Today is Independence Day. Since morning I am lost in thoughts. My thoughts take me to my past. It was sixty seven years ago. I was studying in seventh class in Vasanta School in Banaras and was staying in the hostel. I was twelve year old.
It was 14th August. There was great excitement. The senior girls were all over the place. All the one hundred and fifty girls of the hostel were very busy. Some girl were making garlands, some were packing laddoos for distribution, and some others were making seating arrangements . The warden was going round and supervising the work. Teachers were supervising tying of vandanvars, and flowers. An aroma from the kitchen was enticing. Some girls were singing patriotic songs. The enthusiasm and fervour was so strong that all the groups joined in singing and raising slogans, ''Bharat mata ki jai', 'Tiranga ooncha rahe hamara'which reverberated in the entire compound. The images of the national flag, hung on the walls of the entire school aroused a spirit of pride in my heart. None of girls slept at night. We sang patriotic songs. At four' o clock we were ready for a Prabhat Pheri. Accompanied by all the staff, the girls marched through the streets of Banaras, singing patriotic songs. We were soaked with a feeling of love, enthusiasm and pride. We were not tired after marching for three hours. With the new sunrise, dawned a new era annoncing the freedom of the country!!!
It was 14th August. There was great excitement. The senior girls were all over the place. All the one hundred and fifty girls of the hostel were very busy. Some girl were making garlands, some were packing laddoos for distribution, and some others were making seating arrangements . The warden was going round and supervising the work. Teachers were supervising tying of vandanvars, and flowers. An aroma from the kitchen was enticing. Some girls were singing patriotic songs. The enthusiasm and fervour was so strong that all the groups joined in singing and raising slogans, ''Bharat mata ki jai', 'Tiranga ooncha rahe hamara'which reverberated in the entire compound. The images of the national flag, hung on the walls of the entire school aroused a spirit of pride in my heart. None of girls slept at night. We sang patriotic songs. At four' o clock we were ready for a Prabhat Pheri. Accompanied by all the staff, the girls marched through the streets of Banaras, singing patriotic songs. We were soaked with a feeling of love, enthusiasm and pride. We were not tired after marching for three hours. With the new sunrise, dawned a new era annoncing the freedom of the country!!!
Some beautiful and proud memories.
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