This year , like we do every year for independence day at VRT 77 . The tablers were divided into 3 different teams and we  visited the  3 schools for Independence Day celebrations .
Independence Day celebrations are always special at VRT-77. The 68th independence day was no exception . The whole day of events was well planned in advance prior to the 15th of August.

All the three RTI schools of VRT-77 were covered, the VBV( Vasanth Balla Vidyodaya) school, the Karasa municipal school and the Marikvalasa School. A total of 600 students in the three schools and staff were greeted and the Independence Day messages were conveyed after formal flag hoisting at all the three schools. The children and staff at all three schools greeted us with warmth,march past, patriotic songs and dances.
All the 600 children were given sweets, stationery kits and crayons . A  special thanks to  Tr. Ramayya , Tr. Adarsh , Tr. Inder and Tr. Sandeep Reddy Tadi for their contributions  . The Chairman Tr. Rajesh addressed the school children with an inspiring speech that motivated them .
The smiles on the faces of the children were something to see…priceless!!!
By 10 AM all of us assembled at Hotel Daspalla for a lovely breakfast and some amazing bonding over a fellowship. Post breakfast , we visited the blind school at Rushikonda where we distributed sweet packets to the students there . Apart from the sweets distribution we also got to witness a demonstration of how to write in Braille on Braille slates . The teacher wrote out a word and called out a student and asked him to find out what he had written and he answered with precision . It was absolutely amazing to see how smart these kids are . All in all , we finished the service with feelings of immense joy and satisfaction .
Tr. Shashank Dutt
VRT 77