A Tryst with Destiny
I still remember the day I browsed the calendar in january and was upset that the 15th of August being a sunday... there goes another holiday for a toss i thought...little did i realize that this was going to be the most eventful independence day of my life...the day I visited the Indian Embassy and shook hands with the Indian ambassador...
Nehru called our independence "A tryst with Destiny"...Well I can't think of a more apt title for this as well...
It was a day to treasure...but the one moment which i will cherish the most for the rest of my life will be the one when around 75 of the indians assembled over there sang the national anthem...
Waking up early on Sunday morning is everybody's nightmare, but as the 12 of us braved the cold and drizzly Beijing morning and made the trip to the Embassy, we knew it was an effort worth every bit of it...We were really surprised to find a crowd of 75 - 80 Indians over here and the sight of the women clad in colourful sarees was a treat for sore eyes...
After the flag hoisting, the ambassador read out the President's address to the nation delivered on the night of 14th August and then we had some great samosas, jalebis and pakoras...never felt closer to home before...:-)
Even more appreciable was the courtesy that the embassy officials extended to us. The Indian ambassador came up to us and personally enquired about our well-being and being comfortable in Beijing...And then we got to meet a lot of Indians living in Beijing...
There is a big group of Indians here who have regular get-togethers and celebrate the indian festivals as well...I might not be missing Dasara and Diwali after all...^_^
Lunch at an Indian restaurant and several hours later, as I recollected the events of the day, the vivid images of the tricolour fluttering in all its splendour on that beautiful sunday morning with remain with me forever...
Nehru called our independence "A tryst with Destiny"...Well I can't think of a more apt title for this as well...
It was a day to treasure...but the one moment which i will cherish the most for the rest of my life will be the one when around 75 of the indians assembled over there sang the national anthem...
Waking up early on Sunday morning is everybody's nightmare, but as the 12 of us braved the cold and drizzly Beijing morning and made the trip to the Embassy, we knew it was an effort worth every bit of it...We were really surprised to find a crowd of 75 - 80 Indians over here and the sight of the women clad in colourful sarees was a treat for sore eyes...
After the flag hoisting, the ambassador read out the President's address to the nation delivered on the night of 14th August and then we had some great samosas, jalebis and pakoras...never felt closer to home before...:-)
Even more appreciable was the courtesy that the embassy officials extended to us. The Indian ambassador came up to us and personally enquired about our well-being and being comfortable in Beijing...And then we got to meet a lot of Indians living in Beijing...
There is a big group of Indians here who have regular get-togethers and celebrate the indian festivals as well...I might not be missing Dasara and Diwali after all...^_^
Lunch at an Indian restaurant and several hours later, as I recollected the events of the day, the vivid images of the tricolour fluttering in all its splendour on that beautiful sunday morning with remain with me forever...
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