PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITNESSES CULTURAL FESTIVAL ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION OF 150 YEARS OF ARRIVAL OF INDIANS IN SURINAME

PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITNESSES CULTURAL FESTIVAL ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION OF 150 YEARS OF ARRIVAL OF INDIANS IN SURINAME

Droupadi Murmu along with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, witnessed the cultural festival on the occasion of the commemoration of 150 years of the arrival of Indians in Suriname yesterday evening (June 5, 2023) in Paramaribo. 

Addressing the gathering at the Independence Square in Paramaribo, the President said that today we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Suriname which is an important milestone in the history of Suriname. On this day, in the year 1873, the first group of Indians reached the shores of Suriname, on board the ship Lalla Rookh which was the beginning of a new chapter in the history of this country.