1st IRFCNA Convention, Philadelphia 2010.
The first annual Indian Railway Fan Club North America (IRFCNA) convention was held in Philadelphia, PA on the 12th and 13th of June 2010. 19 members from 9 states and 2 countries attended the event which was held at the University of Pennsylvania's campus.
Photographs provided by Jay Balakrishna, Harsh Vardhan, Mani Vijay, Ramdev Gowda, Saqib Karori and Bharat Vohra.
At Sriram's place: from left - Jishnu, Pushkar, Bharat, Jay, Adil, Ramdev (Mani Vijay)
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This is where it all happened: Williams Hall in Perelman Quadrangle.
View of the Quadrangle across the Spruce Street from William Hall (Convention Venue).
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One of the Founders of IRFCA, Jishnu Mukherjee, introduces himself to the attendees (Saqib Karori)
June 12 introductions: Saqib Karori relates his prenatal experiences aboard 137/8 Chattisgarh Express.
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June 12 introductions: Adesh Saxena describes the milky way as seen from the eyes of a railfan.
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Jishnu's talk is being enjoyed by (from left) Sriram, Harsh, Ramdev, Pushkar, Anand, Manish. (Mani Vijay)
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Break-time poses: Naeem and Vijay. (Mani Vijay)
More break-time shots: (from left) Arun, Praveen, Vijay, Jay, Adil. (Mani Vijay)
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Convention attendees walking through the sylvan surrounds of the UPenn campus as they head for a much needed lunch break. (Bharat Vohra)
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After having a nice lunch at Chipotle, we are heading back to the convention room. From left - Jaimin, Manish, Jishnu, Ramdev, Sriram (hidden), Pushkar (Mani Vijay)
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Recent comments
Nice album. Convention Images presented in a very nice way.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2010 Jun 29 13:53:53 +0000
Again , thanks for sharing !!!
Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2010 Jun 27 08:53:21 +0000
Good to put faces against some of the names!!!
Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2010 Jun 27 06:56:44 +0000