Sahyadri Educational Institution Celebrates the 70th Independence Day
The 70th celebration of our Independence Day was viewed with joy and pride by the staff and students of the Sahyadri Educational Institution. Mr. Joy Devasia, Vice President & Center Head (Mangalore), Mphasis, an HP Company, the Chief Guest, hoisted the national flag after which the gathered students, faculty members and the staff sang the national anthem with pride in their hearts.
Mr. Devasia is working with Mphasis, an HP Company for almost 14 years now with a total experience of 20 + years. He is responsible for Profit & loss, Service delivery, client relationship, contract management, business development and site administration at the Organization.
Mr. Devasia in his 70th Independence Day Speech appreciated Sahyadri for providing Human resources for Mphasis, an HP Company. He urged the gathering to remember our forefathers on the occasion of Independence Day celebration who strived relentlessly, in spite of knowing the fact that they would not be able to witness the joy of Independence. He reminded us of the concept; our forefathers gave us that we are the flag bearers of our nation and we should uphold it proudly at all situations. He also stated that people outside India will not remember us by our name but will always remember that they met an Indian and these concepts should be passed on to the next generation as well.
Mr. Devasia introduced the Student Council Members of the academic year 2016-17, also the Achievers in Sports and Culture were felicitated on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day.
After the hoisting of the national flag, the students and staff showcased their talent in a cultural programme on the Independence Day celebrations in the Campus.
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70th Independence Day
Independence Day is a day when people in India pay homage to their leaders and those who fought for India's freedom in the past. The period leading up to Independence Day is a time when major government buildings are illuminated with strings of lights and the tricolor flutters from homes and other buildings. Broadcast, print and online media may have special contests, programs, and articles to promote the day. Movies about India's freedom fighters are also shown on television.
The president delivers the '"Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day. India's prime minister unfurls India's flag and holds a speech at the Red Fort in Old Delhi. Flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs are held in the state capitals and often involve many schools and organizations. The Red Fort in Delhi is also an important Independence Day symbol in India as it is where Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru unveiled India's flag on August 15, 1947.
The struggle for India's Independence began in 1857 with the Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut. Later, in the 20th century, the Indian National Congress and other political organizations, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, launched a countrywide independence movement. Colonial powers were transferred to India on August 15, 1947.
The Constituent Assembly, to who power was to be transferred, met to celebrate India's independence at 11pm on August 14, 1947. India gained its liberty and became a free country at midnight between August 14 and August 15, 1947. It was then that the free India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech. People across India are reminded of the meaning of this event - that it marked the start of a new era of deliverance from the British colonialism that took place in India for more than 200 years.
Happy Independence Day!
Quote for the day
“Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birth right of all. Labour is the real sustainer of society, the sovereignty of the ultimate destiny of the workers.”
- Bhagat Singh
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