India Fest Milwaukee, organised by Spindle India, was held here in Wisconsin on Saturday, August 15 morning.
Canadian PM Stephen Harper and wife Laureen recently visited the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Toronto on August 17 with many conservative candidates from greater Toronto joining in to commemorate India’s 69th Independence Day.
Indian community organisations organised a reception in honour of Indian high commissioner Navdeep Suri who recently took over in Canberra from his predecessor.
An overwhelming feeling of pride and unity was palpable amongst the hundreds waiting in the huge hall at the office premises of the consulate-general of India in Toronto. Cries of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai Ho!” rent the air as consul-general. Akhileh Mishra took to the stage.
Indian Independence Day fell on a weekend this year, and scores of Indian-origin Canadians gathered in the City Hall of Ottawa, Canada’s capital, to honour their homeland.
Indian Indepedence Day was celebrated here at the consul-general’s office in downtown Toronto at 10 am on August 15. Consul-general Akhilesh Mishra hoisted the Indian flag before a crowd of Indian-origin Canadians attending the programme.
On Aug 15, Meenakshi Seshadri sat down for an exclusive half an hour interview at her residence in Plano, Texas. Once a popular actress, the Damini of Bollywood is now playing a role of a responsible mother, a wife and homemaker.
Senior citizens of India and Pakistan came together in a rare display of bonhomie to celebrate the 69th Independence Day of India and Pakistan under the aegis of American Association of Retired Asians (Aara) and DuPage Senior Citizens Council (DSCC) in Chicago.
Evenings in Paradise’, a musical evening, was held in downtown Detroit City in Michigan recently.
The 69th Indian Independence Day was celebrated with fervour by the Indian community in Dar-Es-Salaam.
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