After a historic soft landing by the Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the Moon, the Indian diaspora at Times Square in New York, US was seen celebrating the moment.
An Indian diaspora member Manoj Kumar Chouhan said: “We are happy. Earlier it was said 'Chanda mama dur ke lekin ab Chanda mama ghar ke ho gaye hai'...PM Modi is coming here also, and we are excited about it...”.
“Feeling the fervour all the way from Johannesburg for Chandrayaan-3! The enthusiasm of our diaspora in South Africa for India's achievements in the space sector is truly gladdening,” PM Modi tweeted on Wednesday.
Indian Americans turn to religious rituals such as performing a ‘havan’ (fire ritual) and ‘Abhishekam’ in hopes of ensuring the success of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s lunar landing.
Women members of the Indian diaspora in South Africa's Johannesburg tied 'Rakhi' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they welcomed him to the country on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from the Indian diaspora chanting 'Vande Mataram' as he arrived at Sandton Sun Hotel here on Tuesday.
Members of the Indian community are waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival to welcome him with 'dhols' outside Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still our brother and these are 'Rakhis' of protection for him, said an Indian diaspora member who prepared a 'Rakhi' Thali to welcome the Prime Minister in South Africa.
Members of the Indian community said that PM Modi’s visit for the BRICS Summit will be highly beneficial for the Indian community, adding that the BRICS summit holds the potential of enhancing bilateral trade and cooperation between South Africa and India
Balvinder Singh Kandra, Head of Public Affairs Gurudwara Sahib Johannesburg in interaction with ANI has said that the Indian diaspora is “very excited for PM Modi's visit.”
CEO of Concept Digicom Srishti Sumani said: "PM Modi's visit to South Africa is going to be a highly beneficial one because there are a lot of Indian communities here in South Africa, lots of expat Indians as well.”