India Post News Service

BENSENVILLE: The Chicagoland Gujarati community will join a global celebration of Gujarat Day on the 48th anniversary of the formation of Gujarat State within the Indian Union Indian. The celebration in Chicagoland is slated on May 3 with a function at Jain Temple, Bartlett, Illinois from 5 pm to 10 pm, announced Dr Bharat Barai in a meeting of the community members led by many Gujarati social and cultural organizations.Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, will address this world-wide audience via live satellite video conferencing from India to reach the audience across US and Canada.

The celebrations will be held in several other major cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston and Toronto, besides Chicago.Gujarat has become the favorite destination of investors across the globe, especially the Gujarati entrepreneurs who are taking an aggressive role in leading the country.

Gujarat has earned the reputation of being one of the most progressive States in the Indian Union by virtue of significant developments in all sectors of economy, including oil & natural gas, petro-chemicals, textiles, shipping, precious stones and information technology.

It is also emerging as a leader in social and economic reforms and is reputed as stable politically. "We look forward to generous community support and invite all social and cultural institutions and businesses to participate in this mega event," Hasmukh Patel appealed.