Indias 72nd Independence Day was celebrated at The Indian School-Second Shift with much enthusiasm and fanfare on 14th August 2018. The unfurling of the flag was done by Mr. Lal Raisinghani, Member of Managing Committee in the presence of the entire School.
A special assembly was organised by the children of classes IC and IV A, who expressed their gratitude to the brave hearts of our nation. The stage was beautifully decorated with tricolour balloons and a string of paper flags lined the stage. All students who had gathered for this special occasion also carried tricolours in their hands. In the backdrop, ran a presentation depicting the heroes of Indias struggle for independence.
The ambience, our national colours and songs served to create an atmosphere of celebration and patriotic zeal.
[gallery link="none" ids="16477,16478,16479"]Kartik Mehra of class IV A greeted the audience and Bhavyansh of class IC spoke about the significance of the historical day. Suryanshi, Rudwik and Pakhi of class I C and Aradhya, Aarav, Siddhi and Abul of class IV A spoke about the freedom struggle. Students dressed as our famous freedom fighters: Chacha Nehru, Rani Laxmi Bai, Chandrashekar Azad Sardar Patel, Sarojini Naidu, Bhagat Singh and Gandhiji enacted their roles in an emphatic and confident manner. This was indeed a small tribute to the innumerable valiant freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for our independence. The students who participated in this event were Vihaan, Riyansh Pant, Ransher , Kanak and Uwain of class I C. Thereafter, the choir of Class 1C presented a medley of patriotic songs Hum Punjabi Hum Gujarati, invigorating the spirit of the occasion.
Students then witnessed a mime on the theme of United We Stand, Divided We Fall which was presented by the students of class IV A. Students sat in rapt attention as they watched intently what the actions depicted. The School choir presented another patriotic song, Hum Bache Hindustan Key enthusiastically. A dance performance with extremely graceful movements was also presented by the students. The costume was perfect for the occasion, a white kurta churidar with tri colour dupattas.
Ms. Susan Thomas, then addressed the assembly. She congratulated and wished everyone a Happy Independence Day and appreciated the efforts of all the students and teachers for putting together a well planned assembly. She emphasised the importance of being worthy citizens of the nation. Students took part in a quick On-The-Spot quiz and novel little seed flags were handed to students who answered the questions. The children were excited to learn about the importance of these seed flags.
The assembled audience stood in attention to sing the national anthem to conclude the proceedings.
Ms. Nilanjana Chatterjee.
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