Indian Independence Day 2010 NYC

So I happened to be in the big Apple this weekend showing some guests NYC and what it offers. Altough the guest had been there in 2004 before, a lot has change and NYC offers a lot more each time you visit it.
SOHO, West Village and East Village looks different each time I go there. It's refreshing to see so many people out walking on the streets where you normally don't see if you go outskirts of the city life. I see a lot of people who live and work in the cty talk about unwinding by going out of the city for a weekend or a week. I live in suburb of Philadelphia and I see the same benefits of going in the city for a weekend or a day to feel active and relevant again!

More about Independence
This weekend we had our 62nd Independence day celebration. India has come a long way from the partition war to the China war, to the industrial revolution in 60s to the two war with it's neighbors to the rise and rise of Indian economy when the seeds were sowed in early 80s and given a new lease in 1992. It has been a metamorphic rise in every sector of the country. What is more astounding is the fact that India is growing even with the same attitude and infrastructure and corruption at every level possible that affects each individual of the country.

So here I was at NYC on 15th August 2010 and luckily the same place where we had a parade to honor our independence. There were more than 15000 Indian fore sure to celebrate the parade. The Indian music was been played to the Indian diaspora who were cheerfully waving the Indian flag and dancing to the music that was been played. It was a great sight to watch where an perplexed foreign tourist was looking and taking pictures of this parade. It brough a grin to my face with the proud feeling of being an Indian.
We are not perfect. Nor is the country. But the country has given me a platform to perform and accept challenges at any level!
I am proud to be Indian.