Ekadaksha Learning Center

National Sports day is celebrated on August 29th of every year,honoring Major Dhyanchand who was a legendary Indian hockey player on his birth anniversary.On the occasion of National sports day,various sporting activities are conducted across schools and colleges.This day is a reminder of the vital role sports and fitness play in a person's health.It emphasizes the need for physical activity in an increasingly sedentary world.

Every year National sports day is celebrated at Ekadaksha Learning Center,engaging the children and teachers in active games and sports activities.Games and sports are a part of the curriculum and regular practise sessions too happen consistently for our children to understand and develop good knowledge and understanding about the rules of the games.

This year,National sports day was celebrated by organising the "ELC Cricket Match" at Whistle,Urban sports hub,Nungambakkam.The match was played between two teams,Team A with children under the captaincy of Mr.Kaushik ram and Ms.Uttara and Team B with children under the captaincy of Ms.Soundarya and Mr.Chandramouli.

Mr.Hiten Joshi,Trustee of Ekadaksha Learning Center,graced the event and the toss was done by him.Team B won the toss and Ms.Soundarya and team chose to bowl first.

The game was modified to suit the needs of our children and. With regular practise and cricket matches happening at school,the children are now familiar and play the game with only little prompt and guidance from their teachers. Many children have learnt the skill of following the ball and hit it independently.Team A finished their batting with a total of 44 runs.Team B who were the chasing team took up batting and it was a tough fight.They scored 46 runs and won the match by 2 runs.

Click here to see the pictures of ELC Cricket match

Here is the video link of the wonderful match.

All the children did their part in a wonderful manner - batting,bowling and fielding.They have definitely learnt to multi task. Sports and games have helped indirectly to pick up so many values and skills for life.

With so much enthusiasm,cheering up from the teachers,teammates and well wishers who attended the event,the match was so interesting with lot of fun moments too.End of the match,Ms.Madhavi,Ms.Sapna and Ms.Gita Ganesh,well wishers of Ekadaksha distributed the trophy and medals for the winners and runners of the match.

National sports day events encourage young people to participate in sports and develop their skills.This day also serves as an inspiration for people of all ages to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle.By incorporating active sports in our lifestyle lets together pledge to stay healthy and lead a happy,healthy life and collectively contribute towards developing a healthy nation.

Vinayakar Chathurthi festival celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha,the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles.Its not only a religious event,but also a social and cultural celebration that brings people together promoting unity and harmony.

At ELC,Ganesha's birthday was celebrated in a grand manner.The teachers welcomed Lord Ganesha with music and installed the idol of Lord Ganesha in the decorated pandal with great enthusiasm.They teachers sang bhajans and all the children participated actively playing along with musical instruments.Since laddoo is a favorite sweet of Lord Ganesha,the children engaged themselves in making laddoos with paper.They colored the papers in laddoo shades - yellow,orange and red,rolled the paper and shaped it to form laddoos.

The children then offered their hand made laddoos to Ganesha,lit diyas, offered flowers and prayed.They also took group pictures with their classmates and teachers in the decorated pandal background.A cartoon movie explaining the "Birth of Lord Ganesha" was played and everyone enjoyed watching the movie.

Click here to see the celebration of Lord Ganesha's birthday at Ekadaksha.

Sweet kozhukattai,the signature dish made for Lord Ganesha is one of the favorite sweet of our children too. They enjoyed eating the sweet kozhukattai and vadai as part of the Ganesh chathurthi celebration.

On this ausipicious day,lets all pray together to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles and to grant wisdom,prospertity and success in our lives.

Happy Vinayakar Chathurthi. 

India celebrated its 79th Independence day on August 15th,2025.On this day,schools,colleges and community groups across the country organise flag-hoisting ceremonies and cultural programmes.The importance of Independence day lies in remembering the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters.It is a day for everyone to understand the value of liberty,responsibility and patriotism.

Ekadaksha Learning Center celebrated Independence day with pride and patriotism.The children actively participated in the March past followed by the flag hoisiting ceremony.The Tricolor National flag was hoisted by the Chief Guest, Mr.Hiten Joshi,Trustee of Ekadaksha Learning Center.

All the children took part in the programme,giving speech about our country,showing pictures about freedom fighters and performing dances for patriotic songs.

Raghavan of Express A class said, "India is my country", Safa of Express B said, "I love my country", Aravind of Experience 4A said that he is proud to be an Indian and Sanjeev of Experience 4B said, "Unity in Diversity". The children delilvered these single line speeches either verbally or on the Avaz communication app with guidance from their teachers. 

They displayed pictures of freedom fighters. Deva of Express A showed Mahatma Gandhiji,Safa of Express B showed Anjalaiammal, Akshaya of Experience 4A showed Sarojini Naidu and Vishal of Experience 4B showed Kodi kaatha Kumaran.

Then came the dance performance by the children - Pranav Shiv and Pandi Ashok of Express A class danced for the tamil song "Jai hind".Holding the tricolor flag in hand,they gave a vibrant performance.Harshini and Deepak of Experience 4A class gave a kummi dance performance,clapping their hands along with their teachers for the song "Senthamizh naadu enum podhinile". Saipriyanthan and Saikhiran of Experience 4B class gave a peppy performance for the song "Kappaleri poyachu" song along with their class teachers.

Click here to see a video of our patriots

After the performances,all the children and teachers sat together and listened to patriotic songs.Like how any other normal school children would participate and enjoy the Independence day celebrations,our children too understood and participated beautifully in the celebrations. 

Click here to see our lovely children giving their wonderful performance.

On this Independence day,lets promise to protect the peace and unity of our nation.Happy Independence day. Jai Hind.

"How beautiful a day can be when Friendship touches it" - Yes,Beautiful friendships make our lives meaningful.Friends are a part of everyone's lives and Friendship day is a special occasion dedicated to cherishing the bonds of friendship.Celebrated on the first sunday of August,it is a special occasion to recognize and appreciate the unique role friends play in our lives.

At Ekadaksha Learning Center,Friendship day was celebrated with colours. 

Each child picked chits to choose a friend. The chosen ones shook hands and greeted eachother. Then each of them placed their hand print on a chart with a colour of their choice. The handprints made on the chart were so lovely with beautiful designs and color combinations.The friends pair then held their chart and posed for a picture together. The teachers of the center too left their imprints of friendship,by placing their handprints on a beautiful tree chart.A collage of the handprints of children and teachers adorned the notice board spreading the vibes of friendship all over the center.

The day of celebration also had a small peppy dance in which the children and teachers enjoyed dancing with joy for their favorite song 'Bum bum bole' from the movie 'Taare Zameen Par'. The children have learnt steps to the song and performed it very well. The children relished an additional treat by Ekadaksha's well wisher, special yummy snacks which included fresh homemade cakes,sandwich and chips.

In this fast paced world,where people feel isolated and busy all the time,the bonds of friendship is a means of joy,strength and support which acts as a soothing balm for any person.Nurturing the meaningful connections and spending time with friends can enrich our lives and together we can create a happy world for ourselves and others.

Here are the beautiful,colorful handprints of our children and their friendship day celebration.

Happy Friendship Day to all.