Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 2: An assembly was held on October 2 at St Theresa’s School, Bendore, here, to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji and to pay tribute to the warrior of truth and non-violence.

The chief guest, Rajesh G, principal, Sr Philomene Saldanha, vice-principal, Sr Lourdes, head boy, Matthew Saldanha and head girl, Snehal Castelino paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation.

The programme commenced with a prayer and a song sung by the students. Simran Christy Serrao of class X delivered a speech on Mahatma Gandhi.

To experience the pride of being part of such a glorious nation, the students of Std VIII made it memorable through a dance.

As part of the cleanliness drive, the students of std X put up a street-play creating an awareness for precautions to be taken toward protection from the deadly fever dengue.

Rajesh G in his speech emphasized the importance of celebrating Gandhi Jayanti. He spoke of Gandhiji as a symbol of peace and non-violence.

The assembly proved to be an effective method of enlightening the students about the role played by Mahatma Gandhiji in the Indian freedom struggle and reconstruction of the diverse nation.