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Sunday, November 12, 2006
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AGTAD TOUR VII - REPORT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN
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The Anubhav Shiksha Kendra students were to meet the President under the banner of AGTAD at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the President had decided to meet us and celebrate Eid.
At 11:00 am, 15 children, 6 boys and 9 girls, met the His Excellency The President of India, under the banner of AGTAD on the pious occasion of Eid. The tour was planned for showing the children the lawns of the Rashtrapati Bhavan where the President had decided to meet us and celebrate Eid.
It was a pleasant October morning. The presence of our esteemed Principal, Dr. Mrs. Shayama Chona, who led us, filled our hearts with a special radiance as we reached the portals of the President’s house.
Scores of people had collected in the lawns of the President’s house to greet the President festival of Eid. We too stood in the long queue of visitors to meet and greet the symbol of our nation. Waiting in the sun for nearly an hour, just to catch a glimpse of the President was like a lifetime achievement for the children.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is a huge estate by itself. It comprises of beautiful buildings and various gardens and open spaces. It was designed and built by Sir Edwin Lutyen in a combination of Mughal and Classical European architectural styles. Before Independence, it was known as the Viceroy’s House, since the Viceroy used to reside therein. After Independence, when India became a republic and its President, that is, the Rashtrapati started living in the estate, it was re-christened as Rashtrapati Bhavan.
We left the place after a good one hour with a box of ‘Eid Mubarak’ sweets from the President.
The students were back in school by 12:30 am.
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