REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION 2018…….
Yet another memorable day when DL
DAV PITAMPURA celebrated India’s 69th
Republic Day on 26th January, 2018 in the school playground with a great deal
of patriotic fervor and zeal…. The spirit of patriotism warmed up the cold chilly winter morning as the teachers and
children of the school enthusiastically gathered to mark the ceremony….. Our honourable
Principal ma’am Ms Anita Wadehra , in her address to the gathering, expressed
pride in the rich cultural past of the country. ……….She urged every student to
work with honesty and dedication for the nation.
The day began with the ‘MARCH PAST’
by the students of all the five houses ……..the house captains holding the house
flag paid tribute to the nation on the rhythmic drum beats………the teachers and
the students were also seen in their house colour dresses….The ceremony concluded by a melodious
sync presented by the school choir and
the music department….Thereafter, the head
boy and the head girl along with the students’ council presented the tricolor badge
to Principal ma’am…………The HIGHLIGHT of the event was the
flag hoisting of the Indian flag ….. tricolor balloons were released in the air
with a sense of pride and freedom ….a loud cheering was heard and there was a
broad smile on everyone’s face….Everybody altogether sang VANDEMATARAM
… with great pride in being Indian…It was followed by a cultural
bonanza…………the students spoke on the significance of the REPUBLIC DAY….The
programme for the day comprised of patriotic songs by the school choir and
speeches on R-Day by students of the school. Some students spoke on the lives
of various freedom fighters and the martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle…. The
entire school courtyard reverberated with the rhythemic beats of some of the inspiring patriotic songs like ‘Rang
de Basanti’ , ‘desh rangeela ‘ , ‘chak de India’ , and so on……………. The dance
recitals involving various movements, mesmerizing formations engrossed the
audiences to the core and the students were seen dancing to it with the
tricolour flags fluttering in their hands ……...The events that followed also
included a beautiful piece of patriotic Hindi NUKKAD NATAKA presented by the
students of class IV on the theme ‘THE REAL HEROES’. The students paid tribute
to the soldiers , the real heroes of India ….
On this momentous occasion , our Principal
ma’am also acknowledged the kind souls of DLDAV PITAMPURA , , the STUDENTS WHO
HAD MADE HIGHEST COLLECTIONS FOR THE SOS
CHILDREN FUND.
The programme ended with very
inspiring speech given by Principal ma’am
as she expressed the delight in witnessing the programme….National Anthem was sung………. in
the end JAI HIND was said three times and a salute was given to the motherland…………..
