PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research celebrated the 75th Independence Day in the presence of the Chief Guest Col B Satish, Commanding Officer 5 (TN) Girls Battalion NCC, Coimbatore.
Unfurling the national flag, Col B Satish accepted the students’ march-past parade and delivered the I-Day speech. In his special address, several sacrifices made by the forefathers and martyrs for the freedom struggle were recalled and an appeal was made to the spectators to reminisce about the glorious past and historic moments.
Students were urged to understand their moral responsibility to the nation and the society. Col B Satish shared that with freedom comes maturity, sense of gratitude, resilience, inclusivity, equality, respect for everyone, and sense of ownership. He requested everyone to remind themselves about Nation First and work for the nation to reach great heights in all aspects.
Earlier, G.Chandramohan, Principal, welcomed the gathering and lauded the achievements made by the students and members of faculty of PSG iTech. He shared that students of iTech are continuously motivated not only to excel in academics but in extra-curricular activities through various clubs functioning in the college like NCC, music club, eco-club and so on to become holistic citizens and serve the nation. With great sense of pride, he shared that PSG iTech has NCC Wings for both boys and girls. Also, he thanked faculty members and students involved in organizing the event successfully.
In his felicitation address, P.V Mohanram, Secretary, extended a warm welcome to everyone and reflected upon the glorious sacrifices made by the ancestors to overcome the freedom struggle. Several important values to be inculcated by every human being like mutual respect, love, inclusive growth, sense of responsibility and ownership were recalled in the speech. Also, young students were urged to pursue the Defence Services as one of the options for their career and add value not only to the individual self but to the nation. Further, he shared an interesting anecdote from the life of Major Dhyan Chand to explain how one should be truly patriotic to the nation and render selfless service to the country which he or she belongs to, at any point of time. Finally, participants were requested to practise watching their breath pattern to know their emotional state for a harmonious living.
At the end, a special tree-plantation drive was organized to commemorate the 75th Independence Day celebrations by the eco-club. Finally, P.Vetrivelan, Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of ECE, proposed the vote of thanks. Lt. V.Vilashini, Asst. Prof, Dept. of CSE, Mr. Gajendran, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Mathematics along with Dept. of Physical Education coordinated the event.