Ugandans, Indians rally in friendship
Some of the Indian nationals living in Kampala who turned up for the India National Day celebrations take pictures at the India High Commission on Kyadondo Road, Kampala on Friday. PHOTO BY STEPHEN WANDERA.
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The Indians celebrated marching around different parts of Kampala.
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Kampalans were last Friday treated to an unusual spectacular initiative of a friendship rally as Indians were joined by friends to mark the 67th Independence Day of their country.
The rally was flagged off at 9:30 am by the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda, Dr A.V.S. Ramesh Chandra, as hundreds of Indians and their friends looked on in merriment. It was conducted by professional outfits which included the Uganda Bikers and MC Hotrods with bikes like BMWs, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Harley Davidson, Hero Motors and TVS on the display.
The riders sang songs, waved both the Indian and Ugandan flags, providing steady merriment to the onlookers through Mulago roundabout, Kamwokya, Bukoto Circle, Kampala Parents School, Naguru Police Headquarters, Nakawa, Bugolobi, Kampala Road, Martin Road in Old Kampala, Aga Khan School, Makerere, Wandegeya, Mulago roundabout and back to the Indian High Commission.
“It is a matter to us that Uganda has more than 27,000 Indians and persons of Indian origin who contribute to her economic development and enrich her cultural fabric. The rally is, therefore, a celebration of friendship between India and Uganda,” said Mr Rajesh Gawande, the head of Chancery at the Indian High Commission in Kampala.
India, like Uganda, was colonised by Britain but attained her Independence on August 15, 1947, after a great political and social struggle.
