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| THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN CHORUS WITH TEJA SINGH IN MIDDLE HOLDING ALOFT THE TRICOLOR |
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| Dilip Babani distributes luddoos |
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| Mumtaz Jahan leads the first leg of the march |
The republic turned a year older today. The nation remained young though. And we remained still younger, as this photo montage reveals.
Harish Wadhwa brought the national flag and as usual, provided the musical accompaniment with an assortment of soul-stirring patriotic songs.
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| Hot-hot tea from Mallika Kagzi |
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| Shekhawat smartly executes a military salute |
Dilip Babani brought the
luddoos to feed the whole Garden and the Chinese
ta’i chi girls.
Mallika Kagzi brought hot-hot tea from home and we all joyfully sang the national anthem with
Sardar Teja Singh Bhambra in the middle, proudly holding aloft the tricolor.
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| Banoo Apa shakes a leg |
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| Posing for the customary photo-op |
The best part though was
Shekhawat making good the promise he had made before getting admitted to hospital last week (
ref post of January 18) with a life-threatening carotid artery condition. As club president,
Srichand Arora took his salute and the brief ceremony was followed by the customary march past round the Garden. The flag changed hands along the way – from Arora to
Mumtaz Jahan to
Banoo Apa to
Kajal Babani and
Bhaswati Bose to
Bijoy Gupta…
This routine remains pretty much the same year after year. But there can be no denying the patriotic fervor and sense of distinction that seizes us every time we get to hold up the national flag. Truly, that’s what '
Proud to be Indian' is about.
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