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NRI Businessman Gets ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award

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Mahesh Nihalani, a leading NRI businessman has won an award for ‘Citizen of the Year’ by Chamber of Commerce in the Cupertino City in California.

He has been commended for the impact he made in the local community
in the past seven years.

Nihalani has been chosen ion the basis of his
teamwork and accomplishment of the goals set.

Nestled against the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains at the
west end of world famous Silicon Valley, the city of Cupertino
caters to a populace of about 50,000 out of which 50% are Asian
Americans.

Nihalani is also serving as an Executive committee member
of the Asian American Business Council.

His organized events especially
the Diwali celebrations is looked upon as the most successful community
engagement in the area and witness an increase in attendance each
year.

Nihalani also works as an advisor to the Organisation of
Special needs Families (OSF) and the California Cricket Academy
(CCA).

Photo: 2018 (₹1) Indian 1 Rupee Note, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand ( Ank Kumar by Ank Kumar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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