They had
every reason to celebrate, what was a normal thing for them was an extraordinary
thing to an outsider; the group demonstrated a working model of a cohesive
organization that functions effectively with its given diversity.
Dr. Vasdev Lohano, the outgoing president of the association and I had a
brief conversation during a break, and I am pleased to share the gist
of it. Talking about the cohesiveness of his organization, his pride
came through in these words, “Culture trumps religion and binds us
together with language, customs, heritage, arts etc. We should focus
our energies to promote culture to create harmony among each other. I
have seen so many times people forget who you are, if you start talking
with them in their language.”
APPKI is a blessed organization with a blessed membership; it was great
to see Dr. Vasdev Lohano as President of the organization, a Hindu,
representing less than 2 percent of the membership, but yet, the Muslim
majority elected him as its president. Indeed, when President Obama was
elected as President on November 4, 2008, the whole world cried with
joy, including me, to see an America where all of God’s children
(creation) are valued for who they are and what they can do.
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