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Little India Gate inauguration
November 6 , 2018
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- Little India Gate’, the first-of-its-kind structure in Indonesia, has been recently inaugurated at Kampung Madras or Madras Village area in Medan city, the 4th largest city in the country.
- It recognises the contribution of Indian community in the development of Medan city.
- The Kampung Madras area is one of the city’s significant ethnic enclaves.
- It comprises a large population of people of Indian descent whose ancestors had settled down in Medan in mid-19th century.
- Kampung Madras becomes a meeting point for Hindu and Tamil festivals such as Thaipusam or the Tamil New Year, Pongal and Deepavali.
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