CA ACR100

Recognizes August 15, 2025, as India's Independence Day in California and urges all Californians to join in celebrating

Commemorates India's independence from British colonial rule, which began at midnight on August 15, 1947, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny" speech

Acknowledges California as home to the largest population of Asian Indians in the United States, with over 3 million Indian Americans nationwide

Highlights India's nonviolent freedom struggle and its influence on American civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who credited Mahatma Gandhi

Notes India became the world's most populous country in 2023 with over 1.438 billion people and remains the world's largest democracy by population