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After Pennsylvania, This US State is Declaring Diwali as School Holiday for its 2 Lakh Indian Residents - News18

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After Pennsylvania, This US State is Declaring Diwali as School Holiday for its 2 Lakh Indian Residents - News18

World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

New York Diwali Holiday: Congresswoman Graced Meng, a prominent American lawmaker, has also introduced a bill in the US Congress last month to declare Diwali a federal holiday

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For those as confused as I was, a lakh is equal to 100,000.

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