The 35th annual Phagwah Parade in Queens made history on Sunday by celebrating two female grand marshals for the first time ever.
On March 26, Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar and Bahen Vedo, an executive member of the Hindu Mandirs Inc., both led the way for dozens of floats in Little Guyana.
At the parade, Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado underscored the sense of unity the march embodies about each year, and stated that New Yorkers should celebrate their diversity together. Marchers danced to the beat of drums and symbols, while New York City Police Department officers, the Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Manuel Castro and Senator Chuck Schumer proudly strode in the occasion.“We have more people from India and from the Caribbean Indian community here in New York, and here in Queens. I am fighting for immigration laws to make that happen. So, our great assembly member is the first Hindu in the assembly. She will not be the last,” Schumer said.
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