On 15^th August, 1947 India won its independence from the British rule. On this day we pay tribute to the martyrs because of whose struggle we are breathing in the air of freedom again.

Throughout the week Seedling Modern Public School was wrapped in patriotic fervor. It celebrated the 70^th Independence day with great enthusiasm.

Various activities and competitions were held at different class levels. The celebration began on 10^th August with Intra Class Patriotic poem recitation competition for classes I to III and CIE I to IV. Children were looking beautiful with their tricolour headgears. The little lots won over the hearts of the audience with their feelings of national pride. Raj Samar Singh Saluja and Naitik Bandwal gave speech showing their emotional attachment to the nation. Invited parents felt proud of their wards participants. The judges of the competition were  Ms Apeksha Ojha and Ms Shilpa Kalra. Another activity was the patriotic song presentation by the students of grades IV and V. The patriotic songs with strong content eulogizes the history culture, traditions and struggle of the people of the nation. The students displayed the same through their songs. Apart from this display of Yoga Asanas by students of grade III and patriotic dance presentations by students of grades IV and V were also held on 11^th August, Thursday. An Inter House Rangoli competition based on ‘Tricolour’ theme was conducted amongst students of grade IX and X on 12^th August, Friday. Students displayed tremendous talent and creativity by making floral, colour and grain based Rangoli presentations. The competition was judged by the Director Principal Ms Mohini Bakshi, Ms Poonam Agarwal and Ms Reet Rameja. Ist and IIIrd positions were bagged by Surya House, Soma House secured the II position.

The sweet chefs of grade I to III showed their creative skills and immense ability through another interesting activity namely ‘Topping the Biscuits’. They made and designed, burgers pizzas, truck, smily, planes etc, by toppings by using various edible things like fruits, cheese, cream, namkeen, coriander, lemons, yoghurt, chocolates  and many more. The winners of the competition were Manit Choudhary (I A), Daksh Kriplani (I B), Ranbeer Khanuja (I C), Parth Tak and Aparna Lohiya (II A), Amar Vishwas and Aarav Badala (II B), Siya Porwal (II C), Arya Gupta (III A), Parkhi Jain (III B) and Seimon Nama (III C).

To mark the ending of 70^th Independency Day’s week long celebrations a colourful programme was showcased on 15^th August. The day commemorated with the hoisting of the flag by revered Director Mr Hardeep Bakshi. The school coir sang Patriotic songs full of devotion and defense of motherland were sung.  The junior wing as well as the seniors of the school showcased mesmerising dance performances. A patriotic dance on the lyrics of “Jai Ho” was presented by students of grade IX and X.   The students of class IX A staged an enactment on the life history of great freedom fighter ‘Bal Gangadhar Tilak’.  Sweets were distributed to the students at the end of the programme.