RALLY ON THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF KOKBOROK DAY 19th January 2019 Language is the road map of a culture The Government of Tripura organized a rally for Kokborok day in the Umakanta Maidan which started at 09:00 am. Most of the schools ; Shishu Bihar, Umakanta School, Shiksha Niketan, Holy cross School,Assam Rifles, Modern School, Henry Derozio School and so on participated in the rally wholeheartedly. The rally was led by our Chief Minister, Biplab Deb Kumar along with some other special invitees. It’s a great privilege for our school to be a part of the rally. More than 250 students from class VIII & Class IX participated. They were accompanied by few teachers and sisters. The students left the school at 8: 00 am and reached there by 8: 15 am and were given a particular space to stand over there. The programme started at 09: 00 am. First of all, the Chief Guest , our Chief Minister, ‘Biplab Deb’ and other invitees were felicitated. And then our Chief Minister gave a speech followed by our Educational Minister Shri. Ratan Lal Nath and were thanked for having graced the occasion with their august presence and inspiring message. After that the rally started which was led by the Chief Minister and other invitees. The students left Umakanta Maidan along with the students of the other schools, and moved around the city to strengthen the culture and heritage of Tripura. As the students were walking, Auxilium teachers took extra effort to take care of the students providing them with water and chocolates after the rally got over, refreshment were provided by the authority. After the successful completing of the rally, the students went back to the buses and finally reached school. In the school too the day celebration was grand and to mark the celebration of the day the Morning Assembly was conducted by the students under the guidance of Mr. Pohor Debbarma and Ms. Khumpui Jamatia. A student of clad VI, Khumjar Debbarma gave a speech on the importance of preserving the local language which will lead to preservation of the culture. The morning assembly concluded with a Kokborok song dedicated to the beauty and joy of the people of Tripura. The school has indeed shown Keen interest in promoting the indigenous language of Tripura and strengthening the bond of love and respect among all the people of diverse religion and culture inhabiting in Tripura. Diya Debbarma & Sneha Das IX C .