India’s 69th Independence Day celebration in Colombo View(s):The High Commission of India and the Indian expatriate community in Sri Lanka celebrated India’s 69th Independence last weekend at India House in Colombo. High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha unfurled the National Flag and inspected a Guard of Honour presented by the BSF contingent. He also read out excerpts from the Address to the Nation on the eve of the Independence Day by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Source: Sunday Times August 20, 2016 19:07 UTC