CA ACR193

Recognizes August 15, 2020, as India's Independence Day and urges all Californians to celebrate India's independence.

Acknowledges that India declared independence on August 15, 1947, when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his "Tryst with Destiny" speech at midnight.

Notes that California is home to the largest population of Asian Indians in the United States, with over three million Indian Americans living in the state.

Highlights India's nonviolent struggle for independence, its democratic values, and its influence on the American civil rights movement, particularly on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Recognizes India as the world's largest democracy by population with approximately 1.3 billion people, more than 800 million of whom are eligible to vote.