Great day!

India and Indians everywhere celebrated the 77th Republic Day on Monday with great excitement. It is a great day for us. January 26, for us, is a very emotional day. I remember we would rush to school early morning to unfurl the tricolour, later we would listen to speeches made by our principal and teachers. We, students would also present patriotic skits and sing songs. This was our regular activity in the school on the occasion of Republic Day and Independence Day. Even at home we would watch Bollywood films like “Shaheed,” “Upkar,” or “Kranti.”

That’s why even today when I am in my 40s, a sense of patriotism and feeling of nationalism always come to the fore on such occasions. That’s why I feel we should always give best memories to our child. That is the reason I always take my children to the Indian Consulate Dubai to take part in Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations. I have been living in Dubai for almost two decades, and I make sure to attend the even

t at the Indian Consulate Dubai and that’s how I can keep my children rooted in their motherland.

Faizan Khan,
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