Freedom and independence are precious gifts send to mankind from the heavens above and the English department of Sacred Heart College ,Thevara held an Independence day celebration on August 15th 2020 to celebrate and honour that divine blessing. The program sparked off with a patriotic song played in guitar by Austin Saagi of IInd B.A English. Professor M.P Jose who is a retired faculty of the English Department of the college was invited as the chief guest. The presidential address was given by K.S Yedhusree of IInd BA English where she talks about how we should all stand united despite the differences we share. Commander Rajesh Ramkumar, retired captain of Indian Navy was honoured during the function. He used to lead 4 submarines and spoke about those experiences where one must be vigilant and share a sense of comradery which was a really inspiring message. Aarathi Palliyath of IInd BA English spoke about the lessons from the struggle for freedom that this generation should engrain within themselves to build a bright future for this country. George Joseph Sir, director of Labour India college Marangattupilly , and also the former HOD of Botany department of Sacred Heart College gave us the Independence day message asking us to contemplate if the idea of independence day has become a mere ritual or if we still remember the values we once fought for which was thought provoking . A thought for the day was given by Adhulkrishna R. Chandran of IInd BA English asking us to celebrate our freedom. K.M Johnson Sir , Head of the Department addressed the students and expressed his gratitude to the respected guests and the program winded up with a final vote of thanks by Sneha of IInd BA English.The celebration made us remember the golden heritage of our country and we all felt proud to be a part of India.
By Donna Ann George
2nd year B.A.English
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