65th Independence day celebration in city schools

Independence Day is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm all over the country and with respect to this many cultural programmes are being organized to mark the occasion.  

The occasion of Independence Day is a moment of pride and glory for the country. With respect to this, various schools in the city organized various programmes paying a tribute to our great freedom fighters.       

No academic work was done on Independence Day, but all the students and staff members were present in their respective educational institutions, to celebrate the day. 

The students were dressed in beautiful attires and gave dance performances on various patriotic songs. The programme was followed by a parade wherein the march past was lead by the house captains.    

A sort of social gathering was arranged in the different educational institutions, and sweets were distributed to the students on the occasion. Flag hoisting ceremony took place within their respective premises. 

As the flag is hoisted by the head of the institution, students sang national anthem and pay respect to their flag and to uphold the sovereignty of the country. 

Here are some of the glimpses of the Independence Day celebration in different schools of the city:  



INDEPENDENCE DAY AT SHARDA VIDYA MANDIR SCHOOL:

The 64th Independence Day was celebrated at Sharda Vidya Mandir with enthusiasm and national fervor. 

The Programme began with the hoisting of our Tricolor by the Directors   Savithri Natrajan,  Vinay Agrawal and Principal Mrs. Shefali Gautam.

Cultural programmes flavored with patriotism charged the entire atmosphere. Speaking on the occasion Director Natarajan urged the students to safeguard the country against the cancer called “corruption”. 

The programme came to an end with distribution of sweets among the children. Beautiful dance performance was given by the student which was praised by everyone.

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ANKUR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL:


Independence Day was celebrated with full enthusiasm in Ankur Higher Secondary school. The programme commenced with the flag Hoisting ceremony by the Principal of the school, Vishakha Sharma followed by National Anthem sung by the students. 


Thereafter, March past was performed by the students lead by the head boy of the school Arjun Singh. The students also performed Mass PT exercises and the programme concluded with the distribution of sweets to the students.

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT SHREE BHAVANS BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL:


Shree Bhavans Bharti Public School celebrated the independence in a very simple manner. The flag hoisting ceremony was performed by the vice principal of the school Madhubala Chouhan. The teacher’s staff and students were present on the occasion.  


National anthem was sung by the students and the teacher’s staff accompanied them. The vice principal of the school Madhubala Chouhan gave a short speech wherein she said that,” youth are the future of the country and they play an important role in the development of the country and upliftment of the society.” 

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT MODEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL:

The Independence Day at Model Higher secondary school was celebrated with many cultural programmes. The programme commenced with the flag hoisting ceremony by the principal of the school ML Dubey and Vice Principal SK Reniwal followed by the National Anthem. The students performed March past under the leadership of Rose Mary, Nirajkant Sharma and RD Verma thereby leading the navy, army and air force wings. 

Dance performances were given by the students on different patriotic songs. 

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL:

The principal of the school, Rashmi Malik hoisted the tri color at the school premises and the teacher’s staff and the students sang the national Anthem.

Addressing the students Rashmi Malik said that,” the future of the country depends upon the young generation and the present generation must be sensible enough to understand their responsibilities towards their country.”

The students gave dance performance which was praised by everyone. The programme concluded with the distribution of sweets amongst the students. 

Is India truly shining?

Pressing their little faces on tinted car windows with repeated attempts of selling the tri color, the scene which gets common at traffic signals prior to Independence Day does not only narrate plight of these young boys and girls but also counters the laud claim of governments in not leaving any stone unturned to implement the Right to Education (RTE).

Attribute it to fate or acceptance of their families, who prefers training their minors to earn over getting educated; it could well be taken as surprise that these young sellers are not even aware of the significance of occasion for which they are selling the national flags on traffic signals.

Idea of going to school or even discussing it is a waste of time for these young kids trying hard of approaching maximum possible vehicles in changing signals.

Critically, scene at busy Board Office Square could also be taken as a mark on the face of shining India where a seven year old boy Sonu was spotted carrying a bunch of Indian flags and was pleading the vehicle borne to buy at least one.

He was seen pleading,” ek to le lo kamai ho jayegi” (Please take at least one, I will be able to earn a bit)

For Sonu, Independence Day is no more than an occasion and an opportunity where he can have sales and earn a bit for his family members. 

Sonu said,” I do not go to school but I earn for my family members on such occasions. A pair of flags costs rupees 20 and by the end of the day I am able to earn 40-50 rupees only to fill the stomach at a time.”

On asking whether he knows about the significance of the tri color he was selling and the Independence Day he nodded his head and saw with puzzled eyes. Soon he got engaged with his work and wanted not to disturb him during his working hours.  

Similarly, A 10 year old boy Raghu too was busy in selling the Indian Flags at Roshanpura Square and he had other decorative items too for sale. 

Unfortunately Raghu was not able to start his day’s business as he could not get buyers who would purchase the tri color and he would be able to earn a little to fill his stomach. 

Unaware of the importance of going to school both Raghu and Sonu are more concerned towards earning for their families. Whether willingly or unwillingly children like Sonu and Raghu are engaged in earning for their livings. Many children are spotted selling things on such occasions and for them the occasions are only a means to earn their livings.  

District Education Officer (DEO) CM Upadhyay said that,” the government has given the provision of granting free and compulsory education to the children from 6-14 years but awareness is also required on part of their family members. For instance if I see a child begging at the traffic signal I ask him to come along with me for admission in the school and other facilities concerning his education but the parents actually do not agree. It is very hard to convince them and they do not send their child for granting admission in school. So this is the factor that restricts the child from going to school. The government is trying its best to encourage the education amongst the poor children but the parents too will have to cooperate as the step initiated by the government is in the favor of such children.”