I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day:
Adivi
Sesh
to
celeb ate
the
special
occasio
i
New
Yo k
with
Empi e
State
Buildi g
T ibute
a d
Times
Squa e
Flag
Hoisti g
Adivi
Sesh
is
set
to
take
pa t
i
a
se ies
of
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
i
New
Yo k
as
I dia
p epa es
to
ma k
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day.
The
acto
will
be
p ese t
at
seve al
p omi e t
eve ts
ac oss
the
city
f om
August
14
to
16,
i cludi g
a
special
illumi atio
of
the
Empi e
State
Buildi g,
a
flag-hoisti g
ce emo y
at
Times
Squa e
a d
the
I dia
Day
Pa ade.
The
celeb atio s
will
b i g
togethe
I dia
cultu e
a d
pat iotism
at
some
of
New
Yo k’s
most
ecog isable
la dma ks,
with
the
acto
taki g
o
a
p omi e t
ole
i
the
festivities.
A
special
t icolou
mome t
at
Empi e
State
Buildi g
Adivi
Sesh’s
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
will
begi
o
August
14
with
a
u ique
ho ou .
The
acto
will
joi
the
CEO
of
the
Empi e
State
Buildi g
to
ope ate
the
ce emo ial
leve
that
will
light
up
the
la dma k
i
the
colou s
of
the
I dia
T icolou .Fo
him,
the
mome t
ca ies
a
st o g
pe so al
co ectio .
He
ecalled
watchi g
A.R.
Rahma ’s
‘Va de
Mata am’
as
a
child
o
the
Namaste
Ame ica
p og amme
a d
said
the
upcomi g
ce emo y
b i gs
back
those
ea ly
memo ies.Speaki g
to
Bollywood
Hu gama
about
the
occasio ,
the
acto
sha ed,
“With
ega d
to
the
14th,
me
pulli g
the
leve
i
the
Empi e
State
Buildi g
to
the
t icolou
lights
ac oss
the
buildi g,
which
is
visible
f om
a ywhe e
i
New
Yo k
City,
emi ds
me
about
how
as
a
kid,
fo
the
fi st
time
o
the
Namaste
Ame ica
p og amme,
I
saw
A.R.
Rahma ’s
‘Va de
Mata am’,
a d
I
emembe
that
whe eve
that
so g
would
come
o ,
I
would
sta d
a d
watch.
So
the e’s
a
ce tai
childhood
whimsical
ostalgia
that
is
i volved
that
is
actually
based
o
my
eal
life”.
Adivi
Sesh
to
hoist
T icolou
at
Times
Squa e
O
August
15,
the
acto
will
be
the
Chief
Guest
at
the
‘Ha mo y
i
He itage
–
Times
Squa e
Flag
Hoisti g’
ce emo y
o ga ised
by
the
Fede atio
of
I dia
Associatio s.
The
eve t
is
scheduled
to
begi
at
10
am
EST
a d
will
featu e
Sesh
alo gside
the
Co sul
Ge e al
of
I dia
fo
the
hoisti g
of
the
I dia
flag
at
Times
Squa e.
The
p og amme
will
also
i clude
pat iotic
music
a d
cultu al
pe fo ma ces
celeb ati g
I dia’s
he itage.Adivi
Sesh
exp essed
his
g atitude
fo
bei g
give
the
oppo tu ity
to
pa ticipate
i
the
ce emo y.
“It
is
t uly
a
ho ou
a d
a
p ivilege
to
be
give
the
oppo tu ity
to
hoist
the
I dia
T icolou
at
Times
Squa e
o
I depe de ce
Day,”
he
said.
Acto
to
joi
I dia
Day
Pa ade
The
celeb atio s
will
co clude
o
August
16
with
the
I dia
Day
Pa ade
o
Madiso
Ave ue.
Sesh
will
pa ticipate
i
the
pa ade
as
pa t
of
the
Ame ica
250
float,
whe e
he
will
be
joi ed
by
elected
officials.F om
the
mai
podium,
the
acto
is
also
expected
to
g eet
the
55
floats
taki g
pa t
i
the
pa ade.
Adivi
Sesh
eflects
o
what
the
T icolou
ep ese ts
Speaki g
about
the
sig ifica ce
of
bei g
pa t
of
the
celeb atio s,
the
acto
said
the
I dia
flag
ca ies
a
much
la ge
mea i g
tha
simply
bei g
a
atio al
symbol.
He
desc ibed
the
T icolou
as
ep ese ti g
I dia’s
histo y,
esilie ce,
dive sity
a d
aspi atio s,
while
also
eflecti g
the
p ide
sha ed
by
I dia s
a ou d
the
wo ld.With
appea a ces
at
the
Empi e
State
Buildi g,
Times
Squa e
a d
the
I dia
Day
Pa ade,
Adivi’s
th ee-day
schedule
is
set
to
place
him
at
the
ce t e
of
seve al
majo
I dia
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
i
New
Yo k.
