74th Republic Day was celebrated at SVIMS with great patriotism and zeal. The employees and the students gathered at the Basketball court at 8:00 am whereby the Chief Guest, Dr. Jagdish Panse, HOD Orthopaedics at Inlaks & Budhrani Hospital, Pune, along with Dr. B H Nanwani, Director SVIMS, unfurled the Flag and all the attendees paid their respect to the Flag by singing the National Anthem.

This was followed by the Unity Run, wherein all the students ran a designated circuit holding the National Flags, colouring the whole path in the hues and spirit of the day.

The Director and Chief Guest, Dr. Panse addressed the students. Dr. Panse shared his thoughts about the Republic Day and his childhood memories regarding the same. He urged the students to value their freedom and the Constitution. Ms. Jasmine Kandhari, in her speech, shared about the winning and progressive strides that have been made by India since it became a Republic. The achievements made possible through indigenous technologies have also made India a global soft power.

The students then presented a cultural event as follows:

1. A beautiful Bharat Natyam performance by Ms. Anushka Nikalje connected everyone to one of the most traditional and respected Indian dance forms.

2. The Group song as sung and performed by the students touched the hearts of all the attendees, so much so that all the attendees stood up and sang Vande Mataram with the group. The students who participated in the group song were Ms .Sakshi Gandhi, Ms. Nitu Sharma, Ms. Vaishnavi Dhale, Ms. Diksha Beherani, Ms. Muskan Sadhwani, Ms. Kajal Yadav, Ms. Akanksha Kumari, Ms. KadambariUtral and Ms. Vaibhavi Patil respectively.

Dr. Divya Lakhani, in her Vote of Thanks mentioned that the Constitution given to us by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar reflects the spirit of India. India has succeeded as a Democratic Republic because the constitution served as a source of unity.