Indians across the world on Monday enthusiastically celebrated the 75th anniversary of India's Independence by hoisting the tricolour and singing the national anthem and patriotic songs at the country's missions. India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat hoisted the tricolour at the Indian Embassy. A large number of Beijing-based Indian diaspora attended the colourful event.
After the flag hoisting, Rawat read out President Droupadi Murmu's address to the nation.
Later, members of the Indian diaspora presented cultural programmes.
In the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Indian Consulate General Shambhu Hakki who is also a "musician by passion" released his latest song Sabse Pyara Desh Mera, a musical tribute to India on its 76th Independence Day.
In Singapore, a 16-member band from the patrol vessel INS Saryu played patriotic songs at the Indian High Commission in the country as part of the Indian Navy's initiative to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav across six continents.
INS Saryu, with a crew of 160, is on a visit to Singapore to hoist the tiranga (tricolour), the High Commission said on Monday. More than 800 Indians joined High Commissioner P Kumaran in celebrating National Day at the Grange Road High Commission complex. ..
Students from Indian schools danced to tunes of patriotic songs
It was the first in-person post-Covid celebration that overwhelmed the chancery.
Contingents from all three services of the Indian Armed Forces participated for the first time in the flag hoisting at the Indian High Commission.
In Nepal, the 76th Independence Day celebrations began with the hoisting of the national flag by Counsellor Shri Prasanna Shrivastava. This was followed by the reading of the address to the nation from President Murmu.
The embassy felicitated widows and next of kin of deceased Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces by disbursing their dues worth NPR 2.65 crore.
The mission also awarded the winners of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Quiz organised by the Ministry of External Affairs to motivate overseas Indian youth and foreign nationals to enhance their knowledge about India.
The celebrations witnessed renditions of patriotic songs and performances by teachers and students of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the Embassy and Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Kathmandu.
In Herzliya, Tel Aviv, India's Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, unfurled the tricolor to celebrate 75th Independence Day in the presence of about 300 people from the Indian community, emphasising on efforts to "deepen" the strategic relationship between the two nations.
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