About Global Indian Council
A Non Profit Global Network Organization of Indian Diaspora
About Global Indian Council (GIC)
Global Indian Council (GIC) Inc. (hereinafter called GIC) is a non-profit global network of people of Indian origin whose purpose is to connect, support, promote and empower youth, students, and professionals (generally Indians) worldwide in ventures that would benefit society at large. GIC is a non-political and non-religious organization.
Structure
Four (4) Tier organization(s) with a Global Committee, National Committee, State Committee, and Chapter consisting of officers and members with a colorful and meaningful logo.
Four-Tier Leadership Model
Global Committee
Worldwide leadership, vision, and coordination across all countries and chapters.
National Committee
Country-level governance connecting global goals with national diaspora communities.
State Committee
Regional state coordination for programs, events, and member engagement.
Chapter
Local community chapters where members connect, volunteer, and serve together.
From Global to Local
Officers and members at every level work together to connect the Indian diaspora worldwide.
Global Indian Council Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our History
Global Indian Council is incorporated in the State of Texas as a nonprofit, nonreligious and nonpolitical organization giving equal opportunity for people who would like to give back to the community. It was incorporated on May 1, 2022 and was inaugurated by Atlanta Consul General Dr. Swathi Kulkarni and the officials including myself was sworn in by Hon. Former Ambassador Pradeep Kapoor.
More than thirty (30) million people of Indian origin are abroad and connecting them to a great network spreading to countries across the world including India is not an easy task.
Travelling at the age of 24 to Mumbai and then to Middle East (Bahrain) for livelihood, and later arrived in USA with family of 3 children, I believed that my problems to survive might be the same for many. Otherwise, it might differ a bit, but they all have struggle to settle in a foreign country. While striving for existence, the passion for helping others became prominent in me. Out of my earned experience from school, college, University Union and University Senate, and the social life from my village Kaviyoor, Kerala, India, realized that giving a helping and to fellow men is essential. It gave me enormous energy to my mind and body. Once the idea came to my mind around in the year of 2020, I have shared it with my friends and acquaintances within USA and across the countries. I could successfully connect many ideal persons through them one by one, and now, we have more than 100 founding members to full fill our mission. They are the current founding Cabinet Members, Chairs and Co-Chairs of Center of Excellence, Executive Council Members, Founding Members, Brand Ambassadors, and the sole Goodwill Ambassador. Those who joins us the first time in any of the GIC Chapter, National or Global Committee directly or indirectly will be considered as the founding member of that committee.
Indian Community around the world had proved as one of the hard working and culture embracing communities maintaining the values. They have showed their leadership and proved that they obey the law of the country they live, and they are helpful to others.
This statement makes sense to me that NO ONE IS BORN AS A GREAT PERSON BUT BECOME GREAT BY HIS/HER CONSISTENT WORK OR ACTION BASED ON PURSUING A GREAT VISION AND MISSION.
A network organization with 4 levels such as global, national, state and chapters giving a strong brand name of India to connect, support, promote, and empower youth, students, and professionals to benefit the society is our aim.
Holding our culture and great values of love, respect and helping each other with our resources individually or collectively, we will be able to make a difference.
Warm welcome to Global Indian Council Inc.
"NOT ALL OF US CAN DO GREAT THINGS. BUT WE CAN DO SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE."
PC Mathew
Founding President
Dallas, Texas, USA
Organization Bylaws
The bylaws of Global Indian Council (GIC) Inc. define how the organization is governed, including membership, committees, elections, meetings, finances, and amendments. They ensure transparent, accountable leadership across our global, national, state, and chapter tiers.
Members and the public may review the official bylaws document below. For questions about governance or proposed amendments, contact the GIC compliance team through our contact page.
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Our Vision
Create a comprehensive global network of people of Indian origin to promote causes of peace and profound happiness ensuring the establishment of universal brotherhood for the benefit of India and the entire world.
Our Mission
- Utilize Indians' common kinship to promote a better and brighter future for persons of Indian origin.
- To advocate for issues important to the Indian diaspora as a unified voice and to be potential to the government in resolving them.
- To utilize the talents and resources of this organization to engage in non-political civic activities for the benefit of society.
- To promote philanthropic activities in an organized, and unified manner.
- To support governments and non-profit organizations in initiatives that benefit society.
- Affiliate local Indian and/or Indian Ethnic organizations under the umbrella of GIC to support them and give a global reach.
- To support work to address environmental issues.
- To promote and preserve Indian cultural values and ethics.
- To connect professionals, students, and entrepreneurs across the globe to build strong ties for their mutual benefit and the benefit of the organization and its members.
- To promote education, healthcare, and innovation and recognize eminent personalities for their contributions to society for good causes.
- To conduct conferences, share experiences through workshops, webinars/seminars, etc., for the purpose of promoting and creating awareness of various innovative affairs of the present world.
- To transparently raise funds through subscriptions, donations, gifts, grants, etc., and utilize the funds to fulfill the missions of this organization.
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