The North America Chhattisgarh Association (NACHA) started in February 1 this year with few members now has more than 1,200 members connected within six months, informs an Association Press release.
last weekend, there were several get togethers held in USA and Canada. In Chicago, the annual summer picnic had members playing kabaddi, volleyball, Kho-kho, 'pittul' and other games. Children who were born in USA, saw for the first time Indian traditional games and participated in them with their parents.
In other cities like Boston , Seattle and Toronto where families met for the first time set the plan for Association’s growth. The events were organised by Deepali Saraogi (from Bacheli), Shweta Rathore (from Bhilai), Ragini Sahu (from Mahasamund), Medha Nadgir (from Raipur), Amandeep Bhatia (from Rajnandgaon) and Pankaj agrawal (from Bilaspur).
All Chhattisgarh NRI families are stepping in to help Association to spread Chhattisgarh culture across North America regions, the press release informed.
Ganesh Kar, Executive President at NACHA said the Assocation's vision is to get more people connected to the organisation.