Speech on Independence Day

On this propitious day, I – C.M. Singh– the principal of this school would want to extend special thanks to our hon’ble chief guest and the parents of our students for their warm presence and joining us in the celebration. But before we kick start the celebration, please allow me to say a few words to address the occasion.

Students, I want you to know that this freedom is hard won by our great freedom fighters when they had not only shed their blood, but also sacrificed their lives and family. So we should value this freedom to the utmost and never take it for granted. We celebrate this day because it was a historic moment for all the Indians, but amidst all this celebration there is something that ought to be done first and foremost, i.e. paying homage to our great freedom fighters, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dadabhai Naoroji, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, including a lot more.

These were illustrious personalities who were known for their great sense of fortitude, perseverance, patience, courage and what not. It is on the basis of their sheer mental strength that they could withstand the stormy time period of our Independence Day struggle. If we weren’t blessed with such great personalities, winning back our country’s freedom would have been a far cry for sure. They experienced humiliation, physical as well as mental torture at the hands of the Britishers, but still they did not buzz and continued to oppose both the foreign British policy as well as their rule.

Thus, it is extremely important not to overlook the struggling period of those times which our predecessors had to put up with and rather value this freedom and think critically in what way we can make the best use of this freedom and make our country proud globally. We should consider ourselves fortunate enough to have been born in the free, independent nation when we can give wings to our imagination and all our desires; when we are not subjugated to the despotic, tyrannical rule of the Britishers.

However, we have responsibilities to shoulder and further work for the betterment of our nation. We are still in a progressive stage and are not counted amongst the category of developed nations. So we have a far way to go and let us vow not to let go waste the sacrifices of our forefathers. We have to realize the dreams of our ancestors of making India a developed nation which is free from corruption and all the social evils. Let us cultivate a vision for our motherland and work towards realizing that vision where everyone has equal opportunities; where our women can feel safe and where no child is deprived of at least basic education.

Let us work towards a better tomorrow; this is all I have to say.

Thank you so much everyone!