CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur | Deoband, The 78th Independence Day of the country was celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy in the premises of Maples Academy. On this occasion, the chief guest SDM Deoband Ankur Verma, the management committee of the school, Principal Dr. Chitra Joshi jointly hoisted the flag and inaugurated the program by lighting the lamp. In this Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, the school premises were filled with patriotic slogans and the sloganeering of the national anthem by the students of the school under the guidance of teacher Vikas Sharma. On this holy festival of independence, all the students participated enthusiastically in cultural and patriotic programs. In which the students of class 7 showed their patriotism through the song 'Mera Mulk Mera Desh', the students of class 8 gave the message of patriotism by dancing on the song 'O Desh Mere', the students of class 6 infused new enthusiasm in everyone by doing a group dance on the song 'Aarambh Hai Prachand Hai'. Meanwhile, the students of class 11 presented their views on patriotism. Under the guidance of Karate coach Dushyant, the students told some tricks of self-defense. Under the guidance of Yoga teacher Manik Tomar, the students gave the message of staying healthy by practicing yoga. Meanwhile, some students of class 11 saluted the spirit of women power. On this occasion, the young students of the school also won everyone's heart by giving charming presentations. At the end of the program, the Principal of the school, Dr. Chitra Joshi, while wishing everyone a Happy Independence Day and awakening the spirit of the tricolor in every home, said that we should achieve our goal and work for the upliftment and development of the country. SDM Ankur Verma while congratulating everyone on Independence Day and explaining the meaning of freedom said that Maples Academy is always striving for the all-round development of students and these students will bring glory to India in future. The program was jointly conducted by Vaishnavi Gupta and Yash Yadav of class 11. On this occasion, the entire staff of the school including Utkarsh Vats, Anjali Tyagi, Neelam Singhal, Ankur Rathi, Nandini Minocha, Simmal Makhija, Lavi Tyagi, Sachin Tyagi, Sanjay Garg, Manoj Kumar, Gaurav Kumar etc. were present.