Svaha Dasi Delivers Speech at 1st Annual Indian Community Association Forum, Atlanta, Georgia – March 8, 2025

India In USA (Consulate General of India, Atlanta)

Dr. Sharmila Ford (Svaha Dasi), recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) 2025, was felicitated by the Consulate in a community event held in Atlanta. The Consul General presented Dr. Ford with the medal and certificate conferred by the Hon’ble President of India in recognition of her impactful community service during the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2025, held in Odisha.

Dr. Sharmila Ford is the sixth PBSA awardee from the Consulate’s jurisdiction since 2012. The first PBSA awardee from the Consulate’s jurisdiction was Mr. Subash Razdan, who was also present at the ceremony.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honor conferred by India upon overseas Indians for their outstanding contributions to various fields.

Svaha Devi Dasi is the wife of Ambarisa Das (Alfred Ford), great grandson of the auto magnate, Henry Ford, and Chairman of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, a project of ISKCON in Sridham Mayapur, West Bengal, India

View the Consul General Invitation, Certificate and video screenshot below.

 

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Svaha Dasi Delivers Speech at 1st Annual Indian Community Association Forum, Atlanta, Georgia – March 8, 2025 – A Video

 

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