India Republic Day celebrations in UAE begin

Over three hundred Indian expats attended the 3 hour occasion.

As Indian expats gear as much as celebrate their 71st Republic Day on January 26 with extraordinary pomp and display, the Indian consulate in Dubai has started the celebrations of the large day multiple days earlier by using conducting numerous cultural performances and shows representing the countries various cultures and people.

On January 24, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Dubai) Chapter NPIO in affiliation with the Consulate General of India in Dubai celebrated Republic Day with a energy packed patriotic event titled 'a hundred and fiftieth Year of Mahatma and 71st Republic Day of India' inside the Indian consulate auditorium. 

Over 300 Indian expats attended the 3 hour event that saw a number of patriotic performances from different schools and agencies within the shape of skits, classical dances, Bollywood fashion performances, short talk on freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi by means of RJ Gaggan Mudgal and patriotic melodies and songs via trained artists.

CA Anish Mehta, chairman ICAI Dubai and CA Sundar Nurani, vice-chairman of ICAI Dubai, felicitated the Consul General of India Vipul who welcomed participants of the Indian community on the occasion.

Greeting the individuals of the Indian community, CG Vipul said: "I have to congratulate the ICAI Dubai team for putting up such a colorful and excellent show and it was super to peer our younger technology - college students and different cultural organizations - representing different kinds of cultures well-known in India. It is indeed a day of celebration as it marks the day whilst the Constitution of India got here into effect on January 26, 1950, a constitution that has held us in splendid stead as a country for the past seven decades." 

Talking about the India-UAE courting, CG Vipul said: "Also celebrating this occasion here inside the UAE is tremendous because UAE-India dating has been tremendous for India. We have made remarkable progress in this dating especially within the final five years and there's a exquisite join between the 2 international locations which I agree with might be in addition improved this 12 months with the Expo 2020 so one can see India participate in a big manner. Whether or not it's technology, economy, social sector, sports, India has big achievements to expose and it is essential for our younger technology to be proud about their us of a and culture."

Also on Friday, the Indian consulate additionally partnered with FoI occasions and hosted a performance of Yakshagana, which is conventional and age antique theatrical dance recital from the Indian kingdom. A renowned organization of 15 artists from Udupi district in Karnataka provided the conventional Indian theatre shape (Yakshagana) that combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, makeup and stage strategies with a completely unique fashion and is thought to have evolved from pre-classical tune and theatre. The event is open to all art fans and access is free.

The Indian consulate in Dubai can have a flag hoisting ceremony on the occasion of 71st Republic Day of India at the consulate on Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 7am onwards. The national flag could be hoisted by Consul General Vipul at 7.30am and this can be followed through a studying of the President's message and cultural performances.