Indian Embassy celebrates 78th Independence Day
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Doha: The 78th Independence Day of India was marked with great fervor and enthusiasm in Doha yesterday. In a ceremony held at the Indian Cultural Cent...
Doha: The 78th Independence Day of India was marked with great fervor and enthusiasm in Doha yesterday. In a ceremony held at the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) more than 350 Indians and friends of India in Qatar joined the celebrations.
The official ceremony began with Ambassador H E Vipul hoisting the Tricolour, followed by singing of the National Anthem and reading the Address to the Nation by President of India H E Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Independence Day.
The full text is available at https://presidentofindia.nic.in/speeches. Ambassador and community leaders also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.
In his remarks, Ambassador highlighted the intense diplomatic exchanges between India and Qatar in recent months including the visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Qatar in February 2024. He appreciated the excellent role played by the Indian community in the development of Qatar and nurturing India-Qatar ties.