Indian diaspora units 2 Guinness World information in New York at India Day Parade

Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) — the main diaspora organisation within the US — has stated that it has set two Guinness World information for essentially the most variety of totally different flags flown concurrently and the biggest ensemble of historic musical instrument Damru because it celebrated ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 75 wonderful years of Indian Independence on fifteenth and twenty first August this 12 months.

More than 1500 volunteers had registered for the report on the FIA web site.

The organisation stated in an announcement on Sunday that it had tried the information to commemorate the completion of 75 years of Indian Independence which was earmarked as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FIA’s crew of 180 volunteers labored around the clock to organize for the varied occasions to be held on August fifteenth and August twenty first to rejoice “the motherland and the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ marking the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence.”

A 220 ft-long majestic ‘Khadi’ Indian tricolor was flown over the Hudson river right here and pan-India mega star Allu Arjun together with the New York City Mayor within the presence of host of different dignitaries and celebrities led the annual India Day Parade on Sunday alongside Madison Avenue as a part of the grand celebrations hosted by FIA to rejoice ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

The FIA’s India Day parade is taken into account the biggest parade outdoors India to mark the nation’s independence and brings collectively hundreds of members of the diaspora for one of many greatest cultural extravaganzas within the US.

The India Day Parade runs by a number of streets of Madison Avenue within the coronary heart of Manhattan, that includes tableaux by varied Indian-American organisations, marching bands, police contingents and cultural performances by younger Indian-American kids.

FIA President Kenny Desai stated that “they salute the vision and efforts of the Indian PM and FIA in its own way tried to its bit by attempting the records and making our motherland shine in our homeland.”

Ankur Vaidya, Chairman, FIA said that these records are dedicated to the global community, saying without the support of the global diaspora this feat would not have been possible.

“The endeavour required huge efforts and the entire crew of FIA volunteers labored exhausting for the previous few months particularly for the reason that logistics had been an enormous problem in itself,” stated FIA Secretary and Event Chair Pravin Bansal.

Every 12 months, hundreds of individuals from the Indian diaspora converge within the coronary heart of Manhattan of their conventional finery to rejoice India’s Independence Day. The day-long celebration consists of particular meals stalls, cultural extravaganza and floats by varied organisations primarily based within the US.

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