Spirit
of Patriotism
To
celebrate the existence of free India, Witty International School, Pawan Baug
celebrated the Independence Day with zeal and fervor on the 15th of
August 2017,wherein Major Anita Sral,
Indian Army and Squadron Leader Vivek Shirke, Indian Air Force unfurled the
tricolor flag and all expressed the joy of freedom. While the Tricolor unfurled soaring high in the sky showering flowers on
everyone gathered on the occasion, one could not stop imagining how extremely
grateful they feel of all those great men who sacrificed their lives to win
this freedom for our nation from enemy hands. It was a befitting tribute to
the defence forces.
The
chief guest rightly said, “Our country which was under the foreign powers for
centuries is now free and has a vision of becoming a super power because of the
sacrifices of the martyrs and the army.” He also called the youth as the wealth
and the hope of the nation who will lead the country and make it a great nation
of the world.
After
the national flag hoisting ceremony, the students proceeded towards the Sparkle
auditorium where they were enthusiastically waiting to display their patriotic
spirit and fervor. The programme commenced with a Welcome Speech by the School
President, Soumil Arora depicting the Journey of India. Director, Dr. Raina
Jain stated, “Independence
of our nation is not what we feel, but what we make of it and most importantly,
independence is not about rights, but our duties towards the nation.” It’s our rich culture and tradition which
emanates the effervescence of our love for our guests and that is what we
Indians are known for. To present this we had the ‘Su-Swagatam’ dance.
The
struggle for India’s Independence made some names immortal. The country has
worshipped those leaders for years now and fondly remembers and thanks them
every Independence Day. But unfortunately, the selfless sacrifice made by
hundreds of others for the same cause went unsung, and as India got freedom
they got confined to the dusty pages of history. This poignant portrayal of the process of
achieving Independence through the eyes of a common man was enacted by the students
as the ‘Journey of Indian Independence’, an English skit and Hindi Natak ‘Bharat
Mata ki Pukar’ where the audience was literally plunged into the lives of the
heroic freedom fighters through a tableau of songs and dance.
On the eve of Independence Day, a certain thought pops up in everyone’s
mind: Indian women, are they really independent? As the dictionary says, the
literal meaning of the word ‘independence’ is self-sufficiency, self-reliance,
autonomy, freedom, liberty etc. Women folks, can they walk safe down the street
at night without fear of being shouted at, followed, grabbed, or worse. On the eve of Independence Day, the school
pledged to fight against women suppression. In the words of Nelson Mandela,
‘Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all
forms of oppression.’ The ‘Rise of the Phoenix – Women
Empowerment’ dance highlighted the poignant truth of the ascend of our powerful
women.
Wittians
also put up a Kavi Sammelan where students entertained the audience with
patriotic poems. Each poem had a beautiful message which led the students
towards the problems prevailing in today’s India which the youth can work upon.
Our youth through their
colourful rhythmic medley of patriotic songs, ‘Mile Sur
Mera Tumhara’ with a live orchestra gave the audience the feeling that this Nation
belongs to them and they have a major role in building up a united India where
peace and justice becomes every Indian Citizen’s birth right.
Time
and again our nation is reminded of the evil forces trying to engulf everyone
into the depths of despair, misery and merciless killings. Who can forget one
such day where eradication of humanity took place in the form of terrorism? It has been 6 years since “26/11”
happened, yet the memories surrounding the terror attacks continue to haunt
every Mumbai resident. The incident
inducted all into the dark pages of history the city of dreams had attached
with its name. Thus to pay homage to all those who died in the horrific attacks
and especially those who laid their lives to save lives of millions others, our
martyrs, a Mime act ‘26/11 – Remembering our Heroes’ was showcased.
Finally
after such a patriotic devotional program, the audience braced themselves to
witness the patriotic passion illuminating the auditorium with the zeal of love
for the country, a feeling of never say never, a commitment to keep the spirit
of freedom alive in the form ‘Nayee Soch’, a dance displaying India and its
National Anthem which was followed by the vote of thanks by the Sports Captain,
Deep Saraogi.
Principal, Bijo Kurian
addressed the students in his speech, “One of the main aspirations after Independence was the need
to carve out the Indian identity within the people of the country. We hope for
an India which stands up to all those ideals that our forefathers had set it
out to be and has pride in its identity, its multiple cultures and treasures
the numerous languages that it has been ordained with. To enable this ‘Young
India’ we all should take responsibility to take India to new glorious
heights.”
The
program truly was a commendable tribute to our Indian soldiers by the students
of Witty International School. Once
again, the Wittians were deeply moved and touched remembering the great deeds
and sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, national leaders and
revolutionaries. 
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