Podar World School, Sherkhi, Vadodara celebrates Independence Day with great pomp and fervour. The teachers revered the supreme sacrificies made by freedom fighters, while the students celebrated the modern gifts of freedom enjoyed by their generations through singing and dancing.The programme began with a Welcome song ‘Satya Meva Jayate’. The Chief Guest for the day, Mr. Narendra Singh, the Chairman of the District Panchayat accompanied with our respected Principal, Ms. Preeta Pillai and the Head Mistress, Ms. Shivani Kanakiya adorned the dias with their gracious presence. Ms. Nayana Rastogi, our senior co-ordinator introduced the Chief Guest to the gathering. The Principal welcomed the Chief guest in her speech and grabbed the opportunity to cherish the memories of the great freedom fighters, and motivated the students to emulate and instill such qualities in them so as to be worthy of the esteemed Podar Trust, whose foundation has been laid by our ‘Father of Nation’, ‘Mahatma Gandhi’, the first President of the Podar Management Trust. She also narrated the story of brave Arunima Sinha, who inspite of her prosthetic leg, captured the peak of Mt. Everest with her determination and preservance. The Chief Guest hoisted the National flag and all in unison sang the National Anthem and expressed the joy of freedom. The Principal announced that the recorded version of played National Anthem was recorded and sung by proud Podarites.
The Chief Guest in his speech, modestly admitted that he was not privileged to have such good education as the children of Podar, yet with his determination and hardwork he was able to become the member of a Local Self Government. Therefore, there is no substitute to hard work. After the flag hoisting, he urged the students to think of those brave jawans who guarded our frontiers irrespective of the weather conditions round the clock. He expressed his gratitude for having invited and wished all the success to the Principal and her team for their sincere endeavor in moulding the future citizens. As his parting words, he urged all the students to instill a firm determination and to work with a single mindedness focus to achieve whatever they aspire for in their life. To keep alive the flame of patriotism kindled, the students from classes IV to X performed on various old and new melodies, creating a reverberating atmosphere of patriotic feelings. A few students were felicitated for their outstanding performances in both academic and sporting activities. The Principal also thanked Mr. Raghav Podar, Gem of India Award winner, and Chairman of the Podar schools for providing the best resources, infrastructure & conducive learning environments.
The Deputy Head boy, Master. Janmeyjay Shukla and the Head girl Ms. Saumya Singh of Class X compered the programme which consisted of songs, dances, and skit. The students either rendered or performed to the tune of a few of our old and new patriotic songs. Ms. Meesha Sharma, of Class X proposed the Vote of Thanks. She not only thanked the Chief Guest for gracing the occasion but also the teachers, the admin staff, the ground staff, the security personnel, and the children for their whole hearted co-operation in making this event a grand success.
JAI HIND!
