NEW YORK CITY (TIP): An attractively decorated entrance to the India House in Manhattan welcomed guests to India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26th morning.

India’s Consul General in New York Binaya Srikanta Pradhan unfurled the Tricolor and the ornate room echoed with the enthusiastic singing of the Indian National Anthem.

Following the flag hoisting, Consul General Pradhan read out the President of India’s Address to the Nation, and congratulated the gathered members of the Indian Diaspora on the historic occasion, which included, among others, Hon. Kris Singh, Administrative Judge of New York, and Hon. Rena Malik, Judge of the City Civil Court, New York. For the first time, the event witnessed a large presence of young students who were seen singing enthusiastically the National Anthem of India.