<span style="color: #222222;">Indian Embassy in Beijing, Consulates General of India in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav by reliving the history of India's struggle for its independence. A play "The Oudh Quatrain", a musical revolving around Oudh's last king Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and his wife Begam Hazrat Mahal's clash with the British East India Company in 1857 was staged on the occasion.<br />''<br />''In a diplomatic outreach by India, Ambassadors of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and the deputy chief of mission of Nepal embassy in China also joined in the celebrations and enjoyed the play at the Indian Embassy in Beijing which was live-streamed from Hong Kong. The top envoys could easily correlate with this piece of history and thanked India's Ambassador for inviting them over. Bangladesh Ambassador to China Mahbub Uz Zaman hailed the shared culture and heritage with India and recalled Indian movies and fine traditions of Indian theatre and dance forms. Nepal's Deputy Chief of Mission in China, Kaushal Ray said that watching this historic play took him back to his college days while studying Indian literature, theatre, and drama.<br />''<br />''The top diplomats appreciated the momentousness of the creative masterpiece which evoked shared cultural heritage and historical linkages between their countries and India. Sri Lanka's Ambassador to China, Dr. Palitha T. B. Kohona said that India's freedom struggle remains a source of inspiration to the entire Indian subcontinent. He further said, many of Sri Lanka's leaders turn to India for inspiration. On this occasion, Dr. Kohona also hailed the Government of India for its support to Sri Lanka during the ongoing difficult times. "I hope that relationship between two countries will continue in the same way. Sri Lanka has been going through a difficult period at this moment and we hope that India will be one of our friends who will come to our assistance at this stage," said, Dr. Kohono recalling the ancient cultural and civilizational links with India.<br />''<br />''Indian community members, audience from other countries, and the Chinese audience were totally engrossed in the drama enacted in the Parsi theatre style which flourished in India between the 1850s and 1930s. The play was produced by Teacup productions under the aegis of the Consulate General of India in Hong Kong, in celebration of 75 years of India's Independence.</span><br />