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75TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
Consulate General of India celebrates

August 15 with members of community

Consul General confers Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) Quiz – 2022 Gold Medal for the PIO/OCI category on Riya Dadheech

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
he Consulate General of India,
New York, celebrated 76th In-
Tdependence Day of India on
Monday, August 15, 2022 at the Con-
sulate in the presence of members of
the community, including State Sena-
tor, New York Mr. Kevin Thomas, the
first Indian-American State Senator in
New York. During the program, Con-
sul General conferred Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav (AKAM) Quiz – 2022 Gold
Medal for the PIO/OCI category on
Ms. Riya Dadheech. Miss Riya Dad-
heech and Mr. Udayan Dhar are the
winners of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahot-
sav (AKAM) Quiz – 2022 Gold Medal Consul General Randhir Jaiswal unfurls Indian flag at the CGI New York
from the jurisdiction of the Consulate.
Congratulatory messages from
several local elected officials and ce-
lebrities were received. Governors,
State Assemblies and City Govern-
ments from nine States under the
Consulate’s jurisdiction issued procla-
mations and citations celebrating In-
dia’s 75 years of independence.
Later, Consul General hoisted
the national flag in a special event or-
ganized by the Federation of Indian CGI Randhir Jaiswal
Associations (FIA – NY/NJ/CT) at the
iconic Times Square in New York City.
On August 15th, FIA– NY/NJ/CT in
collaboration with the Consulate or-
ganized a lighting Ceremony at Em-
pire State Building in New York City.
Among other community orga-
nized events, the prominent ones were
11th India Day Parade organized in
Hicksville, Long Island, New York,
August 07th; Heritage of India festival Yoshita Singh-PTI with CGI Randhir Jaiswal CGI Randhir Jaiswal addressing the community
organized by Indian American Cultur-
al Association of Westchester, August
07th; flag hoisting ceremony at Phila- Indian Associations (FIA), New En- of India’s independence, the Consul- The grand finale of this series will take
delphia City Hall by Council of Indian gland, Boston, August 13th; India Day ate General of India in association place on 15th August, featuring In-
Organizations in Greater Philadelphia Parade organized by Indian Business with the Indo-American Arts Coun- dia’s celebrated Sarod maestro Ustad
on August 12th; Independence Day Association, New Jersey on August cil (IAAC) celebrated Festival of In- Amjad Ali Khan at the Carnegie Hall.
celebrations at Connecticut State Cap- 14th. The special feature of the Bos- dia@75. The series began on August The celebrations organized
itol Building held by Indian associa- ton celebrations, held close to Boston 5th with a photo exhibition by cele- around Independence Day, this year,
tion of Central Connecticut on August Harbour, was that it meaningfully brated photographer Steve McCurry. had a distinct flavor of Azadi ka Am-
13th; India day Parade organized by brought out the shared historical con- In the subsequent days, noted Clas- rit Mahotsav. Wholehearted Partici-
Council of Heritage and Arts of India, nections between Indian and Ameri- sical vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty, pation from members of the diaspora
at Williamsville, Buffalo, August 13th; can independence. flautist Rakesh Chaurasia and Sitarist and friends of India transformed the
India Day Parade & Flag Hoisting cel- In order to mark a special cele- Purbayan Chatterjee performed at landmark celebrations into a true peo-
ebrations organized by Federation of bration on the occasion of 75 years the Carnegie Hall in New York City. ple’s movement.

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