{"id":26857,"date":"2020-11-06T19:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T00:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=26857"},"modified":"2020-11-06T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T00:52:00","slug":"rajinder-pal-singh-bhalla-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/rajinder-pal-singh-bhalla-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"This Indian American Couple Journeys from a Salary of Rs 450 to Charitable Giving of Millions of Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"
From serving in the Indian Army for a salary of Rs 450 to making charitable giving worth millions of dollars in the US, Dr. Rajinder Pal Singh Bhalla\u2019s journey is an inspiring tale of American Dreams.<\/strong> A resident of Houston, this 90-year-old Indian American is an active community leader embodying the cultural values of India and the principles of Sikhism in his way of life. The former president of the India Culture Center, Dr. Bhalla is the first to have received the Community Service Award from India House in Houston.<\/p>\n Recently, his joy of giving became the talk of the town as he made headlines for donating US$1 million to several nonprofits in the United States.<\/strong> Reportedly, he and his spouse made a list of nonprofits in and around Texas over the past few months. The India Culture Center, Houston Food bank, Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, Kennett Education Foundation, Gurudwara Sahib of Southwest Houston, and Sugar Land Legacy Foundation are among the nonprofits on their list.<\/p>\n