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64th Republic Day Celebration in
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College (OSN), on 26th
January 2013
Report by Roopali Tiwari, Teacher
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College
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Flag-hoisting by Swami
Vishveshwarananda,
President Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas. |
Republic Day is a commemoration of India, acquiring the status of
a Sovereign Republic on 26th January 1950, when its constitution
came into force.
To mark the importance of this occasion every
year a grand celebration is held in our Omkarananda Saraswati
Nilayam Inter-College (OSN), a School, having a strength of about
2500 students. We commemorate this day with a plethora of events
depicting the huge diversity of language, art, culture, religion
etc. in our country.
With every OSNites face shimmering in the
shades of the Tricolour and each heart beating with the spirit of
patriotic fervour, Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam celebrated the
64th Republic Day with immense zest and zeal, in which about 600
students of the Junior wing actively participated with
enthusiastic performances.
The programme commenced with the unfurling of
the National Flag by our Chief Guest, His Holiness Shri Swami
Vishveshwaranandaji Maharaj, the President of Omkarananda Ashram,
followed by the National Anthem and the march past, a parade by
the students, saluting the Tricolour.
The cultural programme began with the
"Sarva Dharma Prarthana" by our little angles of Class
I, which signified religious unity in a beautiful manner.
Thereafter our students of Class III
enthusiastically performed a colourful mass drill.
A treat to our eyes and ears was given by our
tiny tots by their dance performance, "On a Good Ship",
through which they took us to their dreamland.
Vishakha Thapa, a student of Class V,
delivered an inspiring and motivational speech as well as a
message reminding the students of their rights and
responsibilities towards the Nation.
OSN students while singing the school song.
School Head-Boy and Head-Girl of the Junior wing are anchoring the
function.
Special dance performance by the younger students.
Excellent Yoga demonstration by OSN Junior students.
Yoga is an approach to health that promotes
the harmonious collaboration of the human beings' three
components: body, mind and spirit. This was proved by a
spectacular display of Yoga by very talented students of classes
III to V.
A tribute to Rani Laxmibai was given through a
lively and vibrant performance by our class IV students, inspired
by a poem of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, "Jhansi ki Rani".
After this everybody was delighted by an
eye-catching and graceful performance to a Bengali song by Class V
girl students, wearing beautiful red and white Saris.
A melodious group song, depicting our goal as
citizens of our country and a patriotic song by our Class II
students were performed.
The School Head-Boy, Saurabh Ranakoti, and the
Head-Girl, Ritika Rawat, anchored the whole programme
meticulously.
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Swami Vishveshwarananda addressing
students,
teachers, parents and guests. |
Our Chief Guest, Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji Maharaj, delivered
his valuable and worth listening speech on this occasion.
Swamiji talked about the fascinating richness
of the most beautiful culture in the whole world, the culture of
India, which has been presented in such an amazing and
heart-touching way by our bright Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam
Inter-College students with the help of our extremely hardworking
Teachers and our Principal.
He thanked the Principal for his tireless
devotion and keen interest shown in the field of imparting quality
education to the children. Swamiji also specially thanked all the
Teachers, who had worked hard to make the programme 'THE BEST'.
The programme ended with the Principal, Col.
(Retd.) D.L. Sachdeva's, Vote of Thanks.
He appreciated the students for their
performance and the teachers for their efforts.
He also thanked Swamiji, the guests and the
parents for sparing valuable time for this event and encouraging
the students.
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