Celebration of “National Unity Day”
31st October, 2019
NSS Unit of Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram celebrated “National Unity Day” on 31st October, 2019 to inculcate the feeling ofoneness and unity. The day was celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel (popularly known as Iron Man of India) who struggled hard to unify the princely states into one nation. 60 students participated in the celebration activities.
The aim of the programme was to build a more cohesive nation.
The programme started with the lamp lighting ceremony by Dr. Isha Malhotra(Principal, DCE, Gurugram) followed by an influential and motivated speech. Afterwards, NSS Student coordinator told about the life and history of Sardar Vallabhai Patel. The NSS volunteers also watched a short film screening about the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Afterwards, they presented a patriotic song followed by unity pledge taking ceremony taken by the teachers and the students.
Lastly, Vote of thanks was proposed by NSS Coordinator and the event ended with enthusiasm as students promised to work towards the realization of self-power and uniting the nation.