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Gala kickoff

By Annie Blaylock McQueen, Staff writer | April 27, 2017

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Chari Beth White and Roseann Rogers (Photo: Sly Cat Studios)

Chari Beth White and Roseann Rogers (pictured, from left) hung out at Pratham Houston’s gala kickoff. Pratham is a non-profit that has helped more than 45 million children in India with educational support. Sushmita Sen, actress, model and former Miss Universe, was a guest at the annual fundraiser. Pratham Houston president Ash Shah and vice president Asha Dhurme welcomed more than 70 guests, including the gala’s mistress of ceremonies, KTRK-TV meteorologist Casey Curry, along with her husband Carl Hahn and Deborah Elias, Corbett Parker, Sonia Soto, Dr. Angela Sturm, Mani Surkari, Meena Patel, Megha Tejpal, and Dr. and Mrs. Kiran Shah, plus gala co-chairs Annu and Sagar Naik, Shital and Bob Patel, Shawn Karande, Mini Vettical and Pratham USA treasurer Swatantra Jain and his wife Bimla.

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