The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 January 23rd, 2015 | Page 2

YOUNG CHRONICLE THE Y UNG CHRONICLE OBAMA’S VISIT TO INDIA ON  REPUBLIC DAY: By Arshia Garg The 66th Republic Day is being celebrated on 26 January 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Barack Obama to be the Chief Guest at our Republic Day, and he accepted it. Obama will be the first US president to attend the Republic day parade of India. Obama will come with his wife Michelle and his senior officials. There will be around 1 lakh visitors to watch the parade. US president Obama, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be sitting inside bullet proof enclosures on Rajpath while watching the Republic Day parade. Much planning has been done for the security of Obama. The Delhi Police will deploy around 40,000 men including NSG commandos and sharp-shooters at Rajpath. Indian Army has imposed high alert in Jammu and Kashmir with the news of militant revolt in the state. After input from Intelligence agencies that bombs could be hidden anywhere, Special Cell and Crime Branch officers have been asked to be vigilant about the flower pots around Rajpath and India Gate. During the Day 1 of his three-day visit, the American president and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on the entire gamut of bilateral ties and discuss ways to enhance cooperation. The visit is also expected to boost the seven- year-old civil nuclear deal. The next day he flies to Agra and will be at Taj for about 6 hours. The Taj Mahal will be closed to public during the visit of President Obama. On the final day of the visit, Obama is expected to give a joint Radio address along with PM Narendra Modi. Let’s hope this visit proves fruitful to India’s and the world’s growth and development. The Children’s Preamble The Young Chronicle would like all the Acha Bachas to take a pledge; the pledge of growing into a responsible and empathetic citizen of the country. We the Children of India Solemnly pledge to be Socialists and Secularists and non-discriminating. We pledge that we will be kind, caring, and compassionate towards all. We will fight any bias that we come across, basis gender, caste, and Economic status of people We will stand up and raise our voice towards injustice And will use our education for the well-being and happiness of all We promise that we will be law abiding, and conscientious citizens of the country and will act to the best of our knowledge and understanding, always. Tanisha’s Perspective on Obama's visit to India on Republic Day I am Tanisha, and I am in class 3. I am excited about Mr. Obama’s visit to India on Republic Day. It is a dream for me also that I must go one day to see the parade live but because of high security it is better to see it from home. My mother tells me we can see it better on television. I know that this year the guest to visit our country is Mr. Obama and on TV they were showing that he would be staying in Maurya Hotel at the presidential suite. He is lucky he will be seeing our very ethnic Parade with so many colours. Mr. Obama is a very nice person. He is so tall and his wife is so smart. He has very beautiful girls. I would like to see him with his family and make friends with his daughters so one day I can visit them in USA. I asked my mother if we can invite them to our house but she said they would not come. I am sorry about that. Republic day is exciting for me because we fly kites with my Papa and we have lots of fun in the park. When we go to our Nani house my Nana always pulls up the flag. I love India.