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NRIs celebrate Republic Day Worldwide

New York, Jan 26, 2007
Surinder Singh

NRIs, worldwide celebrate their country's 58th Republic Day with a parade, cultural shows, a Bollywood dance-drama, patriotic songs.

  • In Washington, more than 250 NRIs and several trainee officers of the Indian armed forces in uniform joined the function that concluded the singing of the national anthem and patriotic songs. The Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen unfurling the national flag at a colourful function at the Indian embassy.
  • In London, Asoke Mukerji, India's Acting High Commissioner unfurled the national flag, followed by the recitation of national anthem. Mukerji said, 'The Indian community in the UK can take pride in the fact that their continued contribution to the prosperity and development of both their adopted homeland as well as their motherland has been a major factor in India's emergence as a global power. We are especially proud that this year's Republic Day Honours list carries the names of four eminent persons from the United Kingdom."
  • In Dubai, India's new Consul-General Venu Rajamony hoisted the flag at the Indian High School ground. The cultural programmes and renditions of patriotic songs by expatriate Indians marked the celebrations. India's Ambassador to Qatar George Joseph hoisted the tricolour at the premises of the Indian Cultural Centre.
  • In Bahrain, celebrate their country's 58th Republic Day with a parade, cultural shows, a Bollywood dance-drama, patriotic songs and a souvenir booklet. The weeklong celebrations, organised by the Coordination Committee of Indian Associations (CCIA), are being held under the patronage of Indian ambassador to Bahrain Balkrishna Shetty, reported the Gulf Daily News.
  • In Abu Dhabi, Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Chandra Mohan Bhandari unfurled the Indian flag at the embassy premises in the presence of a large gathering of diplomats, VIPs and members of the Indian community.
  • In Beijing, India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao hoisted the flag. A large gathering sang the national anthem and raised chants of 'Bharat mata ki jai'.
  • In Islamabad, India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Satyabrata Pal hoisted the flag.

 

By Balwant Sanghera, BC Canada:

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