Dear Fellow Nagarathars,

I am humbled, and honored to lead the NSNA for the next two years (2020-21). I would like to thank you all for the opportunity and the confidence you have in the Chicagoland Nagarathars. It's a privilege to serve our community, and I assure you, we will do our best to deliver on our commitments. We have a strong team that is enthusiastic to preserve our heritage, expand our social/humanitarian causes, while ensuring no one is left behind.

Our vision for the team is to connect & serve our community globally, being inclusive, while engaging our next generation. I would like to highlight a few of the several initiatives/objectives we have set forth:

• Elevate charitable causes across education, humanitarian, and cultural needs
• Engage the youth and promote our heritage & values across the Nagarthar community in North America
• Transform the functions to self-sustenance including digital
• Healthy Nagarathar living by generating awareness and support
• Connect and develop network of Nagarathars across the world among professionals, philanthropists, entrepreneurs - together we can make a difference

I earnestly request your support as we progress with our causes and initiatives, without your help we will not be able make this a better place for our community at large.

We will connect over digital mediums and I will constantly provide updates on our progress. We will continue the success we have in the Retreat as a platform for our community to meet and connect. We are planning a wonderful retreat in the Chicago region in July 2021 and we will be in touch with you all to provide more details as we get closer.

I would also like to thank the founders of the NSNA, Advisory Council, and all the pervious office bearers and volunteers who have made this organization what it is today.

My executive committee and our committee members look forward to working with each and every one of you to elevate NSNA above and beyond.

If there is anything I can do in the meantime, please feel free to reach out to me. Stay safe, stay healthy.

Kind Regards,
Karthikeyan Swarnam