India Independence Day

DESCRIPTION
Program for India Independence Day Dinner held in New York on January 26, 1945, and hosted by the India League of America. The guest of honor the dinner was Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit; also in attendance was Sirdar J.J. Singh, Pearl Buck, Lin Yutang, Elsa Maxwell, Francis J. McConnell, and William Shirer. The program contains excerpts from the American Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Indian Independence, and several resolutions from the Indian National Congress.

THEMES
Independence Day

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: January 26, 1945
Subject(s): Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Language: English
Publisher: India League of America
Location: Hotel Commodore, 109 East 42nd Street, New York, New York

PROVENANCE
Collection: Mahesh and Ishwar Chandra Family Materials
Donor: Rani Bagai
Item History: 2013-01-21 (created); 2013-08-27 (modified)

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