Independence day at Sneha Jyothi Vidyalaya School, Pothnal.

Freedom in the mind,
Faith in the words...
Pride in our soul...
Let’s salute the Nation on this auspicious day.

It was a red letter day in the history of India when the country got her freedom on August 15th,1947 and it took hundreds of years for us to break the shackles of slavery .Such day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour on 15th ,August,2022 in the school ground with the staff,students and parents to mark the 75th year of freedom from the British rule . The school was decorated with tricolour flags, ballons and tricolour flowers that attracted and welcomed all to the celebration.

On this special day the ceremony started at 9:00 AM in the school open ground and the dignitaries were welcomed by the Band to the School.

To commemorate the sovereignty of our Nation, the president Rev. Fr. William Prabhu OFM Cap, Basavaraj Kesari PTA president and Rev. Fr. Sunil Cornelio OFM Cap, the Principal, unfurled the tricolour flag and all in unison sang the National Anthem and expressed the joy of our freedom.

Students of Four houses made a magestic march to pay homage and respect to the country and the dignitaries. Children from nursery to 10th awakened everyone's feelings towards the motherland through the musical rendition and various cultural programs.

Apranjeetha a student of Std.10th took us down the memory lane as she spoke on the freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose etc who played an important and vital role in Indian independence.

This was followed by the prize distribution to acknowledge those students who bought laurels for themselves and the school in both scholastic and non-scholastic areas.

President of the programme Rev, Fr. William Prabhu OFM Cap, enlightened everyone on the importance of being united. Both the speakers exhorted the students to follow the ideals of the great people.

The program culminated with a Vote of Thanks. In the end, sweets were distributed to the students. Indeed, it was a day of joy, a day to love and respect our country and make it a better place for Indians to live and experience freedom, peace and Unity in Diversity.

In the words of Mahatma Gandhi"The future depends on what we do in the present".So let's pledge to make ourselves fair-minded,fearless and faithful.Jaihind!