parikh for launching a national publication serving the Indian American community. "Publications are a good way to serve the community, and we're proud of this venture," said Sen. Lautenberg in his praise of Dr Parikh and his publishing endeavor.

Lautenberg has been instrumental in launching the Friends of India caucus among US Senators when Dr Parikh was the president of Indian American Forum for Political Education (IAFPE). With its eclectic content and sophisticated presentation, the Indian American is the first Asian Indian publication in North America to rival the standards of mainstream print media. Seven bi-monthly issues have been published thus far with distribution in North America with a planned expansion into India.

The magazine has covered several Indian stalwarts like Sanjay Gupta of CNN, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Yahoo Co-Founder Sreenija Srinivasan, among other legends and leaders.The magazine is published from New York with special editions for Illinois, Texas, and California.