{"id":48836,"date":"2021-08-15T22:06:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=48836"},"modified":"2021-08-15T22:06:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:06:31","slug":"india-independence-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/india-independence-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai\u2019s Burj Khalifa Dazzles In Celebration Of India Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 15, 2021 marks India&#8217;s 75th independence day!! The UAE of course, home to many Indian expats, lit up the Burj Khalifa in celebration. The Burj illuminated in the tricolours of the flag from 8:10 PM local time.<\/p>\n<p>Promise, this won&#8217;t turn into a history lesson, unless you&#8217;re up for it but basically on August 15, 1947 the British rule ended in India and the nation became independent. This is a national holiday in India.<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/burj-khalifa-to-dazzle-with-india-flag-to-mark-indias-74th-independence-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India&#8217;s 74th national holiday celebrations in Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Today is India&#8217;s 75th Independence Day and the UAE celebrated by shinning the flag on the Burj Khalifa<\/h2>\n<p class=\"_7UhW9 fKFbl yUEEX KV-D4 fDxYl \"><em>pics via n_xm_n on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Independence Day India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 Jai Hind \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyVelvet_HFQ\/status\/1426771901150633993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The UAE is home to millions of Indian expats and residents are celebrating the Independence Day<\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indembassyuae.gov.in\/indian-com-in-uae.php#:~:text=Indian%20expatriate%20community%20of%20approx,cent%20of%20the%20country&#039;s%20population.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs<\/a> (DESA), the largest ethnic community in the UAE are Indian expats, constituting roughly 30% of the country&#8217;s population. They make up about 3.42 million people in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>So of course the celebrations have to be cast on the biggest screen, aka the Burj Khalifa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurjKhalifa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BurjKhalifa<\/a> was illuminated to commemorate India\u2019s 75th Independence Day ! \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AzadiKaAmritMahotsav?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@MEAIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianDiplomacy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@IndianDiplomacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmritMahotsav?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AmritMahotsav<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzLWl8DQPl\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JzLWl8DQPl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Siddhartha Kumar Baraily (@sidbaraily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sidbaraily\/status\/1426944079833804811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>You HAVE to listen to this instrumental rendition of India&#8217;s national anthem<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An instrumental rendition of India&#8217;s national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, by Ahaan &amp; Ishanvi on the occasion of India&#8217;s 75th Independence Day. Sending love &amp; respect to our nation as we celebrate &amp; mark the occasion! Happy Independence Day \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DxbModern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DxbModern<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNargish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@KNargish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AxelRodericks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AxelRodericks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OkJIFFG1NW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OkJIFFG1NW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Praghna (@praghna3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/praghna3\/status\/1426915349044383754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-5x6d0r\">Listen To The Lovin Show: The Next Long Weekend Expected In 9 Weeks<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/thelovindaily\/embed\/episodes\/The-Lovin-Show-The-Next-Long-Weekend-Expected-In-9-Weeks-e15unh1\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 15, 2021 marks India&#8217;s 75th independence day!! The UAE of course, home to many Indian expats, lit up the Burj Khalifa in celebration. The Burj illuminated in the tricolours of the flag from 8:10 PM local time. Promise, this won&#8217;t turn into a history lesson, unless you&#8217;re up for it but basically on August &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-latest"],"acf":{"featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":48839,"id":48839,"title":"independence day","filename":"independence-day.jpg","filesize":1,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/india-independence-dubai\/attachment\/independence-day\/","alt":"independence day","author":"453","description":"","caption":"","name":"independence-day","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":48836,"date":"2021-08-15 18:01:31","modified":"2021-08-15 18:01:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day-small.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day-medium.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":171,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day-large.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":400,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day-230x131.jpg","small-width":120,"small-height":68,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/15220132\/independence-day.jpg","custom-size-width":350,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","summary":"","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<p>August 15, 2021 marks India&#8217;s 75th independence day!! 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This is a national holiday in India.<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/burj-khalifa-to-dazzle-with-india-flag-to-mark-indias-74th-independence-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India&#8217;s 74th national holiday celebrations in Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Today is India&#8217;s 75th Independence Day and the UAE celebrated by shinning the flag on the Burj Khalifa<\/h2>\n<p class=\"_7UhW9 fKFbl yUEEX KV-D4 fDxYl \"><em>pics via n_xm_n on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Independence Day India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 Jai Hind \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyVelvet_HFQ\/status\/1426771901150633993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>The UAE is home to millions of Indian expats and residents are celebrating the Independence Day<\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indembassyuae.gov.in\/indian-com-in-uae.php#:~:text=Indian%20expatriate%20community%20of%20approx,cent%20of%20the%20country's%20population.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs<\/a> (DESA), the largest ethnic community in the UAE are Indian expats, constituting roughly 30% of the country&#8217;s population. 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