Sushila Birla Girls’ School Students of the primary, middle and senior sections of Sushila Birla Girls’ School celebrated the 72nd Republic Day virtually on the Google Meet platform. The students took pride in glorifying and celebrating the spirit of unity and brotherhood. Class assemblies were conducted showing short videos with glimpses of the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.

While some students dressed up as freedom fighters to spread the message of equality, brotherhood and unity, others wore sashes, representing the Tricolour. The students made Indian flag, using the palm painting technique and Gandhi topis with newspapers.

Some students of Class V dressed up as members of the drafting committee and discussed the making of the Constitution with their classmates. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution, along with terms such as sovereign, secular, socialist and democratic were discussed too.

The effort was to make students realise the value of sacrifice made by our freedom fighters and their duties as responsible citizens. Group discussions on the relevance of freedom in present times were arranged for senior classes. In every class, students sang and danced on patriotic songs, recited patriotic slogans and took a pledge to safeguard their motherland.

“It is our duty to create responsible citizens. As the nation celebrated the 72nd Republic Day, we, along with our students, pledged to take part in nation building in our own ways,” said principal Koeli Dey.

Darjeeling Public School, Fulbari

Darjeeling Public School, Fulbari, celebrated Republic Day on its premises by felicitating the former army men for their service to the country. The ceremony was conducted with a small gathering of teachers and students. The flag hoisting ceremony was followed by the march past of the NCC students from classes VIII to XII and a rendition of patriotic songs by the school choir. A short programme consisting of poem recitations and dance performances on the patriotic themes was also put up by the students and teachers. “Like every year, this year, too, we celebrated the Republic Day at our school with full vigour battling the crisis. This year, the celebration was special as it was marked with a tribute to our former army men, whose presence not only delighted us, but also encouraged us to serve the motherland selflessly. Even some of our senior students had voluntarily took part in the event along with the parents, which was an added perk,” said principal Shreya Mitra Biswas.

Calcutta Public School, Kalikapur

The pandemic failed to curb the nationalistic spirit of the students of Calcutta Public School, Kalikapur as they virtually celebrated the 72nd Republic Day with zeal and enthusiasm.

The pre-primary section ignited the spirit of patriotism through online activities and performances. The Nursery students learnt about their country and its national symbols through picture pasting activity in their drawing copies. The Lower Kindergarten kids showed unity amid cultural diversity by dressing up themselves in traditional costumes of different states. They even showed their creativity by making the origami of our national flower, lotus. The Upper Kindergarten students paid tribute to the national heroes by making a picture collage and dressing up as them. “It was nice to see the little ones dressed up as national heroes. We missed students being at school. I hope the students take lessons from the life of the heroes and land up as responsible citizens of the nation,” said principal Proma Das.

Shri Shikshayatan School and College

Shri Shikshayatan School and College celebrated Republic Day with flag hoisting ceremony at the school grounds and a recorded presentation that was uploaded on the school website. The school and college authorities, along with the staff members, were present in the compound for the flag hoisting ceremony. They sang the national anthem. The recorded cultural programme was jointly conducted by the senior school and college students. It consisted of song, dance and recitation performances on the patriotic theme. The video commenced with the college students singing Vande Mataram and Heal the World. This was followed by the presentation of the senior school students, who sang Vande Mataram and performed on patriotic numbers such as Aye watan and Jai ho. The programme came to a close with the national anthem.

“Like each year, this year, too, the Republic Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Shri Shikshayatan School. The staff members, observing all precautionary measures, gathered on the school premises. The unfurling of the flag and singing of the national anthem together filled us with pride,” said school principal Sangeeta Tandon.

Abhinav Bharati High School

Students of Abhinav Bharati High School celebrated 72nd Republic Day with a programme on a digital platform. Children of the primary section delivered speeches, sang patriotic songs and made posters. Teachers observed the day in their individual online classes to make children learn about their country and the Constitution. “The pandemic has left no stone unturned to derail us from celebrating the special days. But it failed to subdue our enthusiasm to celebrate the Republic Day 2021, virtually. This time, our children were determined to honour this day by pledging to face any adversity with integrity and diversity. They showed great patriotic fervour and enthusiasm in understanding the values of the Indian republic,” said headmistress Moumita Rakshit.