visakhapatnam the victory flame of swarnim vijay varsh was brought to sainik school korukonda on saturday the period between december 16 2020 and december 16 2021 is being celebrated as swarnim vijay varsh in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war between india and pakistanprincipal sainik school korukonda col arun kulkarni welcomed the victory flame in a specially organised event at the school a cultural programme was organised to mark the ceremony in which the cadets gave a presentation on armed forces a short video clip on the indopak war of 1971 was screened the war heroesveer naris were felicitated as a mark of respect for their supreme sacrificethe officers staff and cadets of sainik school korukonda officers and service personnel from the eastern naval command and district collector participated in the commemorative eventthe swarnim vijay mashaal or the victory flame that symbolises indias victory over pakistan in 1971 was flagged off by prime minister narendra modi from the national war memorial in new delhi on december 16 2020 four victory flames from the national war memorial are being carried across the nation including the villages of param vir chakra and maha vir chakra awardees of the 1971 war the victory flames which have been sent to all four directions of the country will converge back at new delhi on december 16 2021