From New York to Delaware: US states to commemorate ‘India Day’ on August 15

US
states
p oclaim
August
15
as
‘I dia
Day’
( ep ese tative
image)

Delawa e
has
p oclaimed
August
15,
2026,
as
‘I dia
Day’,
joi i g
New
Yo k
a d
New
Je sey
i
ecog isi g
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day
a d
the
co t ibutio s
of
the
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity
ahead
of
the
cou t y’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day.The
p oclamatio
was
issued
by
Delawa e
Gove o
Matthew
Meye ,
who
highlighted
the
state’s
g owi g
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity
a d
its
co t ibutio s
to
the
state’s
social
a d
eco omic
life.The
developme t
was
sha ed
by
the
Co sulate
Ge e al
of
I dia
i
New
Yo k
o
August
13.Acco di g
to
the
p oclamatio ,
Delawa e
is
st e gthe ed
by
the
ma y
cultu es
a d
t aditio s
ep ese ted
ac oss
its
commu ities,
i cludi g
its
I dia -Ame ica
populatio .

Delawa e
ho ou s
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity

The
p oclamatio
said
Delawa ea s
of
I dia
he itage
have
e iched
the
state
th ough
thei
wo k,
leade ship
a d
se vice,
co t ibuti g
to
sha ed
p ospe ity
a d
c eati g
oppo tu ities
fo
futu e
ge e atio s.It
also
highlighted
I dia’s
dive sity
of
la guages,
t aditio s,
faiths
a d
customs,
oti g
that
ge e atio s
of
I dia
Ame ica s
have
ca ied
these
t aditio s
fo wa d
while
buildi g
commu ities
i
the
US.

The
p oclamatio
said
I dia
Day
would
p ovide
a
oppo tu ity
to
ho ou
I dia’s
i depe de ce,
celeb ate
the
he itage
a d
achieveme ts
of
Delawa e’s
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity
a d
ecog ise
the
e du i g
co ectio s
betwee
Delawa e
a d
the
people
of
I dia.Gove o
Meye
e cou aged
eside ts
to
pa ticipate
i
the
obse va ce
a d
ecog ise
the
co t ibutio s
of
the
state’s
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity.

New
Yo k,
New
Je sey
also
ecog ise
August
15

Delawa e’s
p oclamatio
follows
simila
decla atio s
by
New
Yo k
a d
New
Je sey,
which
ecog ised
August
15,
as
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day.New
Je sey
gove o
Mikie
She ill
issued
a
p oclamatio
ecog isi g
I dia
I depe de ce
Day
ac oss
the
state.
Acco di g
to
the
Co sulate
Ge e al
of
I dia
i
New
Yo k,
the
p oclamatio
highlighted
the
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity’s
co t ibutio s
to
New
Je sey
i
a eas
i cludi g
educatio ,
healthca e,
esea ch,
tech ology,
busi ess,
public
se vice
a d
commu ity
leade ship.New
Yo k
Gove o
Kathy
Hochul
also
p oclaimed
August
15
as
I dia
I depe de ce
Day
ac oss
the
state.The
Co sulate
said
New
Yo k’s
p oclamatio
ecog ised
the
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity’s
co t ibutio
to
the
state’s
cultu al,
eco omic
a d
civic
life,
while
also
highlighti g
the
e du i g
ties
betwee
I dia
a d
the
US.The
Co sulate
tha ked
Hochul
fo
the
ecog itio ,
sayi g
the
p oclamatio
celeb ated
I dia’s
jou ey
of
i depe de ce
a d
the
democ atic
values
sha ed
by
the
two
cou t ies.

How
US
commu ities
celeb ate
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day

I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day
is
ma ked
ac oss
the
US
each
yea
th ough
flag-hoisti g
ce emo ies,
pa ades,
cultu al
p og ammes
a d
commu ity
eve ts.I dia
diplomatic
missio s,
i cludi g
the
Embassy
of
I dia
i
Washi gto
a d
I dia
co sulates,
hold
special
p og ammes
o
August
15.
The
I dia
missio
to
the
U ited
Natio s
also
pa ticipates
i
commemo ative
eve ts.I dia -Ame ica
commu ities
ac oss
states
o ga ise
cultu al
pe fo ma ces
a d
public
celeb atio s,
with
local
political
leade s
ofte
pa ticipati g
a d
highlighti g
the
commu ity’s
co t ibutio s
to
Ame ica
society.P omi e t
la dma ks
have
also
joi ed
the
celeb atio s
i
p evious
yea s,
i cludi g
the
Empi e
State
Buildi g
i
New
Yo k
a d
the
Space
Needle
i
Seattle,
which
have
bee
illumi ated
i
the
colou s
of
the
I dia
t icolou
fo
I depe de ce
Day
eve ts.

I dia
ma ks
80th
I depe de ce
Day
with
focus
o
youth

The
p oclamatio s
come
as
I dia
p epa es
to
celeb ate
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day
o
August
15,
2026.This
yea ‘s
celeb atio s
will
also
focus
o
the
commemo atio
of
150
yea s
of
‘Va de
Mata am’,
while
placi g
pa ticula
emphasis
o
‘Yuva
Shakti’
o
youth
powe .The
celeb atio s
a e
expected
to
combi e
the
histo ical
sig ifica ce
of
I dia’s
f eedom
moveme t
with
ecog itio
of
the
achieveme ts
a d
co t ibutio s
of
its
you ge
ge e atio .The
g owi g
umbe
of
US
states
fo mally
ecog isi g
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day
also
u de li es
the
visibility
of
the
I dia -Ame ica
commu ity
a d
the
b oade
social,
eco omic
a d
cultu al
ties
betwee
I dia
a d
the
U ited
States.
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