Indian, Pakistani Communities Mark Independence

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At the stroke of midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, the Indian Independence Bill came into force. It brought into existence the nations of India and Pakistan and ended 200 years of British rule in the subcontinent. Hicksville has seen an influx of Indian and Pakistani immigrants over the past several decades, and the communities marked their respective independence celebrations on the mid-August weekend.