Hindu American Foundation Tampa Bay Chapter save The date July 31st Lunch at ICC

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Hindu American Foundation Tampa Bay Chapter
Presents: HAF's Awareness & Fundraising Lunch

Where:
Indian Cultural Center
5511 Lynn Rd
tampa, FL 33624


Story of an Indian American Captain of US Army from the Afghan war

Guest Speaker: Rajiv Srinivasan, of Roanoke, VA, is a Captain in the
U.S. Army.

He was deployed as a Stryker platoon leader in Attack Company, 2-1
Infantry in the Taliban hotbed of Zhari, Kandahar from 2009-2010.
There, Rajiv and his platoon were tasked with building a combat
outpost with the Afghan National Army and being the first American
maneuver force to conduct combat patrols in Zhari District. He was
awarded a Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge for leadership under
fire. Rajiv is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and PBS's
Regarding War series commenting on military and veteran affairs. He is
a 2008 Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he
graduated in the top 5% of his class majoring in Comparative Politics
& Arabic. He is currently a Ph.D candidate at Kings College London
specializing in Counterinsurgency. His essay, "My Battle Within: The
Identity Crisis Of A Hindu Soldier In The US Army," was a winner in
HAF's 2009 NextGen Essay Contest.

Mihir Meghani, M.D., an Emergency Physician, is a co-founder of HAF.
Dr. Meghani focuses on capacity building, strategic relationship
development, and fundraising at the Foundation. A relative of Mahatma
Gandhi, he continued Gandhi's tradition of service by providing
medical care in India after the 2001 earthquake, in NY after 9/11, and
in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami with The Permanente Medical Group.
A member of the US Department of Homeland Security's Disaster Medical
Assistance Team and former member of the East Bay Regional Parks
Advisory Committee, Dr. Meghani has received numerous awards for his
community service.
All are welcome to join! Attendance is free.

Nikhil Joshi, Esq., a labor and employment attorney and partner at a
Florida based law firm, is Chairman of the Board and a co-founder of
HAF and holds a JD from the University of Florida. His efforts for the
Foundation have largely centered on administrative, legal and
operational matters.


Sincerely,

HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Tampabay Chapter Team


Nikhil Joshi
813-205-8069
nik...@hafsite.org


Chandresh Saraiya
sara...@gmail.com
813-309-0647

Narendra Sastry
813-786-0322
sas...@gmail.com

Sudhir Shah
727-686-7424 sudhi...@aol.com


Nainan Desai
813-245-8417
uc9...@gmail.com


Renuka Ramappa
727-846-9607
renuka...@yahoo.com


Vashishtha Doshi
727-557-7028
vashish...@gmail.com


Mekhala Sastry
813-495-7868
sas...@yahoo.com