Over forty years ago, the Association of Indians at Rutgers was created with the goal of celebrating and promoting various parts of the Indian culture to its community and now, forty years later the organization has flourished and fulfilled that credo beyond anyone’s imagination. Today, we are the largest cultural organization at Rutgers, a university that encompasses the largest population of South Asian students in the nation. Our university’s rich and diverse population, allows us to not only celebrate our own way of life, through shows and events, but to show people of all cultures the depth of Indian culture and tradition. We continually strive to preserve our own nationality while integrating it into our daily lives in America. Through community service projects and fundraisers, we support the community and less fortunate and through shows and various traditional events we also celebrate the culture we love.

The main purpose of our organization includes:
• Promoting cultural and social awareness of the Indian tradition to all students at Rutgers University.
• Providing opportunities for our members to display appreciation for Indian culture through our various events, which include shows, meetings, and other cultural get-togethers.
• Helping our society by organizing relief efforts and funding to those less fortunate by way of the many charitable organizations we support.
• Interacting with other cultural organizations to bring unity to the Indian community at Rutgers.

Yearly events:
• A yearly show, showcasing the artistic and cultural talents of our students to the community while creating awareness and raising money for
various charities.
• National “Be The Change” Day: a national community service project in conjunction with the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) in honor of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
• Operation Smile Charity Date Auction: a collaborative event that takes place each spring in early February to raises thousands for Operation Smile, all thanks to the donations of local business. In the past we have raised over $6,300.00 within 4 hours.
• We also hold a variety of smaller events including: South Asian Social, Raas ki Raat – Garba, the Holi Picnic, and the Final Stretch.