AKSIPS-65 Smart School, Mohali Celebrates Gandhi Jayanti and International Day of Non-Violence

• AKSIPS-65 Smart School, Mohali Celebrates Gandhi Jayanti and International Day of Non-Violence
  
  AKSIPS-65 Smart School, Mohali celebrated Gandhi Jayanti and the International Day of Non-Violence with great fervour and patriotic spirit to commemorate the Birth Anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
  
  The day began with a *Special Assembly* dedicated to the two great leaders of the nation. The assembly included soulful *bhajans - `Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram`* and speeches by students highlighting the life, ideals and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi - the Apostle of Peace and Non-Violence and Lal Bahadur Shastri - the epitome of simplicity and courage. Students were enlightened about Gandhiji`s principles of Satya and Ahimsa and Shastri Ji`s slogan of `Jai Jawan Jai Kisan`.
  
  To mark the occasion, a series of activities were organized:
  
   *Nursery* :* Rhymes on Gandhiji and His Principles
  *LKG:* Waste-Sorting Game
  *UKG:* Before & After : Clean it up!
  *Classes I & II:* Gandhi Jayanti Quiz
  
   *Classes III to V participated in Slogan writing  on Non-violence* 
  
  *Class VI:* *One-Minute Extempore Speech Competition on “Peace”* - students expressed their thoughts on peace and harmony with confidence.
  
  *Class VII:* *Quiz Competition on Non-Violence, Peace & Mahatma Gandhi* - which enhanced the knowledge of students about Gandhian philosophy.
  
  *Class VIII:* *Bookmark Making with Peace Messages* - students made creative bookmarks inscribed with inspiring quotes of Bapu and messages of peace.
  
  *Classes IX & X:* *A Talk on Mahatma Gandhi* was organized where students discussed the relevance of Gandhian values in the contemporary world.
  
  *Classes XI & XII:* The senior students took the *Swachhata Pledge*, reaffirming their commitment to cleanliness and to realizing Mahatma Gandhi`s dream of a clean India as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
  
  The Associate Director Parnika Singh and the Principal Rajminder Kaur Jaitla lauded the efforts of the students and teachers and exhorted everyone to imbibe the values of truth, non-violence, self-reliance and cleanliness in their lives.
  
  The celebration concluded with a message of peace, unity and cleanliness.

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