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Great Mall to host India Independence Day Celebration on August 13-14

This weekend, Milpitas’ Great Mall will be welcoming families, shoppers, and residents to an event  commemorating India on its 75th Independence Day. 

The dates are Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14. From 2 to 5pm on both days, participating shoppers can visit Guest Services and the Travel by BlueGreen Vacation area and get a complimentary flag of India, along with free henna tattoos.

“Great Mall is thrilled to celebrate India’s 75th Anniversary alongside Indian-Americans not just in the Milpitas community, but across the Northern Californian region,” says Lynne Rice, Director of Marketing and Business Development of Great Mall. 

“We recognize the importance of our rich cultural heritage in the area and continue to prioritize events at the Great Mall that elevate and celebrate diversity.”



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Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro is a writer & filmmaker. As a screenwriter, he’s won a Fade In Award and written numerous feature films in development by companies including WWE, Mandalay Sports Media, Game1, and Select Films. He is also the resident script doctor for Rebel Six Films (producers of A&E’s “Hoarders”). As a journalist, Eric’s won a California Journalism Award and is co-owner and editor of The Milpitas Beat, a Silicon Valley newspaper with tens of thousands of monthly readers that has won the Golden Quill Award as well as the John Swett Award for Media Excellence. As a filmmaker, Eric’s directed award-winning feature films that have premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and Shriekfest, and been endorsed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Eric’s apocalyptic novella “It’s Only Temporary” appears next to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” on Nightmare Magazine’s list of the 100 Best Horror Novels of All Time. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Rhoda, and their two sons.

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