US President Donald Trump joined the Diwali celebrations and participated in a diya-lighting ceremony at the White House on Friday.
The gathering brought together prominent members of the Indian diaspora to celebrate the festival of lights inside the executive office of the US President. As part of the Diwali celebrations at the White House, Indian entrepreneur Vishal Gondal met US President Trump and participated in the diya-lighting ceremony. Honoured to celebrate Diwali with President Donald Trump and proud to gift him with a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsidas’s hymn to Lord Hanuman that millions of us recite for courage, devotion and strength. President Trump celebrated Diwali at the Oval Office in the presence of Indian-American members of his administration, entrepreneurs, and CEOs.
India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, FBI director Kash Patel, renowned chef Vikas Khanna, entrepreneur Vishal Gondal, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and US National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya were among those present at the celebrations, according to news agency PTI. In his post, the entrepreneur said he had gifted Trump a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa during the occasion. Sharing pictures of the celebrations, Gondal said, “A moment of shared light in the Oval Office.
Gondal, the founder of GOQii, shared details of the Diwali celebration in a post on X on Saturday and wrote, “A moment of shared light in the Oval Office.
