MINEOLA, NY(TIP):Festival of Lights-Diwali- was celebrated at the Executive and Legislative Chambers of Nassau County, Nov 2. Around 350 guests attended. Dignitaries present included Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Town of North Hempstead supervisor Judy Bosworth, Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, and Senator Eline Phillips.

On the occasion,  9 individuals were honored. They included Pinki Jaggi,Vimal Goyal, Krishandra Rudra, Saroj Aery, Pritpal Singh Bindra, Aditya Sehgal, Deepak Bansal ,Kesh Berry and Dr Budhdev Manvar.

The guests were entertained to an interesting cultural program.