The India Day parade was led by former Indian cricketer R P Singh.

Washington:

A 220-feet US-India flag flying excessive within the sky over Boston attracted everybody’s consideration throughout the first-ever India Day Parade to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the nation’s independence within the historic American metropolis.

Marked by bands of veterans, scores of floats reflecting the range of each India and the US, amidst a patriotic flavour and songs, the Indian Day Parade was attended by 1000’s of individuals from greater than 30 international locations.

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Led by former Indian cricket participant R P Singh, it was addressed by a number of politicians from Massachusetts and New England together with many eminent Indian-Individuals from the area.

“The primary ever India Day Parade in Boston was a historic success. All credit score goes to the Indian-Individuals within the metropolis and the volunteers who labored day and evening to make this a grand success,” mentioned group chief Abhishek Singh, the president of the Federation of Indian Associations-New England which was the organiser of the parade.

Mr Singh, the mind behind the India Day Parade in Boston, mentioned that he was impressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name for celebrating 75 years of Impartial India as “The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” internationally.

“Boston is thought for beginning America’s freedom battle. So, we determined to rejoice this in a grand method on this historic metropolis,” he mentioned.

In the course of the parade on Saturday that culminated on the Boston Harbor, an airplane carrying a 220-feet India-US Flag flew over town.

“India’s tricolor flying excessive within the sky stole the center of the general public at giant. It was not simply an extraordinary flag, it was a 220-feet lengthy Indian tricolor flying together with an American star spangle being flown by a small airplane within the blue sky scattered with white and gray clouds,” Mr Singh mentioned.

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