Hoisting of the National Flag by Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda.

15th August, the Day of Independence, is a day of celebration all across India. Our School also celebrates this National festival with great pride and jubilation. To mark the significance of this occasion, Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, along with other guests, came and showered his blessings upon us. Before he was escorted to his seat, the students of Nursery and K.G., with their little hands, garlanded him. Meanwhile bouquets were presented to all other dignitaries. They all looked very pleased by the affable smile of the kids. The tricolour flag was hoisted by Swami Vishveshwaranandaji and he was assisted by the guests along with our Principal. This was followed by National Anthem sung in high spirits. After the unfurling of the flag, the time for the much awaited March-Past arrived.

Welcome of Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, Shri Swami Narasimhuluji, Shri Sukumarji and Shri R.S. Rawat

Cultural programmes were presented by the children of all classes on this auspicious occasion. To begin with, the school choir presented a welcome song - 'Jaya Bharati, Jaya Vijaya Karien.' This song was so beautiful that it filled the hearts with patriotic fervor. Gargi Gairola, the Captain of our School, gave a spellbinding speech in which she analyzed the contemporary significance of Independence Day. This was followed by an action song performed by the tiny tots. Their dance which was filled with the innocence of a lamb, and their cuteness, along with their performance, left everybody dumbstruck. The next performance, a song by the Board classes, proved yet again that the future of our country lies in safe hands.

This was followed by a folk dance of Punjab, i.e. Gidda. It was a scintillating dance performance which took us through the various regions of Punjab. The tinkling sound of the bangles, along with the usual claps, amazed the audience to an extent that they all started clapping along with it. A patriotic play was also enacted by the students of class XI and XII. This play, written by Deepali Aggarwal and Vaneesha Kandari, highlighted that women are no less to men in physical prowess and they shouldn't be prevented from serving their nation by aiming to become a soldier or an IPS.

This was followed by prize distribution to students who excelled in academics in their respective classes.
The song 'Sarfarohi ki Tamanna...' reminded us that we should always pay respect to the leaders who laid their lives for the sake of making their motherland free.

Lighting of Deepa for Gurudev H.D. Shri Swami Omkaranandaji by Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji

Next a group dance, choreographed by Ajay Rawat, a student of class XI, was performed. This performance was fabulous and it raised our pent-up souls to stand and clap.

Again there was a prize distribution, but this time cash awards were given to meritorious toppers of each class. The toppers of ISC (Science): Anjali Rawat, ISC (Commerce): Anchal Garg and ICSE: Siddharth Sahani were given due credit.

It was an honour for the school to felicitate Teachers Mr. K.N. Uniyal and Mrs. Pushpa Singh by presenting a souvenir (a shawl) to both of them.

Patriotic Song by OSN School Students

A wonderful 'Krishna Leela' choreographed by our music teacher, Mrs. Sujata Banerjee, was so rhythmic, that it would have been no less to the dance of peacocks in the first shower of monsoon.

A speech was given by Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, President, Omkarananda Ashram, which in detail explained the true meaning of freedom. Our Principal Col. (Retd.) D.L. Sachdeva proposed his vote of thanks to the Chief Guests, parents, the school staff and the students.

At the end the whole congregation of students was given sweets, and the guests were invited for a tea party.

OSN School Students watching the function	OSN School-Committee, Parents and Teachers
Prize Distribution by Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda to deserving students
Colourful performance by students of Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam
Swami Vishveshwarananda addresses the students	Col. D.L. Sachdeva, Principal, OSN, concludes the function by his Vote of Thanks