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Special Edition of the Occassion of 75th Independence Day

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KOLKATA, SUNDAY, 15 AUGUST 2021 Rs. 4.00

VJRC on 75th On Independence Day
independance
day - Dr. Rajyasri Neogy, Principal, Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College
Kolkata, 15th August,
2021: Vijaygarh Jyotish oday is August 15. their business. Many trolled from Britain. But at the end of all The Quit India Move-
Ray College arranged a TOn behalf of the nations including En- Although they were darkness, there is light. ment started in 1942
midnight cultural pro-
gramme in the occasion College, I would like glish, Dutch, French, not in large numbers Many of the ancestors through which the
of 75th Independance to extend my heartfelt Portuguese, came here but, their diplomacy could not accept this British Raj was forced
Day. greetings to all the citi- for business opportu- and the wrong deci- oppression. The Brit- to bow down. Even-
Sutapa Ghosh Dosti- zens on the occasion of nities. But in ishers tried tually they left this
dar sang the opening the 75th Independence 1690, the cloud to trample country and India was
song then, Dr. Arnab of disaster ap- the self-es-
Kumar Banerjee re- Day of India. declared an indepen-
cited and introduced The history of India proached In- teem and dent state. But yes, we
the principal of VJRC, has witnessed that, dia's fortunes. self-respect all know that history.
Dr. Rajyasri Neogy. our country was liber- The East India of the Indian So, I'm not going to
The bilingual newspa- ated from the grip of Company ar- underfoot, debate on what is right
per, 'Journalist', the Ben- British rule after 200 rived in India but they pro-
gali language newspaper and what is wrong.
'Sangbad Annweshan' years of blood spilled in the name of tested. Some- On the 75th anniver-
got introduced after and struggle. At midnight trade but with times, they sary of independence,
the English newspaper on 15 August 1947, the strategy of p r o te s te d I would like to say that
'The Endeavour' was India emerged as an exploiting the Red Fort through rev- India means 'Unity in
introduced. independent country. Indians. At that Source: Google olution some- Diversity' to all the
As the midnight arrived, Due to the geograph- time, no one times their independent citizens
a video with the national ical location of our understood what was sions of some selfish pens roared in the pag-
anthem was shown and of independent In-
everyone celebrated In- country, it has been going to happen in the ancestors of this coun- es of newspapers, only dia. The dress, food,
dependance Day. suitable for trade and days to come. Gradu- try plunged the then to liberate this country language and thought
Thereafter, many pro- commerce since time ally the British started Indians slowly into the from the hands of the of each state may be
fessors and students immemorial, that is establishing their colo- chains of subjugation. British. Small isolat- different, but our final
performed songs, recita- why foreigners have set nies all over India. The Cruel and boundless ed movements started identity is that we are
tions and dance while, foot on the soil of this administration of In- oppression continued emerging and formed Indans.
some mentionable peo- country to accelerate dia started to be con- for almost 200 years. a larger movement. Continued, pg.no.- 14
ple gave speeches.

1947 to present- sports

achievement
-Ishika Chakraborty

ndia has a very rich P.T. Usha won multiple India has won gold in
Ihistory in sports and is gold medals in different all the Asian Games in
still pertaining onto it. editions of Asian Games kabaddi excepting 2018
Until the mid-1970s, and Asian Athletics Asian Games where
India men's team domi- Championships. they got bronze. India
nated international field Considered one of the won the Kabaddi World
hockey, winning seven most ancient and old- Championship in 2007.
Olympic gold medals est sports in the world, Board Games like
and won the 1975 Men's wrestling in India has a Bridge, Carrom, Ludo
Hockey World Cup. glorious past. Recently, and Snakes and ladders
Since then, barring a India has won two med- are very popular across
gold medal at the 1980 als, 1 silver and 1 bronze India and are widely
Olympics, and a bronze through Ravi Dahiya played. India has won 3
medal at Tokyo 2020 and Bajrang Punia re- medals, including one
Olympics, India's per- spectively. Gold in Bridge com-
formance in field hockey The India national petition at 2018 Asian
has been dismal. Since cricket team has won Games.
the mid-2010s the men's major tournaments, in- Boxing is a highly pro-
team has undergone a cluding the 1983 Crick- filed sport in India, and
gradual revival at the re- et World Cup, the 2007 although it is a regu-
gional, continental, and ICC World Twenty20, lar medal-holder at
global stage winning the 2011 Cricket World the Asian Games and
2014 Asian Games gold. Cup and the 2013 ICC Commonwealth Games.
Milkha Singh was the Champions Trophy. During the 2008 Bei-
only athlete to win gold Indian shuttlers Saina jing Olympics Vijender
at 400 metres at the Nehwal, K. Srikanth Singh won a bronze
Asian Games as well and P.V. Sindhu are medal. India's lone fe-
as the Commonwealth good players. Saina Ne- male boxer, M.C. Mary
Games. P.T. Usha reach hwal is the first female Kom, won the bronze
the finale of Women's player from India to medal at the 2012 Lon-
400 metres hurdles at achieve World no.1 spot don Olympic Games.
1984 Summer Olympics. in April 2015.
Source: Abhisek Roy