Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October every year to mark the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian freedom struggle, who sacrificed his life for the country. He is known as the Father of our nation because his ideology gave the masses faith in themselves and ensured our country was free from foreign rule. Gandhi Jayanti celebration is a great way to emphasize the importance of truth and non-violence which is missing in people today. Gandhiji’s life serves as an inspiration for others to follow the path of truth and non-violence. Value-based education is important for nurturing citizens of tomorrow, who would make a difference to the planet.
School conducted a Special Assembly on Gandhi Jayanti that was aimed towards creating awareness and inculcating values of humanity, brotherhood and secularism.Learners dress up in with Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Swami Vivekanand, Sardar Patel, Kasturba and rest of the learners dress up in Kurta. Educators and learners did Dandi Kuch around the school campus. Educator explained the universal values of kindness, brotherhood and caring for the society and shared valuable information on the life of the BAPU and enlightened the little ones with the relevance of Gandhian principles in modern times and also motivated them to learn more about Gandhiji and inculcate his values in day to day life. Also gave information about his dress and food.
Through the presentation Three Famous Monkeys of Gandhiji the educators stressed on the value of Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil and See No Evil. The programme concluded with the positive note to be a better citizen of India by learning great lessons from the great people.
