The San Francisco Consulate General of India celebrated India’s 74th Republic Day with a catered reception, entertainment and a gathering of business and tech leaders, local officials, artists and community members on Friday, February 3 in the Green Room at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center in San Francisco.

Here’s a look at the event!

Indian Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad (center) and wife Padmavathi (center right) pose for photos at the Consulate’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Ritu Maheshwari (center) laughs with fellow guests at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Alka Bhatnagar sings at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Indian Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad addresses guets at the Consulate’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
An odissi and kathak dancer wait to perform at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
City of San Francisco Director of International Trade & Commerce Mark Chandler speaks at at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Musician Neil Nayyar plays the saxophone at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Kathak and kuchipudi and odissi (unseen) dance are performed simultaneously at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
The Consulate staff at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad and wife Padmavathi cut the cake at the Consulate General of India’s reception for India’s 74th Republic Day at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center on Feb. 3, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.

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Sree Sripathy joined India Currents as a staff photographer and CatchLight Local Fellow as part of CatchLight's California Local Visual Desk program in June 2022. Reach out with story ideas or comments...