Date: 6th June, 2022
Venue: Online (G-meet) Total Number of Students and faculty: 51

Objective: To encourage the students to participate and showcase their interest in the celebration of “Coronation Day” also known as “Shivarajyabhisheka” of our great leader “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj”, which is celebrated on 6th of June.

SHIVAJI CORONATION: HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE

The event proved to be a milestone in Maratha history as it also marked the beginning of Hindavi Swarajya in India. It was on this day when Shivaji was given the title of 'Shakakarta' which means 'founder of an era' in English and 'Chhatrapati' (paramount sovereign).

The Coronation Ceremony of Shivaji Maharaj also known as SHIVRAJYABHISHEK was celebrated by St.Teresa’s Institute Of Education on 6th June 2022. The venue of the event was online on (Google meet) and it began sharp at 11:00am. The event was started by a beautiful and peaceful assembly which was conducted by Roll nos 21-30, the assembly started with a warm greeting and welcome by the two host Sanida and Drizel followed by a short prayer. The PowerPoint presentation of the same was also displayed for all by Clarissa. After the prayer, Lourdes spoke a few words on Shivaji Maharaj then the “Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha” song was played and the assembly ended with the college anthem.

After the assembly, the host announced the further group to take over to speak on “Significant Events in Shivaji’s Life” which was done by Roll nos. 11-20. A presentation for the same was also displayed by Riya Dsilva as she started speaking on Shivaji Maharaj, Binaisha enlightened everyone about the first fort captured by Shivaji Maharaj i.e., the Torna fort. The second event in Shivaji’s life that was the Treaty of Purandar was addressed by Ashlina. Escape from Agra by Sharon, the very famous episode of Afzal Khan by Melita, the history of Lal Mahal by Alisha, Sack of Surat by Diona and finally the coronation and conclusion was addressed by our General Secretary Natasha Fernandes.

After this enlightening information on life of Shivaji Maharaj, a short quiz was conducted by Rupa and Krisha based on the same topic which had 10 questions with four options each, Rupa asked the questions and gave the options with the help of the ppt and after everyone replied in the chat box correct answer was popped by Krisha. Everyone actively participated in the quiz and almost all answers guessed by all was correct.

As the quiz ended the host announced the next group to take over who were going to address about “Impact of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj”. This was also addressed with the help of ppt and was started by Rhea D’costa followed by Salvia who threw light on famous quotes and life lessons given by Shivaji Maharaj. Denisa addressed the qualities that can be learned from Shivaji Maharaj and also gave information about the memorial of Shivaji which is currently being constructed in the Arabian Sea. Also, she pointed out various places which are named after the great Shivaji Maharaj for example, Railway Station – CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Airport in Mumbai- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the museum –Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. The conclusion of this topic was again done by Rhea D’costa.

As it was the end of the programme Sanida invited Blossom to give the vote of thanks. After the vote of thanks National Anthem was played by Clarissa and the event ended by our two host Sanida and Drizel once again thanking everyone for their co-operation and thanking the co-ordinator of the event Dr. Joan Lopes and she as well thanked all the students for their effort. The event ended by 12:15 pm in the afternoon and it was a great success.