The festival of Basant Panchami was celebrated in Ashok Vatika Public School with great festive fervor and enthusiasm. The celebrations began with the worshiping of Goddess Saraswati and by paying homage to her with yellow flowers. The students of class one and two participated in this special assembly dedicated to the celebrations of Basant Panchami. A teacher briefed about the importance of this festival that marks the beginning of spring festival and people worship Goddess Saraswati on this day. Goddess Saraswati is known for knowledge, music and art. People wear yellow colour clothes and prepare yellow dishes to mark this occasion. The students recited number of poems highlighting the significance of the festival. Moreover, a ‘Yellow Food Activity’ was also organised for tiny toddlers who were wearing beautiful yellow colour clothes as a symbol to mark the festivities. The principal, Mrs. Anchal Mahajan, also wished all the students and faculty members a happy, prosperous and joyful Basant Panchami.
The foundation of Ashok Vatika Public School at G.T. Road, Amritsar was laid by Late Shri Ashok Mahajan in the year 1995, who was a renounced business icon and philanthropist of his time. His coveted wish was to set up a unique educational institution for the uplifting of the masses of that area by giving them quality education to enable them to develop their talents and personality to shine as useful members of the society.
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