Media Release

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Independence Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and solemnity at Ladyhill English Primary School.

To celebrate this national event all had assembled on the open ground. Students, parents, teachers, office staff and helpers took part in the celebration.

The celebration began with the hoisting of the National Flag. To commemorate the sovereignty of our nation, A K Jamal, proprietor, United Medicals, Mangaluru unfurled the tricolor flag along with, Sr Celine Vera, Sr Premita, PTA vice president Naveen D’Costa, 4 guests of honors and all in unison sang the National Anthem to pay homage to the nation. The students of class 7B presented patriotic songs and a tableau on the freedom fighters which emphasized their ideals which we need to practice.

After the cultural programme the 4 guests of honor namely Krishnappa Gowda, Sudhakar Boloor, Vincent Fernandes and Maqbal Saab whose services to mankind has gone unnoticed were honored and felicitated. These down to earth, noble souls are the ones who come to our aid when a member is deceased in our families specially at the cemetery, crematorium, gory etc. It was the humble thought and greatness of the headmistress Sr Silvian AC to think about these unsung heroes.

Following this, the chief guest A K Jamal addressed the gathering appealing to their nationalistic spirit and urging them to take pride in being an Indian and fulfilling one’s duty with responsibility. The headmistress thanked the guests, parents, staff and students for their patriotic fervor and presence.

The final vote of thanks was proposed by a class 7B student. The celebration ended with the distribution of sweet laddoos.

Indeed, the 72nd Independence Day celebration, was a day of joy, a day to love and respect our country and make it a better place for Indians to live and experience the freedom, peace and unity in diversity.