Hosting Independence Day event

Date: 15 August 2014

Criteria of CAS – Creativity

Approximate time - 6 hours

Venue – D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

“India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.” - Mark Twain

Independence Day was coming and like every year our school organize a big function. This day represent the sacrifices and movement India did to get independence from British. I gave my name for hosting the show, our CAS coordinator selected me and Urja Themaskar. This activity was a new challenge for me. Patriotism was in the air, everyone was working for the occasion. I and Urja planned the whole event, we made a list of events. Then we wrote the hosting material. I started memorizing everything because we had a practice the day after.

Independence Day: We started the event council members’ felicitation ceremony. I was made the head boy of our school. I lead the march-pass and then we took oath to follow the responsibility given to us.

I was very excited because hosting such big event is a huge responsibility. This was an opportunity for me to show my patriotism. I and Urja were very serious about this responsibility. I started by giving some information about the Day.

Independence Day, observed annually on 15, August, is a National Holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an Independence Movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to sectarian violence.

On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, who had become the first Prime Minister of India that day, raised the Indian national flag above the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. On each subsequent Independence Day, the Prime Minister has raised the flag and given a speech.