45K Gujaratis likely to attend world conference

As many as 45,000 Gujaratis from all over the world are expected to attend the third “Chaalo Gujarat -World Gujarati Conference” during the Labor Day weekend of August 31 to September 2 in New Jersey. The Association of Indian Americans in North America (AIANA) has chosen “Gujarat, Gujarati Gujaratism” as the theme for this year's event. Sunil Nayak, president AIANA said “We want to showcase Gujarat and its glorious past, the enterprising present and the bright future. The event will be quiet different as compared to the earlier two ventures. This will be a unique and modern event to showcase Gujarat." One of the highlights of the event will be a three-dimensional film on Gujarat in Gujarati and will be screened for the first time on a giant screen.

 

Besides, a multimedia show, seminars on different subjects, a pageant for Gujarati girls, Gujarati dayro, musical entertainment as well as traditional Gujarati food would be the main attractions of the three-day event.

According to Nayak, the world-famous Gir lions will come back with a roar and has been highlighted in every brochure, pamphlet and publicity material. The key to the success of the event is to globalise and popularise the best two-letter Gujarati word “Kem Cho” as universal greeting all over the world.

A virtual tour of the state of Gujarat has been planned during the event, “This will include not only the Gujarati cuisine but 15 auto rickshaws from the roads of Ahmedabad and 15 world famous chakdas from Saurashtra are being shipped to the Raritan Center. These rickshaws and chakdas will ferry people from the parking lot to the main concourse and during its short journey it will halt at places for the vendors to sell the famous peanuts as seen on roads of Gujarat.