New York's India Day Parade Theme to be Women's Shakti

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New York's India Day Parade Theme to be " Women's Shakti "

 

Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra is set to lead the 27th India

Day Parade as Grand Marshal in New York in August to

celebrate the country's 60th Independence Day.

 

The annual parade, which will be held Aug 19, is organised in

Manhattan by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) and

attracts thousands of people every year. It is considered the

biggest such event outside India.

 

Announcing details of the parade at the Indian Consulate here on

Wednesday, FIA president Shobhana Patel said comedian

Johny Lever would be the chief guest. The theme of the parade

would be " Women's Shakti " (power), Patel said.

 

Music composer AR Rahman, who is on a concert tour of the

US, was present at the function. He was Grand Marshal for the

2006 parade.

 

Known personalities who have participated in the past FIA

parades include actresses Madhuri Dixit and Rekha, spiritual

guru Morari Bapu, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and

former mayor Rudy Giuliani.

 

Set up in 1981, FIA is a large, influential umbrella organisation of

the Indian community in the US. It boasts of 300,000 members

in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The objective of its annual India Day Parade is to project Indian

Americans' progress and unity to other communities.

 

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Hindustan Times

June 15, 2007