Flag hoisting on 15th August at 7.30 AM
All are cordially invited to celebration of India‘s 71st Independence Day on August 15 at 7.30 AM at the Consulate General of India, 3 E 64th Street (between Madison and Fifth), New York City, NY.
Flag hoisting ceremony will be performed in front of the Consulate building in the street which has been ordered blocked in the morning for the duration of celebrations.
The new CG, Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty has appealed to the Indian American community to come in large numbers with family and friends, and as many as they can, bring along neighbors from mainstream, too. Ambassador Chakravorty has also suggested that the Indian American community exhort their elected representatives to attend Independence Day celebrations with the community at the Consulate on August 15.