Chinese manager joins Indian colleagues for Independence Day celebration, marches with Tricolour

A company’s Independence Day celebration has caught attention online after a Chinese manager was seen carrying the Indian flag and marching with his colleagues to the popular patriotic song Des Rangila. The light-hearted moment, shared on Instagram, quickly drew warm reactions from viewers.A company’s Independence Day celebration went viral after its Chinese manager marched with the Indian Tricolour. (Instagram/travelwithneedha)(Also read: ‘Nobody hands you independence, you take it’: Mumbai CEO on leaving US career for India)Chinese manager joins Independence Day celebrationThe video was shared a woman named Needha, who offered a glimpse into her company’s Independence Day celebrations. In the clip, the manager can be seen holding the Indian flag while taking part in a march organised the company.The text overlaid on the video read: “Company ne Independence Day celebration ke din Chinese manager ke hathon me Indian Flag pakdake “Des Rangila” gaane pe march karwa diya.”Translated into English, it reads: “On the day of the company’s Independence Day celebration, they handed the Indian flag to the Chinese manager and made him march to the song ‘Des Rangila’.”The unusual yet cheerful office celebration appeared to amuse Needha as well as several social media users, with many describing the moment as wholesome.Watch the clip here:Woman clarifies manager is from BeijingThe clip also prompted some confusion among viewers, with a few people apparently assuming that the man was from Northeast India rather than China.Needha responded to the speculation and clarified that the manager was Chinese and from Beijing. She added that, being from Northeast India herself, she would never refer to people from the region as Chinese.“Chinese hi hai. Main northeast walon ko ofcourse Chinese nhi bolungi as main khud hi Northeast se hu,” she wrote.Her comment translates to: “He is Chinese. Of course, I wouldn’t call people from the Northeast Chinese, as I myself am from the Northeast.”(Also read: Israeli diplomat hands out Tiranga to commuters at Mumbai’s CSMT station on Independence Day)Internet reacts to the clipThe post garnered several reactions, with viewers largely finding the manager’s participation in the Independence Day celebration endearing.One user wrote, “He is so cute,” while another commented, “Wow this is so heartwarming.” A third person reacted, “This clip is so cute.” Another viewer summed up the office celebration writing, “Corporate Independence day celebration is on another level.”HT.com has reached out to the user for her comments, and the copy will be ce her response is received.(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)