National Sports Day

No matter how much intellect or wealth a person acquires, he can neither harvest his intellect nor can he enjoy his wealth if his body does not support him. Hence, sports form an integral part of every individual’s life. To mark the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, the National Sports Day is celebrated on the 29 August every year. In light of this event, on the 30 August the Prerna Cell of NSS IIT Roorkee took to educating and inspiring school children in Indian Sports.

Children enjoying sports day

The day began with a quiz on the vast legacy of Indian Sports. The children participated with great cheer and enthusiasm. It proved an excellent learning platform for both the children and the students of IIT Roorkee. It was followed by a few games like ‘kabbadi’ and ‘kho-kho’ which portrayed the rich cultural heritage of Indian Sports. The children put in their best efforts and performed brilliantly in these games. Following this, the members of the Prerna Cell sat down with these children, wherein the children opened up about their love for sports and about their ambitions to grow up to become excellent sportspersons for their country. The members talked to them about the meaning and importance of terms like sportsmanship and teamwork.

Participation of children on National Sports Day

The day ended with the distribution of prizes to the best performers in the games. The children departed with candies in their hands, smiles on their faces and dreams of a bright future in their minds.

VIHAAN

                                                                                                  

As the new academic year began, a guest lecture was organized by NSS IIT Roorkee to inspire and guide freshmen. IAS topper at an age of 22 years and clearing AIIMS entrance exam at a mere age of 16 years, Dr. Roman Saini was invited to give a guest lecture. The programme was called VIHAAN.

Felicitation of Dr.Roman Saini

The programme was organized in MAC auditorium on 24^th August, 2015. The auditorium was overflowing with students. The programme began at 6:30 pm.  The NSS General Secretary, Ayush Agrawal welcomed the freshmen congratulating them for their success in JEE 2015.Guest of honour for the programme; Dean of Students Welfare, Dr. D.K. Nauriyal, Dr. P. Jeevanandam and Dr. Smita Jha were also present.

Enthusiastic audience

Dr. D.K. Nauriyal was asked to enlighten the students with his few words. Finally, the wait of students was over when Dr. Roman Saini was called upon to address the students. He discussed about the changing environment in colleges for first year students i.e. they have to be smart and cope with the competitive environment around. The main theme of the lecture was a “BOLT FROM THE BLUE” which meant that opportunities can knock at your door anytime. Self-motivation, self-confidence, never-complaining attitude were the basic characteristics according to him one must have in life. After his lecture he also conducted a Q&A session in which many students participated.

The programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. Smita Jha and a memento was given to Dr. Roman Saini. The programme ended by 8 pm and refreshments were then given to the students where Dr. Saini interacted with the students briefly for a few minutes. This was truly an inspiring and motivating lecture for the freshmen of IIT Roorkee.

Prabhat Pehri

India got independence from foreign rule on 15^th August 1947 becoming a sovereign nation and then onwards this day is celebrated as Independence Day to commemorate the sacrifices given by the great leaders and freedom fighters who struggled hard to obtain freedom from the British Empire.

 The event ‘Prabhat Pheri’ was organized by NSS on the occasion of 69^th Independence Day of India. The motive of this event was to inspire a patriotic feeling among the students of IIT Roorkee and to summon memories in our mind of the sacrifices made by our great ancestors.

Students participating in Prabhat Pehri

In the morning of that auspicious day, all the cells of NSS came together at Mandi Cell, at about 6 AM. Everyone seemed to be in an enthusiastic and energetic mood even though it was quite early in the morning. Soon, all of them assembled to form three lines. The rally proceeded towards Jawahar Bhawan in an orderly but lively manner. Many students had held posters and signs depicting a message to everybody on the theme of Independence Day. The rally then moved towards LBS Ground. They were singing patriotic songs together in chorus wholeheartedly. Proceeding to the boys hostel complex, the rally halted to spread awareness among their friends in their bhawans by vigorously shouting patriotic slogans like “Inquilab Zindabad”, “Vande Mataram” and “Jai Hind, Jai Bharat”. Some people even joined the rally till the end after seeing the spirit of their friends and colleagues. The voice of the people kept on increasing as they moved on the road towards MGCL. The bystanders also looked towards them in admiration as they approached the end of their rally back at the Mandi Cell. After the singing of the National Anthem, the crowd was dispersed.

 A feeling of happiness was provoked among the students by the Prabhat Pheri. For many of them, it was a first-time experience. This event made its mark in the minds of many students.