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India Republic Day honours the date on which the Constitution of India
came into effect on the 26^th of January, 1950 replacing the Government
of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India.

The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on the
26^th of November, 1949, and came into effect on the 26^th of January, 1950,
with a democratic government system, completing the country's transition
towards becoming an independent republic. 26^th of January was chosen as
the Republic day because it was on this day in 1930, the Declaration of
Indian Independence was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress as
opposed to the Dominion status offered by the British Regime.

We would like to bring you the Republic Day celebrations at one of the
Isha Vidhya schools.

At the Dharmapuri school, Mr. Gnanasekaran, a volunteer hoisted the
Indian national flag.  After the parade, the cultural programs were
conducted. Students came up with speeches & songs in English and in
Tamil.  There was a conversation about the difference between the
Independence day and the Republic Day, followed by dances.  The
speech by the school Principal covered several aspects like the importance
of Yoga for the well-being.

To encourage the audience participation, a quiz was conducted with
questions related to the Republic day. Students participated in the quiz
enthusiastically. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the competition.
to all our delight, a pretty young student Shylaja of third grade won two
prizes!

The celebration ended with the performing of the Indian National Anthem.

Shares the school Principal, “We all felt happy that our students got a
chance to showcase their talents in front of our central team along with
HR which is a rare opportunity.”

Sweet Pongal was distributed to all the participants.

We are sharing beautiful pictures of the event for your view.  Please email
us at global.giving@ishavidhya.org if you would like to know more about
the Isha Vidhya schools or if you would like to volunteer/participate in the
school related activities.

Note: No last names or surnames of individuals are used in this
report.