28th January, 2018 activity of ‘Parivartan’- the Slum Education Programme, a CSR initiative of ITS, Ghaziabad was an extended celebration of Republic Day along with the regular talk and a surprise test of the memory of slum buds. Volunteers of the day Ankush Mehta, Kajal Soam, Madhulika Kumari, Minakshi Singh, Abhinav Gupta, Alok Prakash and George Rudolf Henry started the class with the prayer and informed the children about the highlights of the day.

The first session of the day was on a patriotic theme ‘Kuchh Yaad Unhe Bhi Kar Lo’ during which the children were told why Republic Day is celebrated and how India had achieved its freedom. The pictures of the top ten freedom fighters of India were displayed including – Mahatama Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Baal Gangadhar Tilak, Rani Laxmibai, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi etc. Their contribution and life history was discussed in brief. Key terms like ‘Republic’, ‘Constitution’ and ‘Surprise’ were elaborated with easy descriptions.

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The second session of the day was an interesting Surprise Test. The children were shown the pictures of these top ten freedom fighters and then these pictures were removed and the children were asked to recall the names and write them on a piece of paper. The quick and correct responses were appreciated with fabulous prizes like fancy water-bottles, steel tiffin, fiber tumblers etc. Two bags full of clothes were also distributed among the children. These clothes were donated by the MCA alumnus Mr. Gautam Bagga. The class concluded with the distribution of Maggi Noodles, Sketch Pens and Cadbury éclairs to all the children. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided and accompanied the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.