On January 19, 2026, in Burlington, Massachusetts, the Foundation of Indian Americans (FIA) – New England, along with all it’s partner organizations held a free community health camp at the Center of Creative Arts in Burlington, Massachusetts, to commemorate MLK Day, honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through community service.
More than 300 members of the community were served with medical, dental and vision checks at no cost, thanks to several healthcare professionals of Indian origin, including: Dr. Anahita Dua, Director of the Vascular Laboratory and Associate Leader of Advanced Vascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital; Ravindra Zende of Jatan Foundation for Inclusion (Social worker with focus on vision care); Dr Shivkumar, Senior Psychiatrist and Dementia Specialist; Dr Sapna Agarwal, Primary Care Physician.
Others involved included Dr. Nirav Patel, USCIS-Designated Civil Surgeon; Dr. Bijal Patel, Cardiologist; Dr. Sarju Ganatra, Cardio-Onco-Metabolic Medicine Physician; Dr. Ram Yadav, Dentist; Dr Shezan Fouzdar; Dr. Radha Bansal; Dr. Sweschha Bhatt; Shalu Yadav, Physical Therapist; Punithavathy, Clinical Dietitian; and Pooja Arora, Attorney specializing in Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts.
The event was emceed by Jyoti Singh ( FIA-Director) with brief description of Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. and his legacy for the pursuit of equality and social harmony. Sahana Purohit, a social worker, was the chief guest of the event.
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Sanjay Gokhale, Vice President of FIA – New England, welcomed all the Physicians and other volunteer healthcare workers, and explained the motivation and agenda for the medical camp.
Abhishek Singh, president of FIA – New England said, “We are inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s dream of equality and social harmony, and wanted to honor his memory by organizing free community healthcare camp with free vision checks and dispensing of reading glasses at no cost”.
Many prominent community leaders attended this healthcare camp, including Nilesh and Deepa Agarwal and Dipak Garg of the India Association of Greater Boston; Devendra Patil, Owner of The Treasury/Rassa/Bombay Launch Restaurant Chain; Rakesh and Aditi Soni, Prominent entrepreneur and Saheli Executive; Hetal and Java Joshi, founders of the Academy of Creative Art; Manisha Jain, executive director of Ekal Vidyalaya; Mohan Nannapannei, founder & president of Team Aid; Vikas Deshpande of HSS; Dr. Monie and Arun Malhotra; Dr. Ranjani and Anil Saigal, Founders of Lokvani; Rakesh and Deepti Kavsari and Anand Sharma, FIA-NE executives; and Sonal Limbachia.
Young volunteers included Mitesh Soni, Mahesh Chilka, Rasik Mehta, Tisha Singh, Saisa Sharma, Pragna Kavsari, Abhuday Singh and Ranuday Singh.
Amol Penshanwar and Shova Sharma thanked all the partners, including Jatan foundation, Restoring Vision, Academy of Creative Arts, The Treasury, Lynn & Woburn Urgent Care & Happy Life Adult Day Care, as well as all the participating healthcare professionals, supporters and volunteers for making the camp a success.