Saving every distressed overseas Indian (radio), an organization that was launched last year to work with volunteers in Indian missions abroad and in countries with large populations of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), People of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) . A Chapter in America.
Former Indian diplomat and member of National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay launches the American chapter of REDIO with New York-based social worker Prem Bhandari on the occasion of sunday Pravasi Bharatiya DivasAnnual event celebrated by foreign Ministry For Indians abroad, virtually held this year. Mulay is the founder and chief patron of the organization in the US while Bhandari will serve as the president.
“Overseas Indians, who now number more than 30 million, hold important positions in education, business, media, arts, culture, politics and many more. Mobility among Indians is high and often many of them face problems and distress related to immigration, employment, political upheaval in other countries, legal issues, property issues in India or marital discord. Indian workers in Gulf countries have their own problems and they sometimes face abuse and injustice,” said Mulay, launching the American chapter in New York.
He said that while there are many Indian diaspora organizations in different countries and the Government of India is doing extraordinary work to help Indians abroad in redressal of their problems and grievances, the radio calls on the efforts of civil society to stand by Indians living abroad. will help bring it together. The less privileged to supplement government efforts. “This is an initiative that aims to create support groups in every country and through our network we hope to reach out to all NRIs, PIOs and OCIs who need help. We have already received a huge response from the Indian community in 20 countries, with many people joining in to help on a voluntary basis. In the long run we expect this to become a structured initiative with synergy among Indians around the world so that we can support the Indian diaspora not only during emergency situations but on an ongoing basis,” Muley said.
The efforts, according to him, would be to support Indians across the world who are less privileged by harnessing the social, political and cultural forces of the community.
“There are times when members of the overseas Indian community face problems and are unable to reach the government back home. In many cases, members of the Indian community help them informally through their contacts and networks; Radio will now formalize these efforts. This initiative is already operational in some countries and has been successful in supporting members of the Indian diaspora,” Bhandari said. He said the Ministry of External Affairs’ Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF), a resource managed by Indian missions abroad, could be better utilized to help NRIs, PIOs and OCIs who were facing distress. .
Former Indian diplomat and member of National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay launches the American chapter of REDIO with New York-based social worker Prem Bhandari on the occasion of sunday Pravasi Bharatiya DivasAnnual event celebrated by foreign Ministry For Indians abroad, virtually held this year. Mulay is the founder and chief patron of the organization in the US while Bhandari will serve as the president.
“Overseas Indians, who now number more than 30 million, hold important positions in education, business, media, arts, culture, politics and many more. Mobility among Indians is high and often many of them face problems and distress related to immigration, employment, political upheaval in other countries, legal issues, property issues in India or marital discord. Indian workers in Gulf countries have their own problems and they sometimes face abuse and injustice,” said Mulay, launching the American chapter in New York.
He said that while there are many Indian diaspora organizations in different countries and the Government of India is doing extraordinary work to help Indians abroad in redressal of their problems and grievances, the radio calls on the efforts of civil society to stand by Indians living abroad. will help bring it together. The less privileged to supplement government efforts. “This is an initiative that aims to create support groups in every country and through our network we hope to reach out to all NRIs, PIOs and OCIs who need help. We have already received a huge response from the Indian community in 20 countries, with many people joining in to help on a voluntary basis. In the long run we expect this to become a structured initiative with synergy among Indians around the world so that we can support the Indian diaspora not only during emergency situations but on an ongoing basis,” Muley said.
The efforts, according to him, would be to support Indians across the world who are less privileged by harnessing the social, political and cultural forces of the community.
“There are times when members of the overseas Indian community face problems and are unable to reach the government back home. In many cases, members of the Indian community help them informally through their contacts and networks; Radio will now formalize these efforts. This initiative is already operational in some countries and has been successful in supporting members of the Indian diaspora,” Bhandari said. He said the Ministry of External Affairs’ Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF), a resource managed by Indian missions abroad, could be better utilized to help NRIs, PIOs and OCIs who were facing distress. .
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