Meet and Greet with Mr. D. C. Manjunath, Consul General of India, Houston, organized by IASA

A special meeting with the Consul General from Houston was held on October 8 in San Antonio at the Lunna Event Center and was a remarkable success. Leaders representing various Indian temples and cultural, social, and community organizations across San Antonio (conducted by the India Association of San Antonio-IASA) attended the event and made it memorable.Venkat Meruga, Shivani Meruga -Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of San Antonio Jitendra Chaudhary-BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Trinab Shukla-Aum Ashram San Antonio, HSS and IDoYoga Vaishali Dev-Founder of Blume Foundation and President, Ekal Vidyalaya - San Antonio Chapter Murthy Patamalla-Hindu Temple of San Antonio Dhananjaya Dasa-ISKCON. Bhakti Yoga Center of San Antonio Kausi Subramaniam-Anuja SAMothivel Mummudi -(President, CMSA) Rajeswari Mani- (Director, Balavihar Sunday School) Chinmaya Mission San Antonio (Sharadalaya/Mother Temple) Dr. Jayesh Texas Medical Association Dr. Manjulatha Badam and Saikumar Nukala Tips-sw San Antonio Tapasi Misra -AWAAZ Dr Priti Patil -Garjana Dhol Tasha San Antonio Deepesh Patel-Scouting America - Pack 1947 (Chartered through IASA)Kumara Sundaram, Dr. Guru Prasad, Srinivasan Selvaraj-Bharathi Muthamizh Sangam (BMS) Rajam Ramamurthy, M.D-Arathi School of Indian Dance Dr Sreedhara Akkihebbalu -Kaveri Natya Yoga in San Antonio, Texas Rajaguru Paramasamy-India Association of San Antonio (IASA) Durai Natarajan,Yuvaraj Munian-San Antonio Tamil Sangam (SATS) Jayesh More, Rujuta Shukla-SA Maharashtra Mandal (SAMM) Rekha Kar-San Antonio ODIA Society - SA ODIA Punit Rajmohan-Assam Association of SA Shishir Mallali, Abhijit Prabhakar-Kuvempu Kannada Sangha of SA (KKSS) Sourav Das-SA Bengali Cultural Community (SABCC) Amarjeet -Punjabi Cultural Society of San AntonioNandakumar Thrikkassery, Biju Chandroth, Sreejith KK-SA United Malayalee Association (SUMA) Madhavi Beeram-Telugu Association of SA (TASA)Naresh Reddy Surakanti, Narender Reddy Putta, Venkat Kommera-Telangana Association of Greater SA (TAGSA) Abhilasha Singh Pamar -Rajasthan Association of San Antonio (RASA) Shital Chowdry -Isha Foundation - San Antonio Madhusudhan Gupta, Prakasam Mani-Heartfulness InstituteAparna Vohra-Past president and current board member of the Asian American Alliance of San AntonioAAASA. Pressanna Parackal, Gloria John-SAN ANTONIO INDIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (SAINA) Dr. Vijay Koli, MD-Family Medicine Charu-Hope for Triumph Shalu Welling-Natesa Bollywood Dance Academy Bala “Dr. Vish” Viswanathan, M.D.-Texas Medical Association Syed-Lunna Event CenterFrom India Association of San Antonio (IASA)-President Rajaguru, Jayanta Das, Sumitha Mudaliyar, Sheela Ramanan, Dr Pressanna Parackal, Bijaya Kumar Parida, Brijesh Singh Parihar, Selvagiri Arunagiri, Neha Bhartiya, Dr Richa Misra, Dr Kreshjenie Chandirasegar, Manju Arulmani, Amit Paul, Sabu John, Santanu Das, Gowdhaman Rajan, Karthikeyan Subbah, Sujit TelangThe Consul General patiently and thoughtfully answered every question raised by the attendees, creating a warm and engaging dialogue with the community. His insightful responses and approachable nature left a lasting impression on everyone present.This meaningful gathering of leaders from diverse fields highlighted the unity, collaboration, and growing strength of the Indian community in San Antonio. The event served as a wonderful example of shared purpose and mutual respect among all participants.The Consul General appreciated the strong community presence and encouraged continued partnership with local organizations.-- Our Overseas Correspondent Sheela Ramanan fromSan Antonio