North Indians’ Association (NIA) celebrated festival of lights at Marriott Hotel in grand style. The Commercialbank-Jashn 2012 night was attended by more than 300 members along with their families. The programme included song and dance performances by members and their children, who had worked hard to put together a wonderful cultural show.
Popular Indian stand-up comedian Ahsaan Quereshi kept everyone glued to their chairs till the end. Indian Idol-5 singer Shilpi Paul and TV Musical show Sur-Kshetra performer Shahzad Ali made audience dance to their tunes.
The event was sponsored by Commercialbank, NRI and enterprise banking. Associate sponsor was Gulf Lights and support sponsors were CDC, Domasco Watches, Marhaba Jewellery, Al Muftah and official carrier Emirates. Various items like gold coins, watches, mobile phones, home appliance and two returns to India by Emirates were given during Lucky draws. A silver coin was given as a gift to each NIA family.
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