September 3: Ganesha Chaturthi:
The Annual Ganesha Chaturthi festival was celebrated in the School Premises on September 3, 2019 with the usual spirit and enthusiasm. The children came adorned in colourful ethnic apparels to join in for the Ganesha procession and finally the immersion. The whole school campus had a festive and grand look. After seeking the blessings of the ‘Giver of Knowledge’, Vidya Ganapathi, the eco-friendly idol was carried in a procession, led by the band set and followed by the energetic students dancing to the rhythm of the drums. The most noteworthy part was the joy and exuberance of the nursery children who were totally engrossed in the whole celebration by jumping, dancing, shouting, laughing throughout the event.
Finally the idol was immersed in the school well, bidding farewell to the Lord Almighty chanting the Ganesha Shloka tutored by the Chairman Shyam Sundar Sharma. On the whole, the celebration was a grand and memorable one.
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September 5 : Teachers’ Day Celebration
The Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radha Krishnan, was celebrated with aplomb and enthusiasm as Teachers’ Day on September 5, 2019. After the morning assembly, the students of grade 10, presented a colourful event comprising of short talks about student-teacher relationship, an entertaining fusion dance of retro music, a short humorous skit personifying a typical classroom scenario and the most interesting part was a spread of home-made snacks, prepared and served neatly by the students.
The afternoon Celebration was the most notable event. The school had the honour of having Sri Sri Gowri Shankara , Secretary of Shankar Mutt Sringeri, as the chief guest of the evening. Many notable personalities attended the event . Sri Gowrishankara addressed the gathering and elaborated on the responsibilities of teachers in the present juncture. He also insisted on the inculcation of value education and life skills in school level itself, as this is the most important stage in life, wherein all these can be practiced and converted into routine skills.
The Teachers’ day celebration ended with, all the lady teachers gifted with the blessings of Devi Sharadamba, in the form of a saree for each. The event was held in the Dashamanotsava Bhavana, new auditorium constructed recently.
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September 12: Gamaka Vachana:
The students of Gr 9 and 10 were treated to an enriching art form of Karnataka, Gamaka Vachana on September 12, 2019. This traditional art of reciting the verses in ‘Hale Kannada’ (old kannada) paraphrasing the verses in modern kannada, was presented by two noteworthy, Gamakis of Karnataka-Smt. Vid. Srimathi Jayaram and Smt. Bhagyalakshmi on the Vachana (reciting) and Vyakhyana (paraphrasing), respectively. These verses are rendered taken from the classic compositions of legendary kannada poets like Kumara Vyasa, Ranna, Janna, Ponna, Bana….etc. This art requires immense knowledge of the kannada language plus strong carnatic musical background. This is because, the vachana is made using various Ragas of Carnatic music, based on the mood and context of the verse rendered.
The artists selected the verses from ‘Kumaravyasa Bharata’, an epic form of the Mahabharata in hale kannada. These verses are part of the syllabus of Gr 10, Kannada Text, prescribed by the CBSE. The verses depicted the conversation between Lord Krishna and Karna in the context befor e the Kurukshetra war. This program gave the students, who study in Gr 10, a better understanding of the verses. Besides this, all the students were exposed to this ancient art of Karnataka through these eminent artists.
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September 13: Lecture on Rabies and its prevention:
A talk on the topic Rabies- causes and prevention was organized in our school. The speaker was Dr. Gangadhar Nidaghatta, an eminent zoonosist, and a retired scientist, spoke about the causes of rabies and its prevention. Students were enlightened about the various aspects related to rabies and zoonosis. The session ended with an interaction between the students and the speaker. The session was very informative.
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