Asatho Maa Sad Gamaya
Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya
Mrithyor Maa Amritham Gamaya
( Lead me from untruth to truth;
Lead me from darkness to light;
Lead me from death to immortality.
)
This is what we used to say sharp 9am about several years before..
i stil rem the words from the school leader ..SCHOOL ATTENTION ..SChOOL dismiss !...
ringing of school bell after every 45 mins,pani puri...walking in Q from class to prayer ground...saturday exercise in hot sunny day..march past...Independence n republic day sweet distribution..school uniform.... 2plots with red ribbon ..
Transition of school bel from manual ( round plate kind stuff with hammer sort) to electric ...8.30 am bus horne...homework notebook n classwork notebook...unit test..monthy test ..half yearly exam,final exam..report cards with low mark attimes...
getting parent signature in report card...PT period ..volly ball match..punishments......
School day usualy starts with prayer ..followed by pledge..
India is my country, all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and I am proud of it's rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give my parents,
teachers and all elders respect and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion.
In their well-being and prosperity alone lies my happiness.
and national anthem...
" Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachal Yamuna Ganga
Ucchala Jaladhi Taranga
Tubh Shubha Name Jage
Tubh Shubha Ashisha Mange
Gahe Tubh Jaya Gata
Jan Gan Mangaldayak Jay He
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Jaye He ! Jaye He ! Jaye He !
Jaye,Jaye,Jaye,Jaye He
It's fresh in my memory our class Q's ( boys n gals) in the prayer ground,,, our class teacher was a malayali lady... she used to take english paper for us..
guess she might noted each n every one in the prayer ground..one guy named "Mrithyunjay" never used to say pledge.. after obseving it many times once during one english period she asked that guy y he is not saying the pledge during prayer session,,,
for that his reply was..
'mam in the pledge it states "ALL INDIANS ARE MY BROTHERS N SISTER" ..if i say the pledge then whom i will marry..' whole class started laughing...
after several years passed i still could'nt forgot this incident..now if i think about him ..his thought of vision in those day itself was too far..may be he may got married n settled by now..
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# posted by packium : Sunday, May 22, 2005