Maharashtra Mandal London celebrated Indian Independence Day at its Dollis Hill premises on Monday, 15th August 2016. Flag-hoisting was carried by prachaarak Shri Chandrakant Sharma, in the presence of Dr and Mrs Ambekar, followed by the singing of national anthem. Addressing the audience, Chandrakantji Sharma cited examples on the success and failure of empires due to unity and mental discipline or the lack of it. He said that history has evidences that when people become self-oriented, their conscience plunges and national and rational senses are obscured. President Sushil Rapatwar has also rendered a thought provoking speech on the occasion. Melodious patriotic songs were rendered by Vinutha Bhat, Kshipra Kulkarni, Ritika Acharya, Dr Ashwini Pande, Aishwarya Pande, Ragasudha Vinjamuri, Palak Kamdar and Sirisha Jammi. The program concluded with the rendition of Vande Mataram.Present were Trustees Dr Mahadeo Bhide and Mrs Madhavi Amdekar, alongside the members of Executive Committee Dr Anil Nene, Chetan Harpale, Shardul Kulkarni, Dnyanesh Daudkhane and Nimisha Deshmukh-Daudkhane.
