CONNECTICUT: GOPIO International organized a Dinner/Meeting pm May 12th in Stamford, Connecticut, with GOPIO-CT officials and Indian Diaspora businesspeople to plan the launch of GOPIO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) – Connecticut Chapter. It was attended by GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, President Prakash Shah, General Secretary Siddharth Jain, and International. Coordinator Raj Vangapaty, Associate Secretary Sunil Robert Vuppala. GOPIO Women’s Council Chair Jayashri Chintalapudi, GOPIO Cultural Council Chair Rajul P. Shah, and GOPIOI-CT President Mahesh Jhangiani and his team, the meeting started with a moment of silence for the victims of Pahalgam. Earlier, GOPIO International had unequivocally condemned the terrorist action in Pahalgam. Attended by 25 participants, it was decided to officially launch the chapter in the Summer. Hotelier and businessman Ravi Nichani of Stamford will lead this effort in Connecticut.
Currently, there are over 4 million small and medium businesses and professional practitioners among the Indian Diaspora. GCCI chapters would help to network them locally and globally, which will greatly benefit them. As a connected society, this will help the small and medium businesses among the Diaspora and their counterparts in India.