Before taking off for home on Tuesday, the US
President Donald
Trump and the First Lady
Melania Trump attended a state banquet hosted by President
Ram Nath Kovind at
Rashtrapati Bhavan. The event was attended by over 100 guests including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Cabinet ministers. Among others were industrialists like Azim Premji, AR Rahman, chef
Vikas Khanna and fashion designer Madhu Jain. Madhu, who also got a chance to interact with Melania at the event, said, “It was one of the most special events I attended in my life.
It was an honour for me to be present among such dignitaries. It was a sit-down dinner and before taking their seats, POTUS and FLOTUS met every guest and they were very sweet. Melania looked beautiful in her rose gold outfit, which interestingly had a pallu like drape over her shoulder. She also wore gold
jhumkis. Melania was very humble and sweet to talk to. I also met Ivanka, who really liked the
ikat kurta that I was wearing.”
The menu for the dinner included dishes like cajun spiced salmon,
raan alishan,
dal raisina and
dum gosht biryani. Desserts included hazelnut apple pie and
malpua with
rabri.
Ivanka Trump with husband Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump with husband Jared KushnerMadhu Jain with Donald Trump
Madhu Jain with Donald TrumpMadhu Jain with Melania Trump
Madhu Jain with Melania TrumpVikas Khanna and AR Rahman with US President Donald Trump (top) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (bottom)
Vikas Khanna and AR Rahman with US President Donald Trump (top) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (bottom)Vikas Khanna and AR Rahman
Vikas Khanna takes a selfie with AR Rahman at Rashtrapati Bhavan