{"id":28846,"date":"2023-10-31T13:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=28846"},"modified":"2023-11-01T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:32:52","slug":"deepavali-day-act-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/deepavali-day-act-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepavali Day Act in its 3rd Year; When It will Make Diwali a Federal Holiday for 4 Million Indian-origin People in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been six years since the US postal service released a Diwali stamp in 2016. Diwali is still not a federal holiday for the growing Indian American Hindu community <\/strong>\u2013 the highest-earning ethnic group \u2013 that is central to the US politics, healthcare and economy. The Biden administration has appointed a record 130 Indian Americans to key offices and roles for the socio-economic growth of the nation. In the US, Indian American CEOs<\/a><\/span> are at the helm of large to medium sized companies with an estimated market value of over $6 trillion.<\/strong> Indisputably, Indian Americans\u2019 collective talent, expertise and leadership matter; but their demand for a federal holiday on Diwali is still unheard of.<\/p>\n

On the eve of #Diwali2021, a group of influential US lawmakers including Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney introduced the Deepavali Day Act in a bid to get Diwali declared as a federal holiday. Espoused by other Democrats in the House of Representatives, the new legislation will help mobilize the government towards recognizing Diwali not as an ethnic festivity, but a celebration of light over darkness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Picture Credit: Carolyn B. Maloney @Twitter (left), White House (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

While addressing a gathering of Indian American community leaders and activists, Carolyn Maloney, who was instrumental in the process of releasing the commemorative Diwali stamp<\/a><\/span>, said<\/strong>, \u201cCelebrations like Diwali speak to the core of what we all desire our nation to be: a beacon of happiness, healing, learning and light in uncertain times. There is no better time to enshrine Diwali as a federal holiday than in the wake of this dark pandemic\u201d. She chairs the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee in addition to serving New York\u2019s 12th<\/sup> Congressional district.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very appropriate that the world\u2019s largest democracy and the world\u2019s oldest democracy are such good friends and allies\u201d, said Maloney, a staunch advocate of the India-US relations. In September 2021, Carolyn Maloney revived the bill, HR 5022, to honour Mahatma Gandhi \u2013 the Father of the Nation \u2013 posthumously with a Congressional gold medal in recognition of Gandhiji\u2019s steadfast pursuit of ahimsa and satya (non-violence and truth).<\/p>\n

The legislation, Deepavali Day Act, is cosponsored by four Indian-origin Democratic members of Congress \u2013 Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Ami Berra and Ro Khanna of Californi<\/strong>a. Raja Krishnamoorthi who has been vocal against the green card backlog<\/a><\/span> and about the tax-paying Indians\u2019 rights to equality in a democratic nation described the bill as a fitting tribute to the contributions that the Indian-origin population of four millions continue to make to America. He prided himself on joining Carolyn Maloney in introducing the Deepavali Day Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn official holiday on Diwali would be the best gift that Indian Americans have ever received in the United States. Diwali is a school holiday in school districts<\/span> of a few US states, including New York and New Jersey though. A majority of them celebrate Diwali in the US, as they travel to India during the Christmas holiday. Furthermore, the proposed recognition of Diwali as a federal holiday will help strengthen the US-India ties,\u201d said the Editor of Travel Beats, a leading Indian Diaspora and travel news portal by IndianEagle.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been six years since the US postal service released a Diwali stamp in 2016. Diwali is still not a federal holiday for the growing Indian American Hindu community \u2013 the highest-earning ethnic group \u2013 that is central to the US politics, healthcare and economy. 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