The 144th Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was celebrated enthusiastically by the students and faculty of Delhi Public School on 30.10.19 and 31.10.2018 as part of ‘Rashtriya Ekta Saptah’.
A written quiz on the life and role of Sardar Patel was conducted on 30th October. About 284 students of class IX participated in it. The whole school took the Integrity Pledge.
On 31st October, a special assembly was held by the students of the school highlighting the important role of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in shaping national policies for unity, safety and security of our country. The students, through a poem paid homage to the ‘unifier of India’. To imbibe the same sense of pride and unity as demonstrated by Sardar Patel the students read his quotes, thoughts and also shared some important events that impacted his life. It was followed by the Oath Ceremony, wherein the students and teachers took a pledge to stand for Unity and Integrity of the country and reaffirmed their faith in the values and beliefs of the Iron Man of India.