Jalandhar schools celebrate Baisakhi with gusto

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 13

Baisakhi was celebrated with fervour and gaiety in city schools. The festival of harvest was celebrated to acquaint students with cultural heritage, however, unlike previous years because of the covid, as it dampened the actual spirit of the festival. Several schools celebrated Baisakhi virtually with kids all decked up in beautiful attires and sharing pictures online.

Number of activities were also organised online to uplift the mood of the students and make them enthusiastic about the festival. Some other schools decided to keep the feel of the festival alive by dressing the students in traditional attire and performing folk dances and clicking pictures in the fields.

IVY World School

IVY World School, under the ageis of the Vasal Education Society, celebrated Baisakhi. Ivyians celebrated Baisakhi with full enthusiasm and zeal with a special virtual assembly. A virtual cultural show depicting the significance of Baisakhi was held. The students were reminded of the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. The beats of the dhol brought vibrancy to the environment. Tiny tots were dressed in colorful Punjabi attire. They were engaged in creating Baisakhi crafts. The students of KI sang Punjabi folk songs and children of KII enjoyed making dholak craft. Reflecting on Baisakhi, few children researched and recorded the hard work of farmers and the food they grow for us and also expressed gratitude towards the farmers. S Chauhan, Principal, Ivy World School, applauded the students for their performance and extended her wishes to parents and children. The president of Vasal Educational Society, K K Vasal, chairman Sanjeev Kumar Vasal, director Ena Vasal, and CEO Raghav Vasal wished all a very Happy Baisakhi.

Innocent Hearts

The harvest festival of Punjab was celebrated at Innocent Hearts. A number of online activities were organised under the theme of ‘Golden Fields and Rich Harvest’. Several activities were organised to celebrate Baisakhi, the beginning of New Year and the foundation of Khalsa Panth. Activities of Punjabi Gabru and Mutiyaar were organised for the little ones of INNOKIDS. The tiny tots were looking adorable in the attire of Punjabi Gabru and Mutiyaar, the teachers said.

St Soldier Nursing Institute

Baisakhi, the foundation day of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh was celebrated by students of St Soldier Nursing Training Institute Kambra. The students were dressed up in traditional Punjabi attire. On this occasion, the students performed bhangra, gidda dal folk songs “jugni”, “jind mahi” etc on the beat of dhol. Chairman Anil Chopra, Vice Chairperson Sangeeta Chopra congratulated everyone on this precious day.

DIPS institutions

Baisakhi was celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm by various schools of DIPS institutions. In colorful traditional clothes, the students were looking at golden fields. The senior students stood in the middle of the fields and talked with full fervour and pride about the rich heritage of Punjab, talked about crops and the hard work of the farmers. On this occasion, MD of DIPS Institutions, Sardar Tarvinder Singh said that schools are also like fields where the future plants of the country are watered by providing information, confidence and the students are ready to serve the country by taking a degree.