MUMBAI: A
colourful melange of events is set to unfold in Mumbai as India celebrates her 71st
Independence Day August 15. Schools, government offices and housing societies will hoist the national flag before breaking for festivity.
The
Shanmukhananda Sabha at King's Circle will partner with the
Indian Army to felicitate seven war widows. Woman commando trainer Seema Rao who has reportedly been providing free lessons to commandos since two decades will be feted as well.
Rao said, "I am honoured that Shanmukhananda Trust has considered me for this felicitation. I just did my part for the Indian forces. Our jawans give their life to ensure peace and well being of our citizens. My father being a freedom fighter inspired me from a very early age towards patriotism. I wanted to strongly do something for my country's forces. As a child I was weak and wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with the opposite sex and do macho things. I ended up training thousands of commandos in close quarter battle. Today I empower women to stand up and break the glass ceiling."
Meanwhile, GVK Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the company that administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, a "silent airport", will organise a walkathon to discourage motorists from unnecessarily blowing their car horns.
In Juhu, Pt Nayan Ghosh of music institute Sangit Mahabharati is organising a
Gen Next concert by Jaipur vocalist Mohammed Aman, who is the grandson of Ustad Ameer Mohammed Khan, and his son, tabla player Ishaan Ghosh. The morning event will begin with a flag hoisting ceremony at 9.30am.
Food is integral to this celebration as well. Given that a feast is savoured first with the eyes then the palate, restaurants are laying out an appetising Independence Day spread in saffron, white and green. Home chef Nafisa Kapadia, who runs The Bohri Kitchen from her Colaba apartment, will cook tiranga pulao and tiranga barfi. The highlight is her tricolour mutton raan prepared with cashewnut and cream, green chutney and garlic pounded with red Kashmiri chillies.
The Bohri Kitchen's patriotic festive spread.
