Smiling Kiddies celebrate Raksha Bandhan
Smiling kiddies playway School, Zirakpur celebrated ' Rakshabandhan' with fervour and gaiety. Kiddies were present in colourful dresses & were excited. All kiddies made different kind of rakhis and pasted them in their files.
They enjoyed ' kheer' which they brought as a friday special. The whole environment was filled with joy and love.
Rakhshabandhan Celebrations at TBS Panchkula
Around two hundred students of The British School, Panchkula celebrated Rakshabandhan in school today marked by fervour and gaiety that one associates with this auspicious occasion. Week long celebrations took place. Circle time, Rakhi special rhymes and songs, craft activities and sharing of traditional Rakshabandhan stories took place. Little ones made Rakhi cards and tied beautiful handmade Rakhis to show their love for each other.
School Principal, Anita Mehra said, “Combined effort by teachers, parents, students and the school succeeded in catalysing the feelings of care and affection between siblings while celebrating a traditional festival with a modern twist. Such events help the children know about Indian culture and festivals.”
“Vriksha Bandhan” celebrated by Aryans Group
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan students of Aryans College of Engineering (ACE), Aryans Business School (ABS), Aryans Institute of Management & Technology (AIMT), Aryans Institute of Nursing (AIN), Aryans College of Law (ACL), Aryans College of Education (ACE), Aryans Degree College (ADC), Aryans College of Pharmacy (ACP) organized a Tree Plantation activity at it's Campus and appealed people to take a pledge to protect them and celebrate a Green Rakhi. A total of 250 saplings were planted in and around the Campus by the students including Bottle Brush, Neem, Bael, Nermi, Mango, Guava etc.
Prof B.S Sidhu, Director, Aryans Group encouraged students to plant more trees and take care of their plantations thereafter. He said that students have celebrated “Vriksha Bandhan” with great zeal showing their love towards the Nature.
Sidhu stressed that college students must be connected with sapling plantation and awareness programmes which are key factors to encourage citizens to protect environment by planting trees. Plants should be grown to keep the environment green, clean, safe and healthy Sidhu added. Students showed great enthusiasm in planting them on the day of Raksha Bandhan and they knew their hard work would recharge ground water, prevent soil erosion, forest will become dense and yield more benefits.
The Holy Wonder Smart School celebrated Raksha Bandhan
The Holy Wonder Smart School celebrated festival of promise with great pomp and show .Children exhibited their talent by participating in various competitions .Children of classes I and II performed outstanding in rakhi making competition. Whereas children of class 3rd to 5th per formed well in Healthy Sandwich Making Competition which was judged on presentation, taste and ingredients used. Students of class 6th to 8th participated in Salad Making Competition where they were encouraged to show their talent in overall presentation and taste.
Students also represented various regions and communities of India adorning traditional costumes .Teachers shared mythological stories of festival rakhi and spoke on its significance .
Principal Premjeet Grover congratulated the students for their efforts and encouraged them to keep participating in such competitions so to learn more in a better way.Director of the School Ashween Arora informed that the basic theme behind organizing this event was to increase creativity of students. Children were familiarized with the customs and rituals followed on Raksha Bandhan. According to her this is a sacred bond between a brother and sister and as to how rakhi symbolizes the sister’s love and prayers for the brother’s well-being and his life long vow to protect her.
Rakhi Celebrations at Ashmah International School Mohali
Ashmah International School Sector 70 Mohali celebrated Rakshah Bandhan festival with great fervour and joy. Students celebrated green Rakhi at campus to motivate others to take care of nature as its siblings. Green rakhi is an act of tying Rakhi to trees to shield them from saws and axes. Rakhi making activity was also organized for junior wing. Kindergarten students came in colourful dresses. They put tilak and tied Rakhis to each other.
While motivating students Principal Shuchi Grover also guided the students about the value and vital importance of trees. She further added human life is only possible if we care about tree as they are the centre of human creation.She urged them to protect the trees that offer us shade, sustenance and so much else, and stop indiscriminate felling of trees.
Director J.S.Kesar informed at the moment that school believes that celebration of festivals in schools is necessary. Due to nuclear families, children today are deprived of true spirit of such festivals. Such celebrations in schools teach students about our tradition.
