As Indians celebrated the 74th Independence Day with full fervour, what made the celebrations even more special was that besides the landmarks in the country even those on foreign shores were lit up in the tricolour.
To mark the special occasion, the iconic Empire State Building in New York, Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Niagara Falls in Toronto were among others that were illuminated with colours of the Indian flag.
Car rallies were also held in multiple cities by members of the Indo-Canadian community to celebrate the occasion. The ”Tiranga Car Rally” consisted of more than 200 cars decorated with both Indian and Canadian flags.
“The ties between India and Canada, and the people who call them home, run deep,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as he extended Independence Day greetings to Indo-Canadian communities in the country.
“Over 1 million Canadians of Indian heritage have made – and continue to make – many important contributions to our country,” he said in a statement.
