{"id":3663,"date":"2009-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/indipendence-day-2\/"},"modified":"2014-06-11T19:38:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T17:38:23","slug":"indipendence-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/en\/2009\/08\/indipendence-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Indipendence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Independence Day<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi9-200.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" align=\"left\" \/>This morning the kids showed up early, with their new uniforms and eager to start the first part of today\u2019s program: a parade with chants and flags through the village close to the Ashram, on India\u2019s Independence Day. They got past the gate singing \u2018Bharat Matha Ki Jai\u2019, Honour to Mother India.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On 15th August 1947 India gained its independence with much sacrifice. The day is celebrated with deep pride, feeling and respect for the nation and all those who contributed toward its creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Like any other year, our children wished to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi3-250.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"right\" \/>commemorate the day with poetry, songs, dances and a theatre play at the school and, to everyone\u2019s joy, there were as many sweets, fruit and puri-sabji as possible!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi2-250.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Many friends and some members of the local Rotary International Club (Benares) celebrated the day with us; the latter kindly donated stationery to all of our 300 children and planted new trees in the schoolyard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We were also graced by the presence of a beautiful <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi6-250.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"right\" \/>black cobra, then delicately moved to a safer area for all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It has been a beautiful day, spent in harmony <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi8-200.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" align=\"left\" \/>talking about the past, but above all about the present and future of India: about children and the importance of formal education for their wellbeing, as well as that of their families and the nation as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\nNamast\u00e9<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Guru Ratna<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi7-500.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi5-500.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi10-500.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shriaghoreshwar.org\/contenuto\/subsections\/42\/Image\/indi1-500.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" align=\"middle\" \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence Day &nbsp; This morning the kids showed up early, with their new uniforms and eager to start the first part of today\u2019s program: a parade with chants and flags through the village close to the Ashram, on India\u2019s Independence Day. They got past the gate singing \u2018Bharat Matha Ki Jai\u2019, Honour to Mother India. 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