Sayantan Chakravarty, Publisher of Indian Americans in Greater Los Angeles Area, presented a copy of this 228-page coffee table book to Mr Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, Secretary—Overseas Indian Affairs and CPV at the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at his office. Mr Mulay led the team of officers who organized the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 in Bengaluru. He was Indian Consul General in New York prior to the present posting.

Mr Mulay who is an award-winning writer himself appreciated the book. A copy of the book will be sent to the library of the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra.

The book, earlier launched in Los Angeles in April 2017, was produced as a result of solid team effort led by Project Chair Inder Singh and others. It contains well-researched articles on Indian Americans in Southern California and chronicles the rise of Indians in America as well. Chapters are dedicated to businesses, organizations and individuals from the Greater Los Angeles Area.