Media Release

Puttur, Aug 15: India’s 72nd Independence Day was celebrated at St Philomena College here with gaiety and patriotic fervour.

The principal Prof Leo Norohna after hoisting the national flag in his addressal to the gathering said, "Today, India is standing high in the world with marvellous achievements. It is our duty to acknowledge the contributions made by all the freedom fighters for the sake of this mother land."

The assistant professor of PG department of Commerce of the college, Fr Sunil George D’Souza in his message said, "Freedom is not a value, but a ground of all values because it allows a person to create intrinsic values such as duty, truth and goodness. Everyone has a duty to be a responsible citizen, but unfortunately not everyone takes this responsibility seriously. Be a responsible citizen and use your freedom. We should always be ready to save our motherland from the antagonist. It is the responsibility to lead our country ahead and make it the best country of the world."

The campus director Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro in his message said, "We should follow the discipline of our soldiers everyday and make India proud."

The principal of St Philomena Pre-University College, Fr Vijay Lobo graced the occasion.

The NCC cadets, Rovers-Rangers of PU and Degree College, NSS volunteers participated in the march-past and parade. The members of Performing Arts Association of the college and members of Fine Arts Association of PU College presented patriotic songs and dances.

NCC officer Lt Johnson David Sequeira, parade commander SCUO Jovin Joseph, convenors of Rovers-Rangers units Meenakshi K, Kahalandar Shareef and Harshad Ismail, convenors of NSS units Madhusudan N and Shashiprabha B, convenor of Performing Arts Association Prashanth Rai, convenor of Fine Arts Association of PU College Dr Asha Savithri coordinated the programme.

Assistant professor of Social Work Lavina Nancy Pinto compered the programme.