Martyrs’ Day

On a greeny hillock, stood the Charkha clad in a white piece of cloth. Facing the Charkha stood a gathering of students, trainees, and staff of the Blind Relief Association.

The death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi designated as Martyrs’ Day in memory of innumerable freedom fighters who laid down their lives for India’s independence, was solemnly observed in ‘Shanti Niketan’ a park developed by the voluntary work of JPM School students within the premises of B.R.A.

In paying homage, the JPM School students and the trainees from the computer training and vocational training unit read prayers of seven different faiths: Zoroastrian, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Christian and Sikh.

The gathering observed a minute of silence at 5:17 P.M when the bullets pierced the Father of the Nation on this day 71 years ago.