India’s 69th Independence Day
FLAG RAISING CEREMONY
When: Friday, August 14th 2015, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- Socialize and meet dignitaries 11:30 am – 12:00 noon
- Flag Raising Ceremony 12:00 noon – 12:30 pm
- Light Lunch and socialize 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: Allentown City Hall, 435 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101 Tel: (610) 439-5999
All Are Cordially Invited To Join In the Celebration
To pay tribute to the most populous democracy of the modern world!
- August 15th, 1947, India became an independent nation.
- Seventh largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people.
- Home to the over 5000 years ancient Indus Valley Civilization.
- Four world religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, and Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and shaped its’ diverse culture.
- India is a Federal Constitutional Republic governed under a Parliamentary System consisting of 29 States & 7 Union Territories.
- India is a pluralistic, multilingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic society.
- India has general elections every five years.
- 2014 General Elections for 543 members (8,251 candidates contested) of parliamentary constituencies of India were conducted by the Election Commission, an independent Governmental body. It spanned over 35 days, with voter turnout of 66.38% with 814.5 Million registered voters making it the largest-ever election in the world.
Come join us to salute the Flag of India. For more information, please contact:
IAALV Asst Program Director, Shikha Sood: shikha_sood@hotmail.com
Folks, since 1989, The Mayor of City of Allentown has been by us on this day giving the Lehigh Valley Indian-Americans the privilege of hoisting the Indian flag at the Allentown City Hall. Come join us in honoring our birth country in our adopted country with the Honorable Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski. – Team IAALV