Section - E — ENGLISH STD 11 Commerce — Question

Independence Day Celebration
Bhavnagar, August 17
Our school – Little Flower English School – celebrated Independence Day on the 15th of August. We hoisted the flag in the most ceremonious manner by the auspicious hands of an old Freedom Fighter with the help of the scouts who saluted the flag and sang the National Anthem. Then we moved to the school hall for a short cultural programme. Some of the items were very good and significant.

The most colourful item was the Fancy Dress where the boys and girls had dressed in traditional clothes and represented couples from various states of India. Each couple came forward and spoke one or two sentences in their native language and then translated into English. The aim was to bring out the most important aspect of that particular state. This item was symbolic of the unity and prosperity which we would like to establish in India.

There was a skit titled ‘Spare the rod and save the child.’ This brought out the parent-child relation with regard to his studies and how the teacher and parent can combine their efforts to relieve the stress to the child and still make him perform better.

There were some speeches to highlight the duties of the citizens in a nation like ours. There were two solo dances by Puja Khare and Sunita Sharma from Std. VIII who were training to become professional dancers. It was a variety entertainment programme with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm.