# Shivamogga students get helicopter ride on Independence Day 2026-08-15T16:55:25+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Twelve students from Government Higher Primary School at Kade Nandihalli in Shivamogga district took a helicopter ride over their village on Independence Day, The Hindu reports. The ride was arranged by the Vishwagra Foundation, a private foundation that sponsors guest teachers and study material at the school. Each ride lasted six to seven minutes, with two batches of six students each. The school, run by an alumni committee, has hired five guest teachers alongside four government teachers and introduced pre-primary classes. The School Development and Management Committee said enrolment rose from 72 to 112 in a year. Villagers built a helipad for the event. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Government Higher Primary School Kade Nandihalli, Independence Day, shivamogga, Vishwagra Foundation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shivamogga-students-get-helicopter-ride-on-independence-day/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shivamogga-students-get-helicopter-ride-on-independence-day/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/