Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 66, Mohali

The school celebrated Baisakhi with enthusiasm. The kindergarten wing of the school was decorated depicting the harvest season. Children were explained about the importance of the festival by Simi through a PPT showcasing the Punjabi culture. Punjabi folk music added to the excitement. All students of kindergarten performed bhangra. Kindergarten children were dressed in colourful Punjabi traditional attires with ornaments and accessories. The students brought sumptuous dishes in their lunch boxes to mark the festivity. Besides this, the students were also made aware of Ambedkar Jayanti. The motive behind the celebrations was to apprise the children of their rich culture and heritage and to make them aware of Ambedkar’s efforts to eradicate social evils like untouchability and caste restrictions. Students were told that Baisakhi was not only a harvest festival but also an auspicious day as on this day Guru Gobind Singh had established the “Khalsa Panth”. The whole kindergarten wing reverberated with enthusiasm during the celebrations.