Keekli Reporter, 13th August, 2014, Sanjauli, Shimla
SHEMROCK SmartKids School, Sanjauli celebrated the Independence Day and Janamashtami together on 13th August, 2014, where in a fancy dress competition was also organized for the students to mark the occasion. In relevance to historic significance of the Independence Day children enacted role play of the famous freedom fighters in which Annahat Kaur was dressed up as Bharat Mata, Maanas Verma as Chacha Nehru, Pridhi Man as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Priyash as Subhash Chandra Bose, Zoel Amraik as Jhansi ki Rani,who remind us of the great sacrifices made by them to win freedom. It is the day when we became independent from the foreign rule after a long and continuous struggle for freedom.
Winners of the fancy dress competition were Swaksha Chauhan as Krishna, Zoel Amraik as Jhansi Ki Rani, Yuvashree Gautam as Annie Besant, Arnav Arya as Subhash Chandra Bose, Ananya Verma as Radha, Sparsh Verma as Rajasthani boy, Ananya Thakur as girl from Assam and Kavya as a Kashmiri girl.
Director and Principal of the school, Sheetal Jeet Kaur and Guneet Kaur were also present on the occasion. At the end of the program the principal of the school expressed her views about Independence Day and Janmashtami and said “Though it has been many years since our independence, let us not forget to remember the great leaders who fought for our freedom. Most importantly let us remember the way we have achieved our freedom. We were the pioneers of non-violence freedom movement in the world. Non-violence is a concept that has been preached in almost all religions, we have implemented the same under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi to attain our freedom. We achieved our freedom assertively without being aggressive. We still stand as one of the great country and mysteries in the world because of our soft yet strong nature, diverse culture and values. To preserve our culture and values festivals like Janamashtami play a very important role. Every individual must strive to embody the strengths and qualities that God Krishna symbolizes”.