2026 Kiran Gala

Our 2026 Annual Gala was incredible! Thank you to all who attended and supported this beautiful night at Whistling Woods Farm with food catered by Lime and Lemon.

Thank you to the talented team of musicians: Eric Benjamin, Deepak Khopka, Pratik Shah, Amit Chandekar, and Rutu Chandekar who provided a lovely soundtrack to the evening.

This event would not have been possible if it were not for our dedicated team of volunteers, especially our hardworking Gala Committee!

To every sponsor who took the time to support this event, we are profoundly grateful to you all. Each one of you strengthens our mission in empowering survivors.

Thank you to our Emcee, Vinita Sharma. The speeches made by NC Secretary of State Dr. Elaine Marshall; Secretary of NCDHHS Dr. Devdutta Sangavi; and a Kiran founder, Dr. Lisa Rahangadale were incredibly moving and impactful.

We appreciate the local leaders who came out to the event and showed their support for Kiran: Cary Council Member Sarika Bansal, Morrisville Mayor TJ Cawley, Morrisville Council Member Satish Garimella, and Senator Jay Chadhuri.

Thank you to those who donated items for our silent auction: Aisha Butter, Minnie Gupta, Kailas Thakker, Vinita Jain, Sonal Patel from Woodhouse Spa, Sudha Dev, Pallavi Mona Talwar, Kala Tharp, Arvind Mahajan, Jalwa, Carved in Cary, Nancy Stolfo-Corti from Wine Fairy, and Gurpreet Kaur.

Please take a moment to check out the stunning photography and video done by Kruti Parekh at Storyland Photography!