NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JAN 16
Sainik School Balachadi, Jamnagar observed 73rd ‘Indian Army Day’ on Friday to pay homage to soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Also, this day commemorates General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa taking over as the first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from British General Sir Francis Butcher, in 1949, a release said.
Sainik School #Balachadi #Jamnagar observed 73rd #ArmyDay on 15 Jan21 2 pay homage to soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in line of duty. A webinar was organised with theme based on famous quote ‘Aap jise fauj kahte hain, hum use zindagi kahte hain’ @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/l1QbrDMDA6
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) January 15, 2021
On this special day, a webinar was conducted by the NCC Coy of the school. Various aspects and importance of the Indian Army were presented through a webinar by class XI NCC cadets under the guidance of T/O Piyush Viramgama, ANO, Sainik School Balachadi NCC Coy. On this auspicious occasion, junior cadets exhibited the posters online to pay tribute to brave soldiers. Other cadets attended the webinar through video-conference.
In his address Chief Guest, Group Captain Ravinder Singh, Principal, Sainik School Balachadi, shared that as true citizens, we should remind the sacrifices of the brave soldiers who laid their lives to safeguard our country. He said that the webinar on ‘Indian Army Day’ is to appraise the cadets about the great traditions and achievements of the Indian Army. He advised cadets to make all efforts to attain such standards in their training wherein they can realize the meaning of the famous quote ‘Aap jise fauj kahte hain, hum use zindagi kahte hain’.
