During the Friends of India club’s recent celebration of India’s Independence Day, Cultural Secretary Nirmalya Chatterjee invited and acknowledged the club’s former Presidents on stage. However, when the editor of this publication respectfully approached and politely requested that Chatterjee also recognize the sole-surviving founder of the club, PK Bhatnagar, – who was present at the event – he refused, stating that the recognition was not part of the prepared script and that there wasn’t enough time, even though such an acknowledgment would have taken less than 20 seconds. When news … Continue reading “Friends of India” Cultural Secretary Nirmalya Chatterjee Refuses to Recognize the Sole-Surviving Founder of the Organization At Recent Event