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www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know Indo-American Chamber Of Commerce Meets Indian Consulate Officials To Discuss Trade T he Indian Consulate in NewYork recently held a meeting with a business delegation from the Indo- American Chamber of Commerce, IACC. The meeting was held at the Consul- ate in Manhattan July 29, 2026. The IACC delegation was led by Regional President Raghavendra Ponkshe. Delegation members discussed on- boarding MSMEs and startups, technol- ogy transfer and innovation, and opportu- nities in services exports in legal, IPR and accounting sectors, a post on X.com from the Consulate said. Ponkshe thanked India’s Consul Gen- eral Binaya Srikanta Pradhan and Trade Consul Rajlakshmi Kadam for hosting the event and engaging with the IACC delegation. “Interesting insights on the engagement within the IndoUS corridor. The trade portal for MSME in India and the US is surely a game changer,” Ponkshe posted on X. By a StaffWriter PHOTO COLLAGE:X.COM @INDIAINNEWYORK Above and below: Representatives from the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and the Indian Consulate in New York met July 29, 2026. 5 CITY VIEWS August 7, 2026 T he Rajasthani diaspora in North America has wel- comed Rajasthan Governor and Chancellor Haribhau Bagde’s directive to establish dedi- cated Rajasthani Language Study Centers in state universities, describ- ing it as a significant step towards preserving and promoting the language. Prem Bhandari, President of the Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) and International Convener of the Akhil Bhartiya Rajasthani Bhasha Manyata Sang- harsh Samiti, termed the decision a “historic milestone” and said it marked an important moment in the long-standing campaign for recogni- tion of the Rajasthani language. According to Bhandari, the Gov- ernor’s directive has rekindled hope among Rajasthani-speaking com- munities in India and abroad that meaningful institutional measures are finally being taken to promote and preserve the language. He said the latest development was closely linked to a campaign that has con- tinued for more than two decades, seeking the inclusion of Rajasthani in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which would grant it official language status. Bhandari recalled that the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution in 2003 supporting the inclu- sion of Rajasthani in the Eighth Schedule after a memorandum was submitted that year. He also noted that another memo- randum was submitted to then-President Pratibha Patil in 2011, but the proposal remains pending with the Central govern- ment. Pending constitutional recognition, Bhandari urged the Rajasthan government to declare Rajasthani as the state’s Second Official Language, noting that several other states have accorded similar status to their regional languages. Highlighting the linguistic rich- ness of Rajasthani, Bhandari referred to the Rajasthani Dictionary com- piled by Dr Sitaram Lalas, which contains more than 210,000 words. He said RANA would continue its “peaceful, democratic and constitu- tional” campaign until Rajasthani is included in the Eighth Schedule. The development follows an order issued on Tuesday by the office of Rajasthan Governor and Chancellor Haribhau Bagde directing 11 state- funded universities across Rajasthan to establish Rajasthani Language Study Centres. The universities covered under the directive include the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur, Jai NarainVyas University in Jodhpur and Mohan- lal Sukhadia University in Udaipur, among others. The Governor’s Secretariat has instruct- ed the vice-chancellors of the universities to initiate the process of establishing the centres “at the earliest” and submit prog- ress reports to Raj Bhavan. - ANI “Historic Milestone”: Rajasthani Diaspora In North America Welcomes Governor’s Order On Language Centers PHOTO:ANI Members of Rajasthan Association of North America pose for a picture.