I-Day celebrated with fervour

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 15. The nation's 55th Independence Day was celebrated by most schools and other institutions with flag- hoisting and special Independence Day addresses.

At the celebrations organised by Southern Railway, at the Railway Divisional office, Thycaud, the Divisional Manager, Mr. S. Marcus, hoisted the national flag and took the salute at a colourful parade presented by the Railway Protection Force.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Marcus spoke about the heroic role played by Indian Railways in national development. With rail safety being in focus in the wake of the Kadalundi rail accident, special emphasis would be given in improving safety mechanisms in trains, he said.

The Kshema Social Circle of SBT, on Independence Day, made the special gesture of distributing financial assistance to many indigent and sick persons. The Deputy General Manager, SBT, Mr. P. C. Thomas, hoisted the tricolour at a meeting organised at the zonal office. Patriotic songs rendered by the choral group of the SBT zonal office added colour to the function.

Mr. Alikunju Sastri, freedom fighter, inaugurated the I-Day celebrations organised by the Kerala Educational Cultural Society. Essay-writing competitions for students were also organised on the occasion.

The C. H. Mohammed Koya Foundation organised I-Day celebrations on a grand scale at its various regional centres. The freedom fighter, Mr. Malayil Sheriff, inaugurated a meeting held at the Foundation's Thiruvananthapuram unit. The Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and Attingal units of the Foundation also organised special functions on the occasion.

The Kerala Muslim Cultural Forum observed the Independence Day as the day for protection of communal harmony. The Palayam Imam, Mr. P.K. Hamsa Moulavi Farooqi, delivering the I-Day address, said that such celebrations should be able to preserve real freedom and maintain communal amity in the nation. Thoughts on such an auspicious day should be on strengthening an Indian society with a firm basis in humaneness, he said.

Most school children participated in the I-Day celebrations organised in schools. Apart from hoisting the tricolour, elocution and essay competitions were also organised in many schools.

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