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he 74th Independence Day of India was celebrated in Sao Paulo on August 15,
2020, Saturday. The main event, organized by the Indian Con- sulate in Sao Paulo was held at the Swami Vivekanand Cultur- al Centre (SVCC). Broadcast live on the Facebook pages of the consulate and the cultur- al center, the event was joined online by a large number of members of Indian community in Brazil as well as local people.
The event started with the hoisting of the national flag by the Consul General at the cul- tural centre auditorium in the presence of consulate officials and SVCC staff. It was followed by the national anthem.
Mr Mishra then read the speech of the president of india, addressed to the nation, on the eve of the 74th independence day. addressing the commu- nity through social me- dia platforms, Mr Mishra spoke about how the indi- an mission was providing support to the members of indian community in the middle of pandemic.
He also touched upon the important role being played by Indian IT and pharmaceutical firms, based in Brazil, at such a
Consul General Amit Mishra addressing the event at the ICC
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Ratnabali Adhikari is an accomplished singer
tural programme to celebrate the Independence Day as well as their Indian-ness here. Mrs Puja Kaushik, the SVCC direc- tor, thanked the Indian Associ- ation of Sao Paulo for preparing the programme as she gave de- tails of various items presented by the community members.
The cultural programme began with a beautiful rendi- tion of the national song, Vande Mataram, by Mrs Ratnabali Adhikari, a well-known musi- cian based in Sao Paulo for a long time. The national song was followed by the singing of the four extra stanzas of the na- tional anthem by Arindam Bose and Soumya Mondal, who exe- cuted it perfectly. Then
Saruhi Mishra, a young member of the community pre- sented a piano version of the national anthem.
Speaking on behalf of the community, Indian Associa- Continued at next page... >>
crucial time.
The consul general’s address
was followed by the playing of congratulatory messages from senior officials of the Sao Paulo state and city governments.
As because of the pandem- ic-related restriction, the com- munity members could not join the event in person, but a large number of them joined it on- line. They also presented a cul-
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