As said by Swami Vivekananda- ‘Freedom is never to be reached by the weak, Throw away all weakness, Tell your body that it is strong, Your mind that it is strong, And have unbounded faith and hope in yourself.’ With this zeal our freedom fighters brought to us the much awaited freedom. That is why this day is celebrated throughout the country with great enthusiasm and positivity. This year STEM World School celebrated the day with great pomp and splendour. A cultural programme was organised to pay tribute to the freedom fighters of our country and also to commemorate their sacrifices. At first our honourable Chief Guest Mr. Subrata Kumar Mitra, IPS, presently the member of West Bengal Health Recruitment Board along with his wife Mrs.Mitra, Mr. Rana Pratap Singh, CEO of Career & Courses along with his wife Mrs. Devika Bhakat, Miss Yashaswi Dugar, daughter of our honourable Chairman Mr. Vinod Dugar and honourable Chairperson ma’am Mrs. Sheetal Dugar, all the students and staff assembled in the middle landscape and we started the programme with an inaugural speech .Then our National Flag was hoisted by the honourable Chief Guest Mr. Subrata Kumar Mitra.Then we all sang our National Anthem. After this pleasant opening,we all moved to the auditorium to start our cultural programme. We started our programme with a welcome speech.Then our eminent guests were felicitated by our teachers and students.Then we continued our programme with an introductory speech and the Independence Day speech given by our students. After this our Chief Guest was requested to enlighten the programme with his valuable words. Next the students sang the melodious song Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora followed by the Surya Namaskar which is a unique combination of physical and spiritual activities. It was performed by some students under the guidance of our Physical educator. Then the programme continued with the patriotic songs Muktiro Mondiro and Aye Watan, sung by our students. After this there was an outstanding dance performance by some of the students. Now it was the time for our respected Principal Sir to share his motivational thoughts on this auspicious day. Finally we concluded the programme with a vote of thanks given by one of our dear Students. It was indeed a great day to celebrate our freedom,a day of joy, a day to love and respect our country and take a vow: ‘Every citizen of India must remember that He is an Indian and He has every right in this country, but With certain duties….’ ------- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel