BILL NUMBER: SR 42	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senators Nguyen, Anderson, Bates, Berryhill,
Cannella, Huff, Moorlach, Pan, and Wieckowski

                        AUGUST 19, 2015

   Relative to India's Independence Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, As the day began on August 15, 1947, at the stroke of
midnight, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, gave
his famous Tryst with Destiny speech proclaiming India's
independence; and
   WHEREAS, The Tryst with Destiny speech, considered to be one of
the greatest speeches of all time, captured the essence of the
100-year nonviolent Indian freedom struggle against British colonial
rule in India; and
   WHEREAS, India's Independence Day is one of the most important
national holidays in India. The biggest event of the day takes place
in Delhi where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red
Fort, delivers a nationally televised speech that highlights the
achievements of the government, discusses current issues and future
plans for progress, and pays tribute to the leaders of India's
struggle for freedom; and
   WHEREAS, India's Independence Day is celebrated on August 15 of
each year to commemorate its independence. It was celebrated by 400
million Indians in 1947, and today is celebrated by more than one
billion people living in India and many people living in other parts
of the world, including California, which is home to the largest
population of Asian Indians in the United States; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
hereby recognizes August 15, 2015, as India's Independence Day, and
urges all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.