In Photos: Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath, New Delhi

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CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 26 2020

A spectacular parade show held at Rajpath, New Delhi to celebrate India's 71st Republic Day.

Dream Alive Foundation celebrated Republic Day with new children

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Chandigarh, January 26 2020

To cherish the spirit of patriotism and help needy children, Dream Alive Foundation celebrated 71st Republic Day at public park in Sector-42, Chandigarh. 

Residents from different affiliations contributed immensely. Few of them were Harjit Singh, Sana, Muhammad Sameer, Shubham Kumar, Simran Kaur, Seema, Apoorva, Mamta, Anu & Ashu. They gave the message of living together while obeying the norms. 

They alsoelaborated the importance of the day that how freedom fighters laid down their lives to gain Independent India. Sports competition was also held among the children and the winners were awarded. In the end, National Anthem was sung by all to mark the celebrations.

Colours of Patriotism marked Republic Day celebrations at St. Teresa Convent School Panchkula

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Panchkula, January 26 2020

The 71st Republic Day was celebrated in all its solemnity and grandeur at St. Teresa Convent School on 26th January 2020. The students saluted the National Flag and pledged themselves to upholding the honor and integrity, diversity and uniqueness that is “India”.

The choir group presented two patriotic song “ Desh hame deta h sb kuch” and “Mera desh mera mulk mera ye watan” . The whole school was reverberated in the surroundings by the song. It was followed by a dance performance, speech, poem and slogans. The melodious music and graceful movements of the dancers were spellbinding. Active participation was seen from the students, which gave a glimpse of their patriotic fervor towards the country.  Later, Amit Chopra, Director Sir addressed the students and urged them to do their best and feel proud to be Indians. The yoga postures were also demonstrated by the students.

 In addition, the classes were emphasized about the breathing awareness and the adoption of basic values of social interaction, nonviolence, truthfulness, respect with themselves and the others, and cooperation.  The celebration came to an end with the national anthem.

St. Xavier’s High School Panchkula celebrated 71st Republic Day

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Panchkula, January 26 2020

“Let us take a pledge a this republic day to ‘Live for others’ and make this country a letter place in all aspect” by keeping these views in mind an inter-class poster making and slogan writing competition on 71^st Republic Day was organized on 25^th January 2020, in St. Xavier’s High School, Panchkula.
The main objective of the event was to engross the hidden talent of the students and to create awareness among he students regarding democracy, equality, and unity in diversity.

The students expressed their abilities through art wherein they highlighted their feelings in the form of quotations, paintings, poster making, slogan writing, etc.
The winners were assessed on the basis of neatness, accuracy, relevance to the theme and overall presentation and were awarded the certificates from the school Principal, George S. Shear, who praised all the participants for their enthusiastic spirit of participation and advised them to be the real hero of the nation by inculcating the feeling of unity, equality, and brotherhood.

71st Republic Day celebrated at Parade Ground Chandigarh

SUMIT MALHOTRA
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Chandigarh, January 26 2020

India on Sunday celebrated its 71st Republic day with a feel of patriotism seen all over in States. The City beautiful, Chandigarh too celebrated the day with a range of activities at Parade Ground sector 17 Chandigarh. The function started with the arrival of chief guest Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh who unfurl the National Flag and salute to the March past performed by police contingents of Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana. 

The NSS wing of various UT schools were also part of parade. A spectacular passing of band by Blind Institute sector 26 Chandigarh and other schools were worth witnessing.

Tableaux by various colleges, Education department UT Chandigarh, Model Jail Chandigarh and others were also witnessed by the guests. These highlighted the growth of City under several areas.

The Chief Guest gave commendation certificates to  employees of the Chandigarh Administration and distinguished individuals for rendering outstanding services in the field of Public services, Art and Culture, Social Services and Sports. Police personnel were also conferred with Police Medal for meritorious services.

The Chandigarh Police received the overall best turn award in the parade whereas in the category of Military forces/ Police contingent, the first prize was bagged by Chandigarh Ladies Police (RTC) & Haryana Police-II, second position was bagged by Punjab Police-I and Punjab Police II came third.

In the category of Home Guard/ Fire Brigade/ Civil defence , the first prize was bagged by Chandigarh Home Guard, second position was bagged by Chandigarh Fire Services/Brigade and Civil Defence came third.

