{"id":1713,"date":"2019-08-13T03:22:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalindianstories.com\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2019-08-13T05:00:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T04:00:22","slug":"indian-independence-day-celebrations-bharat-meri-jaan-at-kings-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianstories.org\/index.php\/2019\/08\/13\/indian-independence-day-celebrations-bharat-meri-jaan-at-kings-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Independence Day Celebrations &#8216;Bharat Meri Jaan&#8217; at Kings Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Inspiring Indian Women (IIW), UK&#8217;s largest women&#8217;s group to bring together women from across the world and work towards bigger goals has, once again spread the feelings of patriotism and Indian culture, right in the heart of London through India&#8217;s independence day celebrations, in a recent event at the Kings Cross Station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The initiative, designed to capture the attention of the diverse London diasporas at the busy, iconic and historic Kings Cross station, made\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">passers-by feel the Indian pulse, spare a moment to delve in the Indian colours signifying unity in diversity and share the Indian folk\u00a0<em>Bhangra, Garb<\/em>a beats while resonating with the signature <em>Jai Ho<\/em> song by A R Rahman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The extravaganza Veena Storm from StormV Academy, was the at the helm of weaving the essence of various states of India into one beautiful garland. 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The Independence day celebrations by IIW in London was a patriotic initiative, <span class=\"s1\">especially given the recent controversies on revoking Article 370, staying united has never been more important.\u00a0The event was a gesture for reinforcing the values of love, peace, happiness and brotherhood and take out time to remember the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, cherish our lives and motherland. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspiring Indian Women (IIW), UK&#8217;s largest women&#8217;s group to bring together women from across the world and work towards bigger goals has, once again spread the feelings of patriotism and Indian culture, right in the heart of London through India&#8217;s independence day celebrations, in a recent event at the Kings Cross Station. 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