2 Indian-American businessmen felicitated by Donald Trump

Two Indian-American businessmen were felicitated by US President Donald Trump in recognition of their small but significant contribution to the US economy. Sharad Thakkar and Karan Arora along with seven other owners of minority businesses were honoured at White House yesterday.Thakkar is president of Polymer Technologies, which is recipient of Minority Energy Firm of the Year. 

Arora is director of family-owned Natural Vitamin Labs, based out of Florida, which is recipient of Minority Export Firm of the Year award. Both Thakkar and Arora



came to the US as students for studies and earned the pathway to citizenship through H-1B and Green Card.

Arora said Trump's policies are reviving America's manufacturing base.The simplification of tax code would come out as a great boon for small family-owned businesses like him.

Indian-Americans are making great contributions to the US economy, said Thakkar.Originally from Baroda, he came to the United States some 30 years ago.Arora moved to the US in 2000 for undergraduate studies from Mumbai.