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Sister cities celebrate anniversary
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Chennai and Denver, Colorado joined in twinning programme
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The IAA was begun 52 years ago to help those who had returned from the U.S. to exchange notes
— Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
STRENGTHENING BONDS: U.S. Consul- General for south India David T. Hopper (left), greets Dolly Simon, secretary of the Indo-American Association and founder of Chennai-Denver Sister Cities programme. Kausalya Padmanabhan, president of IAA ( centre), looks on.
CHENNAI:
It was a nostalgic trip for several members of the Indo-American Association (IAA) who were instrumental in setting up a sister cities programme with Denver in Colorado in America and Chennai in India.
The Sister Cities programme celebrated its 20th anniversary by releasing an annual number on Tuesday. The programme was held at Hotel Dasaprakash where the first committee of the sister cities was formed in 1986.
United States of America's Consul General for south India, David T. Hopper, released the issue.
C.N. Ramadas, a retired bureaucrat and a member of Rotary Club who received the first copy, called for closer collaboration between the association and the club on the various projects the club had taken up.
Mr. Hopper, who recalled the association of former consul generals with the IAA, endorsed Mr. Ramadas's suggestion. Mr. Hopper said it was an important time for the association as commerce and trade ties were strengthening every day and travel to the U.S. for business, pleasure and education had increased significantly. People-to-people ties took place through such sister city associations, he said. Ida Lobo, a member, sang a few songs by John Denver.
The IAA was begun 52 years ago to help those who had returned from the U.S. to exchange notes. Later student exchange programmes were established with Denver. The city maintains a park called City of Chennai.
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