In NCC contingents, Air Wing  bagged the first position, NCC Army Wing ( Boys)  came second and NCC Naval Wing  (Boys) came third.
In another category of Bands; Institute for Blind,Sector 26 got first position; Sacred Heart Sr. Sec School, Sector 26 got second position and Moti Ram Arya Sr. Model School, Sector- 27A got third position.
In the category of NSS Girls/ NSS Boys/ School Children, NSS boys of Shri. Guru Harikrishan Sr. Secondary School, Sector 40 got first position, NSS Boys of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, got second position and NSS Boys of GMSSS Sector 38 West got third position.

In the category of tableaux, Model jail got the first position, Education department got the second position and Forest Department got third prize.
The performances by the students added a dash of culture in the surroundings filled with the patriotism. The crowd enjoyed every bit of the event featuring spectacular parades, stunning tableaus and jaw dropping performances.

          Photos by Sumit Malhotra

71st Republic Day Celebrated at Bhavan Vidyalaya Chandigarh

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Chandigarh, January 26 2020

The 71^st Republic Day was celebrated with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh. The Chief Guest  R. K. Saboo,  Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chandigarh Kendra hoisted the national flag, and later released the School Year Book 2020, which mirrors the activities of the school and exhibits student’s creativity. He congratulated editorial team for Putting the Yearbook together and also motivated the prize winners to continue with their good work and make sincere efforts towards achieving their life’s goals.

A flamboyant marchpast by the students of the Junior and Senior Wings and vibrant and foot-tapping Punjabi folk numbers, presented by girls of class VIII left the audiences enthralled.

The Award Ceremony commenced with students being felicitated for their commendable achievements in various fields such as Academics, literary and cultural activities, performing arts and sports at national and state level.

The most coveted C. Subramaniam Award for Excellence in Character went to Saumya Seth of XII C3, Arnav Chugh of X-B  and Kritvee Sharma of VIII B.
The Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee Award for Harmonious Behaviour was bagged by Vrinda Gupta of X A.
Shri Venkatesan Memorial Award for Best Outgoing Student was bagged by two students – Akhilesh Mehra of XB and Anushka Sharma of XA. The Luis Vincente Giay Trophy for outstanding leadership went to Anhad Kaur of XII A1 and Anjali Bharadwaj of XII C1. The Col. Mrs B.K Sharma Memorial Award for All Round Achievements, Self Determination and Motivation was conferred upon Sanya Seth of XII C3. The K.J Khosla Memorial Award for Sanskrit was given to Hardik Taneja of IX A, while the BOSS (Bhavan’s Old Students’ Society) Award for Outstanding Behaviour was given to Vardaan Aggarwal of XII C2.
The other dignitaries Present included Honorary Secretary BVB,  Madhukar Malhotra, Members of Management Committee, Senior Principal  Vineeta Arora, Vice-Principal Suparna Bansal and Principal Junior Wing Soma Mukhopadhyay along with other distinguished guests and parents.

Smiling Kiddies celebrated 71st Republic Day with Patriotism

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Zirakpur, January 26 2020

Smiling Kiddies Playway School celebrated Republic Day with great honour. Kiddies came in Tri-Colour attires & were looking vibrant. The celebration commenced with the customary unfurling of the national flag followed by the national anthem. Nursery & K.G classes kids performed various Tri-Colour paper folding activities. Playgroup class made national flag with Tri-Colour sticks in their files. Kiddies enjoyed Tri-colour dishes during lunch break. The day was filled with immense passion, pride & uniqueness.

Glimpses of Patriotism seen in the Full dress rehearsal of Republic Day Celebrations

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Chandigarh 25, January 2020

Full dress rehearsal of 71st Republic Day celebrations was held at Parade Ground sector 17 Chandigarh wherein Chandigarh Police Contingent, school students, NSS volunteers and band from various city schools performed. The eye catching part was the students from Blind Institute sector 26 Chandigarh who also took part among the band performers. It was followed by cultural performances by students of various UT schools who showcased Yoga postures to highlight the importance of being Health and Fit through Asans. Later, the cultures of different states were exhibited by students through dance forms. The colours of Patriotism was clearly visible through these performances. The popular admired form of dance i.e Bhangra was highly appreciable amongst all.

Text and Photos by Sumit Malhotra