Apeejay School, Nerul ushers in a unity in diversity theme this Republic Day

Apeejay School, Nerul celebrates each and every festival with great enthusiasm and heart. The school recently celebrated Republic Day with great éclat and fervour in the premises. The programme began at 9.00 in the morning with the hoisting of the Indian National Flag by Principal of the school Mr. P. Subhash. 

Students and staff alike saluted the National Flag, exhibiting their pride in the glory and unity of the country. The programme commenced with an invocation dance, dedicated to Indian spiritual values of spreading peace and harmony in the world. Every year on the occasion of Republic Day, the school honours the parents of the student-achievers, who have shown excellent performance in the academics, sports and co-curriculars. 

Keeping up with the tradition, the parents of Siddharth Vivek and Nandikaa Singh from class 12, Jahnavi Patil and Ishan Singh from class 11, Samyak Sinha from class 9, Samhita Rangrajan from class 8 and Adithi Shetty of class 7 were invited and honoured on the occasion .

The Principal felicitated the parents and welcomed them with a bouquet of flowers. In his address, the school Principal mentioned, “We should always remember the countless sacrifices made by the great freedom fighters. Communal harmony is the hallmark of our nation and it has to be maintained.”

He further enlightened the audience saying, “‘We the people of India’, written in the beginning of the preamble of our Constitution, holds the basic spirit and the essence of our democratic country. Students, we all must work hard with honesty to make this nation great in every aspect.”

To highlight the importance of the constitution and the relevance of the day, the young and enthusiastic student orators spoke about the significance of the Republic Day in English, Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit. This iconic linguistic act was followed by the school choir entertaining the audience with the melodious rendition of some patriotic songs.

The patriotic fervour reached its peak when the students presented a spectacular dance performance depicting unity in diversity through the folk dances of different Indian states. The programme concluded with the deliverance of the vote of thanks, as the assemblage rose for the national song thereby bringing the end of the programme.