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Telangana states, and for Telugu speaking people living in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Gudhi

Padvais a spring-time festival that marks the traditional New Year for Maharashtrians is also
celebrated in VIT. Besides these, Onam an annual harvest festival in the State of Kerala and

Odisha Day (1st of April) for the people from Orissa are also being celebrated in VIT. Navaratri,

the nine-night Hindu festival, Eid and Christmas day are being celebrated with fervor and joy.

Teachers’ Day

VIT celebrates the birth anniversary of the former President of India and a renowned teacher Dr.
S. Radhakrishnan as Teachers’ Day. That day is also celebrated as FESTIVITY

DAY/GuruVITA for the faculty members.

International Days Celebration

On World Tourism Day, VIT organizes a flag ceremony followed by a showcasing of
international students’ cultural heritage through various art forms and events. International

Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year at VIT. Eminent women personalities are

invited to address the staff and the students. International Day of Yoga is celebrated on the 21st
of June every year. VIT organizes a Yoga session on this day to promote the importance of Yoga

in improving the mental and physical well-being of all the people in VIT. The International Day
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of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on the 20 of March. VIT promotes positive
social action to help create a happier and more caring world through various events throughout the
year.

National Day Events

VIT organizes Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations where the students and the
faculty participate to the full extent. Further, to sensitize the students on the freedom struggle and

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to mark the 75 year of “Quit India Movement” and 70th year of India’s Independence, a pledge
taking ceremony was conducted at VIT on the 9th August 2017.

The institute also celebrates the following birth /death anniversaries of the prominent Indian

personalities every year.

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Swamy Vivekananda

4. APJAbdul Kalam
5. Ambedkar Jayanthi
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