August 24, 2022
1 min read

World’s biggest India day parade held in New York City

The flags display, in keeping with the theme this year of honouring the Tiranga, the Indian flag, made a show of India’s universality by also including the flags of nations around the world…reports Asian Lite News

Billed as the world’s biggest Indian event outside the nation, the annual India Day Parade was held in New York City celebrating India’s 75th anniversary of Independence.

Telugu megastar Allu Arjun was the grand marshal at the parade on Sunday, which saw an estimated turnout of 150,000 people, both as marchers and as the audience along the route on Madison Avenue.

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) tri-state area unit, which organised the celebration, claimed that two events at the parade entered the Guinness Book of World Records: The most number of flags flown simultaneously, and the largest ensemble of the damru, the twin-headed drum.

FIA Chairman Ankur Vaidya said that these records are dedicated to the global Indian community.

The flags display, in keeping with the theme this year of honouring the Tiranga, the Indian flag, made a show of India’s universality by also including the flags of nations around the world.

New York’s Mayor Eric Adams, holding aloft an Indian flag, was among those leading the parade.

Singer and composer Kailash Kher led a mass singing of “Hindustan Meri Jaan”.

Over forty floats from Indian organisations as well as American businesses like Dunkin Donuts and entertainment companies like ESPN and Hulu.

A plane towing an Indian flag flew low over the city during and after the parade.

ALSO READ-Sardar Patel Memorial Society UK marks Independence Day

Previous Story

‘I’m not the river Jhelum’

Next Story

Can Bajwa steer Pakistan into the Western camp?

Latest from India News

PM Modi Due in UK

PM Modi’s visit to the UK, scheduled for July 23–24, comes at the invitation of British counterpart Keir Starmer and will be his fourth trip to the country….reports Asian Lite News Prime

US Brings Up Old Claim, India Pushes Back

US Raises Trump’s India-Pakistan Claim at UN; India Reaffirms Bilateral Stand…reports Asian Lite News The US brought President Trump’s May claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict to the Security Council, but New

Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns as Vice President of India

Citing health-related concerns, Dhankhar’s resignation, with two years still remaining in his tenure, has taken the political establishment by surprise and triggered a fresh constitutional process to elect his successor. Jagdeep Dhankhar,
Go toTop

Don't Miss

New York City introduces $15 congestion toll

The decision was made by the board of the Metropolitan