Workshop on Patriotism to Commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas to be held on July 26

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 24, 2013: In view of inculcating a sense of patriotism and national pride among the children, Centre for Integrated Learning in association with the Lions Club Mangalore and Dakshina Kannada District Ex-Servicemen Association will be organizing an inter-school workshop on `Patriotism and National Pride’ at Lions Seva Mandir, Kadri in the city on Friday to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas.

The workshop will feature reliving the moments of Kargil War of 1999 through documentaries and video clippings, group discussions, theme lectures, patriotic songs and a quiz on patriotism. The students will also be divided into smaller groups to have an intimate interaction with ex-servicemen about their experiences and other aspects of interest.

Four ex-servicemen will be honoured on the occasion for their services rendered to our motherland.

The workshop will be inaugurated by Ms. Disha Amrith, an Engineering student of BMS College, Bangalore who had also been accredited as a Best Cadet at the Republic Day Parade and Prime Minister’s Rally of Nation Cadet Corps (NCC) during 2008. She will also deliver the keynote address and inspire the younger generation. The inaugural session will be presided over by Lions District Governor of Lions International District 317D, K C Prabhu.

Over 200 students from about 20 schools in and around the city are expected to participate in the event.

Centre for Integrated Learning, a city based NGO has been actively involved in kindling national pride and patriotism among students through its ongoing programme `Campaign Patriotism’ through which it has been successfully able to reach out to over 8000 students from over 50 schools in the region. Lions Club Mangalore has also been organizing array of programmes on national integration. Dakshina Kannada District Ex-Servicemen Association is a source of inspiration to the younger generation in view of transforming India into a better place to live.