A wreath laying ceremony was held to pay tribute to the sacrifices of those that had laid down their lives on the struggle
Kolkata: Remembrance Day, initially generally known as Armistice Day which commemorates the signing of the peace settlement that ended World Struggle I at 11am on 11 November 1918, was noticed in Kolkata on Sunday.
A wreath laying ceremony adopted by a two-minute silence at 11 am was held on the Cenotaph on the Maidan to pay tribute to the sacrifices of those that had laid down their lives on the struggle. The solemn occasion was organised by the British Deputy Excessive Fee.
It was attended by British Deputy Excessive Commissioner in Kolkata Nick Low together with officers of the West Bengal authorities, the Indian Armed Forces, West Bengal and Kolkata Police, Ex-Companies Associations, consular corps and Struggle Graves Fee.
Mr Low mentioned, “They are saying an image can say greater than a thousand phrases. Generally a brief anecdote can do the identical. A couple of years in the past I used to be organising an abroad go to for a bunch of British Members of Parliament. The host nation had supplied a superb programme within the second week of November. Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November. The chief of the group appeared on the programme and the date and shook his head. “Nick, it’s a smashing programme. However that’s the in the future of the yr that every one of us should be in our constituencies.”
He added in a tweet, “We have now amongst us those that have given themselves to the service of their nation. We thank them and we salute them, as we salute those that made the last word sacrifice for freedom.”
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