Prashantt Guptha and the India Day Parade in Long Island

My friend Prashantt Guptha, the Indian actor on the global stage of ‘Neerja’ and ‘The Tashkent Files’ fame, was a guest of honor at the US’ India Day Parade held in Long Island last Sunday alongside Consul Generals, Mayors, Sheriffs, and Senators. In an emotional email to me, he unburdened his excitement. The IDP, as it is known, has several chapters in the US. It’s always held on a Sunday, not on our Independence Day because that’s the optimum day to draw in the crowd.

Prashantt was at the Long Island one because he is originally from NY. And having worked in over 15 feature films, being a digital content creator, social media influencer, and poet, he’s a celebrity and a big draw at events like the IDP. He’s done it five times already. And this year, sharing the honors with Prashantt were athlete and actress Prachi Tehlan (“tall, beautiful, phenomenally grounded”) and pop singer Shibani Kashyap (“what humility, what enthusiasm, what talent”).

They gave speeches, showcased talent, clicked pictures with fans familiar with their work, and marched along the parade holding the esteemed flag of India in flying glory. The Indians in the US celebrate everything. Not just Holi and Diwali. And while our Independence Day is not as impressive as their Fourth of July, it is celebrated by NRIs with far more grandeur and jubilation in the US than Indians in the Motherland. “People here wear India on their hearts,” Prashantt said.

About Mark Manuel

The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.

With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.

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His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.

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