Indian Independence Day Celebrated At the Stamford Govt. Centre
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 26 August 2011, 17:32 IST
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Indian Independence Day Celebrated At the Stamford Govt. Centre
Fremont: The Indian American community assembled together on 13 August at Stamford Government Center to celebrate 64 years of India's Independence. The event was organized by organized by the Connecticut Chapter of Global organization of people of Indian Origin, GOPIO-CT. The event was marked by hoisting of Indian and American flags, recognition of recent Indian High School graduates and singing American and Indian national anthems along with few Indian patriotic songs by GOPIO youth members. The flag was hoisted by Hon. Mayor Michael Pavia and Dr. Jean Jacob, A Platinum Life Member of GOPIO International. Speaking on the occasion Mayor Pavia praised the Indian-American community and its contribution. He also praised GOPIO-Connecticut for organizing the event. He said that Stamford is a mosaic that encourages all cultures and invited the city to join the Indian community in the celebration. During the celebration three Stamford Indian High School graduates from the class of 2011 were honoured by Mayor Pavia. The event in its fifth year is becoming increasingly popular with Indian Americans from across Fairfield and Westchester Counties. A bake sale was also organized by the youth group to raise monies for Akshya Patra foundation and was completely sold out.

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