- Thomas Abraham
Dr. Thomas Abraham is the chairman [cite news |title= Meet to focus on problems of NRIs |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/05/stories/2006010514660200.htm |work=
The Hindu |date=2006-01-05 |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] of theGlobal Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), having previously founded the organization and served as its president. [cite news |title=GOPIO's third European regional conference |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/13249741.cms |work=The Times of India |date=2002-16-17 |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] He is also president of Innovative Research and Products, Inc., Stamford, CT, USAAccomplishments
Dr. Abraham can be given great credits to the NRI/PIO movement in the last four decades. [ [http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=3349 Lokvani article] ] Dr. Abraham coined the word PIO (people of Indian origin) in 1989, when he put together the First Convention of People of Indian Origin in New York. The greatest achievement of Dr. Abraham is initiating and building several NRI/PIO Indian community institutions in the last 34 years, as follows:
1. Federation of Indian Association (FIA) of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – 1977
2. National Federation of Indian-American Associations (NFIA) – 1980
3. Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) – 1989
4. Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center – 1993
5. Jagdish Bhagwati Chair for Indian Political Economy at Columbia University ($4.0 million endowment) – 1992-2000
6. National Indian American Association for Senior Citizens (NIAASC) – 1998
7. South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) – 2000
8. The Indus Nanotechnology Association (TINA) – Launched Oct. 2007
Dr. Abraham was honored with Bhratvanshi Gaurav Award (Person of Indian Origin Pride) instituted by Anthar Rashtriya Sahayog Nyas (Trust for International Cooperation) and presented by former Vice President Bhairon Singh Sekhawat on
January 4th ,2008 in New Delhi and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honor) award by President of India Pratibha Patil onJanuary 9th ,2008 in New Delhi. [ [http://www.theindianstar.com/index.php?uan=3228 Indian community in Connecticut felicitate Dr Thomas Abraham] (The Indian Star)]Personal
A resident of Stamford, CT (USA), Dr. Abraham stays with is wife, Dr. Susy Abraham, a geriatrician at Sarah Neuman Rehabilitation and Health Center division Jewish Home and Hospital in Mamaroneck, New York and has a daughter Nitya, a medical resident at New York University School of Medicine and a son who is a design engineer with Pratt & Whitney.
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External links
* [http://www.gopio.net GOPIO]
* [http://www.innoresearch.net/ Innovative Research & Products homepage]
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