FICA (Federation of Indian Community Associations) Federation of Indian Desi Community Associations is a group dedicated to serving the needs of the Asian Indian desi Community in Northeast Ohio. From its humble beginnings as an Indian student association, it has grown to be the voice of a diaspora of over 25,000 in Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown, Ohio. Its 'sister' (why not brother) organizations include Cleveland Moms 4 Moms, Kasturi Kannada Sangha, North East Ohio Telugu Association, Marwari Association of Ohio, Bengali Cultural Society, Project Seva, Association of Asian Indian Women in Ohio (AAIWO), Agarwal Samaj of North America (ASONA), Sewa International, India Cultural Garden, North East Ohio Marathi Mandal, Northeast Ohio Tamil Sangam, The Odisha Society of the Americas, Ohio Chapter, Tamil Nadu Foundation USA, Kerala Association of Ohio, AIPNO Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio. Current Executive Board members of FICA include Shekar Ganore, Ameet Bathiya, Keyuri Hazarnis, Hemant Kanodia, Abhijeet Runwal, Ritu Mahna, Deepa Rao, Amit Jain, Mitesh Bhandari, Naveen Ulli, Manish Ishwar, Yatish Desai, Nipa Turakhia, Somnath Roy, Sumit Shah, Dhrumil Patel.
Indian community association of Greater Akron ICAGA has been in existence for over 25 years. It is the only association in the Akron Ohio that brings all factions of Asian Indian desi culture together under one roof. It a non religious and non denominational organization. ICAGA has numerous functions aimed at bringing the community together. Contact: icagastaff@gmail.com
Bengali Cultural Society: Cultural association for Bengali Asian Indian Community in Cleveland.
Cleveland Gujarati Samaj: Cleveland's Gujarat is a beautiful and strong community in the city of Cleveland. We work with each other, socialize together, celebrate festivals and stick with each other through thick and thin. We have brought to Cleveland, the pride and glory of Gujarat. It is truly said : "Jyan vase ek Gujarati, tyan sadakal Gujarat." (Wherever a Gujarati settles, it becomes another Gujarat for eternity) which some might find disturbing. This website is a medium to keep up with the togetherness, which has made us so strong.
Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana: The Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India. It was first celebrated in 1978 and has now grown to be an 11-day festival with more than 8,000 attendees with 2,000 appearing for the opening weekend. The year 2012 is the Festival's 35th year.
Contact information: Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Committee, 3447 Granton Avenue, Cleveland OH 44111. Phone #: (216) 476 1604
Jain Society of Greater Cleveland:
Address: 8876 Harris Dr., North Ridgeville, OH 44039
Kasturi Kannada Sangha is a non-profit, social, linguistic and cultural organization; incorporated under Non Profit Corporation act of the State of Ohio, to integrate, coordinate, network and unite the activities of all Kannadigas and for promotion and preservation of Kannada language and culture in Cleveland and North East Ohio.
Kerala Association of Ohio: The Kerala Association of Ohio (KAOH) is a non-profit cultural organization that brings together the Malayalee community of North Eastern Ohio. The association operates in the Greater Cleveland area, which boasts a strong legacy in manufacturing & healthcare and is known for its cultural diversity.
North East Ohio Marathi Mandal NEOMM is a non-profit, non-political organization primarily engaged in promoting social and cultural aspects of the State of Maharashtra, of the Country of India, and particularly the Marathi language.
North East Ohio Telugu Association: Cultural Association of Telugu Asian Indian from Andhra Pradesh, India
Indian community association of Greater Akron ICAGA has been in existence for over 25 years. It is the only association in the Akron Ohio that brings all factions of Asian Indian desi culture together under one roof. It a non religious and non denominational organization. ICAGA has numerous functions aimed at bringing the community together. Contact: icagastaff@gmail.com
Bengali Cultural Society: Cultural association for Bengali Asian Indian Community in Cleveland.
Cleveland Gujarati Samaj: Cleveland's Gujarat is a beautiful and strong community in the city of Cleveland. We work with each other, socialize together, celebrate festivals and stick with each other through thick and thin. We have brought to Cleveland, the pride and glory of Gujarat. It is truly said : "Jyan vase ek Gujarati, tyan sadakal Gujarat." (Wherever a Gujarati settles, it becomes another Gujarat for eternity) which some might find disturbing. This website is a medium to keep up with the togetherness, which has made us so strong.
Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana: The Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India. It was first celebrated in 1978 and has now grown to be an 11-day festival with more than 8,000 attendees with 2,000 appearing for the opening weekend. The year 2012 is the Festival's 35th year.
Contact information: Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Committee, 3447 Granton Avenue, Cleveland OH 44111. Phone #: (216) 476 1604
Jain Society of Greater Cleveland:
Address: 8876 Harris Dr., North Ridgeville, OH 44039
Kasturi Kannada Sangha is a non-profit, social, linguistic and cultural organization; incorporated under Non Profit Corporation act of the State of Ohio, to integrate, coordinate, network and unite the activities of all Kannadigas and for promotion and preservation of Kannada language and culture in Cleveland and North East Ohio.
Kerala Association of Ohio: The Kerala Association of Ohio (KAOH) is a non-profit cultural organization that brings together the Malayalee community of North Eastern Ohio. The association operates in the Greater Cleveland area, which boasts a strong legacy in manufacturing & healthcare and is known for its cultural diversity.
North East Ohio Marathi Mandal NEOMM is a non-profit, non-political organization primarily engaged in promoting social and cultural aspects of the State of Maharashtra, of the Country of India, and particularly the Marathi language.
North East Ohio Telugu Association: Cultural Association of Telugu Asian Indian from Andhra Pradesh, India
Cleveland Moms 4 Moms founded by Vidhya Ramachandran in 2017 with the primary goal of providing Asian Indian desi mothers in Cleveland, Akron and Northeast Ohio moving to the US with support. Should this intriguing organization be counter balanced by a Cleveland Dads 4 Dads for the suffering and oppressed Cleveland Asian Indian desi dads, yes or no?
Indian community association of Greater Akron ICAGA has been in existence for over 25 years.
ReplyDeleteIt is the only association in the area that brings all factions of Indian culture together under one roof. It a non religious and non denominational organization. We have numerous functions aimed at bringing the community together.
Please visit out web site ICAGA.org and visit our face book. Thanks
Contact: icagastaff@gmail.com