The Nepal Weekly 
August 20, 2024
Indian Embassy, Kathmandu organized a special programme on August 15 to observe 78th Independence Day of India. The celebrations began at the Indian Embassy premises with the hoisting of the national flag by Naveen Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Nepal.
This was followed by playing of the video address to the nation by President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. The President’s message highlighted the progress made by India in various fields in the past 77 years and paid tribute to freedom fighters who laid their lives for the independence of India.
On the occasion, the Ambassador honoured widows and next of kin of deceased Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces by disbursing their dues worth NRs 55 million and a blanket to each of them.
The ambassador, also handed over Nepali Rs.125.5 million, covering benefits under the Army Group Insurance programme, to the widows and next of kin of 107 deceased members of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Embassy also gifted books worth more than Rs. 3 million to 21 educational institutions and libraries across five provinces in Nepal.
The programme was attended by members of the Indian community in Nepal and friends of India apart from Embassy staff and their families. The event also featured recitation of patriotic songs and dance performances by teachers and students of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center of the Embassy and Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kathmandu.
In keeping with PM Narendra Modi’s call of ‘Ek ped ma ke naam’, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, organized various programmes for planting saplings of tree. During his visit to Nepal, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri planted a sapling of Nili Gulmohar tree in Indian Embassy complex on 11 August 2024.
In alignment with the ‘Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam’ initiative, the Ambassador and the other officials & their families planted 78 saplings at the Embassy premises to celebrate India’s 78th Independence Day. This effort was part of our commitment to enhancing environmental sustainability,” says the Indian Embassy in a press release issued on the occasion.
