Every year RGCB observes the
Independence Day of India with nationalism and discipline. Today, the staff and
students gathered in the courtyard of the Jagathy campus of RGCB. At 8.30 in
the morning, Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai, the Director of RGCB hoisted the
National Tricolor Flag. With a salute to the thousands who sacrificed their
lives and existence to earn us the freedom we enjoy today, ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National Anthem was
sung. Symbolizing the unity we stand for, everyone sat together for a modest
breakfast at the in-house cafeteria. Dr. K Santhosh Kumar, Senior Scientist who
hosted the Indian National Flag led the observance at the BIC campus. The
National Anthem was sung with due respect and in proper decorum. The staff and
students of BIC campus also sat down in the campus cafeteria to enjoy a
breakfast together.
From the
Director’s desk.
As we enter the 69th year
of being free, we have a long story of ups and downs in Indian history to
remember. Much water has flown under the bridge after the midnight when India
was finally declared free. The day wasn’t just marking the elimination
of the physical presence of a medieval colonialist governing power; it marked
the beginning of the end of cultural depreciation, economic exploitation and
suppression of free thoughts in Mother India. With freedom come great
responsibilities. Today, we are free to express our thoughts, to practice what
we preach and stand by our values without an authoritative system imposing
undue restrictions on us. We have the social obligation to put our collective
efforts for a better tomorrow. Not everyone can simulate a Dandi March to fight
for our principles. But as model citizens of this great nation, we should not
forget to do our little part. Keeping India clean, not looting public
resources, paying taxes, not taking law in our hands, preserving our rich
traditional art forms, respecting social justice and striving for technological
and scientific self-reliance could be a good start. As Dr. Rajendra Prasad
mentioned in the foreword of M K Gandhi’s India of My Dreams, “Freedom is only
the means to a greater and nobler end.” Let’s all stay together, walk together,
work together towards that nobler end.
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