showers thunderstorms which get country fix on that’s Jacksonville’s country W you
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>> Rich thank you
so on this day more than second
7 decades ago, India finally
gained its hard fought
independence after being
ruled by the United Kingdom for
hundreds of years.
India now celebrates
independence Day on August the
15th each year, it is a day
when people in India.
Pay homage to their leaders and
those who fought for the
country’s freedom. That
independence is also being
celebrated right here in the
river city this weekend so here
to talk about the event
president of the Indian
cultural society var Suresh as
well as the
event director low cash Sharma
thank you both for coming on we
also have a dancer we’re going
to give a sneak peek of one of
the performances
in just a couple of minutes, I
know that we have a large and
robust Indian population here
in the Jacksonville area.
This is the actual independence
Day so
people from your background or
are celebrating. >> Definitely the uh oh 5 on 3 see a nonprofit organization
can be viewed on by dedicated
just to spread awareness.
So far it has certain headed
its and be close to cds of
events throughout the other and
most of them are open to public
and free
and independence Day is one of
them the have coach and
performances and look it can
talk about it.
>> Yes a look at I want to talk
about this because it’s
obviously for people from
Indian background as well as
those that might not have it to
be able to be enriched by your
amazing culture which I love
learning about Indian history,
it and the food and the music.
Yes. So we have this even a schedule on this Sunday at 2 and a half.
>> And even
a lot of going to the pro downs
that, but they have some fuse
and make so and even
get to see the Indian windows
will be there so they would be
setting stuff so if you need to
buy something a little
bit there. We will have begun
for if you want something to
pay sitting in for the try
something in there that would
like
locked off. But there are
programs going on in that
absent a those starting at 3
o’clock it would
be like fun-filled evening or
on the decks where people.
Yeah absolutely we have so many
people that have lived in our
community here for years for
decades has this been going on
every year yes, it has been a
tradition for years.
>> And independents, especially
because we have stayed boats
that will
be displayed and Khan consular
services camp and the have
India quiz and we India
launched a space mission cut
and dry. So we have a
presentation on that so it’s
going to be a whole day of fun
and entertainment. each eye and of this comes as just listening to you talk about it. So food
fun, music total package right
there this is going
to be at you and after not
forget India’s independence Day
celebration is happening.
Today at
UNF Robinson theater starting
at 3 o’clock that is free and
open to the public just go
to Jack’s ics dot org for more
information yes and that’s
where you can find out about
the weekend event as well yeah
that’s the weekend even OK so
it’s not happening to
know is.
>> Was the actual independence
days today yes, like we are
celebrating on Sunday at you
and after oh OK it’s a day off
that we can come in and enjoy
the show glad we straightened
that out now we’re going to
step out of the way they get a
sneak preview. Of one of the
performances.
>> And my friends said they would just beyond that.
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