Indians world over mark I-day with patriotic fervour, gaiety

Beijing, Aug 15 (PTI) Patriotic fervour gripped Indians
across the world on Sunday as they enthusiastically celebrated
the country's 64th Independence Day by unfurling the tricolour
and organising a series of cultural events and festivities.
In Beijing, Indian Ambassador S Jaishankar hoisted the
tricolour at the Indian embassy premises in the presence of a
large number of community members, including businessmen and
professionals. He also read out Indian President Pratibha
Patil's address to the nation.
A similar function was held at the Indian Consulate in
Shanghai, where Consul General Riva Ganguly Das unfurled the
national flag. About 400 members of Indian community attended
the event, including Indian medical students from Suzhou,
Nantong and Nanjing universities in Jiangsu province.
In Abu Dhabi, the function commenced with the hoisting
of the flag by M K Lokesh, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, who
also read out the President's message, while Consul General
Sanjay Verma unfurled the tricolour in Dubai.
With the event falling during the holy month of Ramadan
which calls for austerity and fasting during the day time,
grand cultural programmes and sweet distribution were avoided
as a mark of respect for the local culture.
In Kuwait City, Indian Ambassador Ajai Malhotra hoisted
the tricolour at a ceremony held at the embassy and similar
events were organised in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and
India's consulate in the port city of Jeddah.
On the eve of the Independence Day, Saudi King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz had sent a congratulatory message to President
Pratibha Patil and wished her permanent good health and
happiness and India's people steady progress and prosperity.
King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
hailed the relations between the two friendly countries and
expressed his keenness to enhance them in all fields.
In Singapore, more than 3,000 Indians took part in a
function to mark the Independence Day, where High Commissioner
T C A Raghavan hoisted the tricolour. Students from Indian
schools sang the national anthem and patriotic numbers at
the ceremony.
Raghavan also read out the 'address to the nation' by
President Patil. (More) PTI Team
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