Everyone here should be able to see it.” Forty-five-year-old Elisa Matthew was instructing her friends, who were unfurling the Tricolour at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. “Although the atmosphere in Rome is very welcoming for us, expats, we have always lived on the sidelines here. But today, it is a very different and proud feeling to see India in the spotlight in Italy like never before,” said Elisa, dressed in a demure brown salwaar kameez. The crowd stood in stoic silence, broken only by the soft clang of church bells and accordions lilting music. Living and working in Rome, Rajan and Jancy say India has given them a number of occasions to feel proud in Rome.

Source: Hindustan Times September 04, 2016 19:41 UTC