Dancers from Boston Bhangra prepared to perform at the Hatch Memorial Shell Sunday in celebration of the 65th anniversary of India’s independence. There are between 80,000 and 100,000 Indian-Americans in the Boston area.
(PHOTOS BY TAMIR KALIFA FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
India’s freedom marked in Hub
Dancers from Boston Bhangra prepared to perform at the Hatch Memorial Shell Sunday in celebration of the 65th anniversary of India’s independence. There are between 80,000 and 100,000 Indian-Americans in the Boston area.
(PHOTOS BY TAMIR KALIFA FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Thousands gathered at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston Sunday to celebrate the 65th anniversary of India’s independence. The annual event included festivities, but also somber reflection, prayer, and a moment of silence for the victims of a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., one week ago.
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