The birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, the chief architect of modern India, was celebrated across various sections of Udgam School. 
In Primary Section a special assembly was held to mark the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India. The children discussed about the values and ideologies and speeches were made about his life and contributions. A pledge was taken to follow the ideals laid down by Sardar Patel.
In Middle Section, a special assembly was conducted by the students of Class VIII to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. They performed a skit on ‘Respect’. A pledge was taken on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Students were told about the various incidents in the life of the great soul of India. 
The students of Class IX organised a special assembly showing respect and deference towards the eminent leader.
The occasion provided all a great opportunity to reaffirm the inherent strength of our great nation to withstand the actual and potential threats to the unity and integrity of our country.
To celebrate ‘Rashtiya Ekta Diwas’ students enthusiastically enacted a play on ‘Truth and Justice’, where the inspiring role of Sardar patel as an honest barrister was showcased. It portrayed the real image of ‘The Iron Man of India’ who always favoured Truth and Justice and believed in accomplishing our prime duties and responsibilities as a true citizen of India.
Students spoke few words in respect to the intellectual leader, followed by a motivational speech by the teacher defining and elaborating the true qualities of the great personality.
The assembly concluded with a Pledge, reiterating the noble thoughts of the Bismarck of India.

 

Students of Class V put up an amazing display of exhibits related to science. An array of working and non-working models greeted the visitors and the young scientists explained each exhibit perfectly. There were models of solar cooker, solar and lunar eclipse, water purification apparatus, rain water harvesting, conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy using windmills, capillary action, models of repiratory system, skeletal system, organic farm and many more. 
The young children never fail to amaze us!

A drawing competition was held in school for all students in different categories and with different themes. Children participated enthusiastically and following were declared best entries in each category:

Category A (Sr. KG)

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Priyanshi Chintan Patel	Sr.A
2	Pia Vikas Masand	Sr.B
3	Ira Vivek Talaulikar	Sr.D
4	Anika Ankit Daftary	Sr.E

 

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Kavya Vishalkumar Desai	Sr.F
2	Shaivee Rushabh Shah	Sr.H
3	Kahaan Vishal Bhavsar	Sr.J
4	Het Rohan Patel	Sr.H

 

Category B (class 1 &2)                  Theme: Incredible India               

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Daksh Krunal Shah	2 E
2	Avyay Neeraj Raghuwanshi	2 D
3	Anvi Pavan Thakore	1 B
4	Priyal Abhay Chauhan	1 E
5	Aatmi Kintan Gandhi	2 E

 

Category C (class 3 & 4)                 Theme: Clean India        

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Harvy Viral Shah	3 H
2	Prisha Shalin Goenka	3 G
3	Dishita Ritesh Agrawal	3 H
4	Bhavyaa Manoj Kurup	4 C
5	Aarya Shalin Almal	3 F

 

Category D (class 5 & 6)                 Theme: Ganga The River of Life

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Aditya Manish Malpani	5 B
2	Nishi Dipal Shah	5 G
3	Kavan Mihir Doctor	5 D
4	Soham Mittal Parikh	5 D
5	Diya Tarun Varma	6 B

 

Category E (class 7 – 9)                  Theme: Making Learning Fun    

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Freya Pranav Shah	7 B
2	Vrushika Utpal Patel	7 B
3	Vishwa Samir Shah	9 G
4	Kayavann Sunil  Gogri	9 D
5	K. Jayashree	9 E

 

Category F (class 10 -12)                Theme: Women Empowerment              

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Disha Kamlesh Bellani	10 A
2	Sai Snigdha Suggala	11 F
3	Daksh Manish Singh	12A
4	Khushali Manan Haji	12 A

 

All the above children were awarded with certificates and medals for their exclusive work of art.