Bishop Cotton School Shimla organised an Inter-school English Elocution Competition for the schools in and around Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. This competition is being held every year for the past 24 years.
The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Kiran Bhadana, an accomplished IAS officer from 2017 batch who serves as the Director of ESOSMA which aims to empower the SC, OBC, Minority and specially abled, a role that underscores her dedication and commitment to public services.
The aim of this competition is to encourage good English-speaking as an essential skill and an area of interest. At least two prizes will be awarded for each division, Best Speaker and Most Promising Speaker. It also aims to provide a platform for the school students of Shimla to meet, interact and learn from each other.
B. L. Modi served as a teacher in Bishop Cotton School from October 1966 to July 1982. He was the Head of Department for Mathematics. This competition has been initiated by the school in his memory and will continue to remind and inspire everyone of his service to the school and to the students.
There will be five divisions as follows: Junior Division: Poetry (Class 3, 4 and 5), Intermediate Division (A): Poetry (Class 6 and 7), Intermediate Division (B): Prose (Class 8), Senior Division: Drama (Classes 9 and 10), Open Division: Turn-Coat (Classes 11 and 12).
The participant schools include Auckland House School for Boys, Auckland House School for Girls, Chapslee School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, DAV School Lakkar Bazaar, Loreto Convent Tara Hall, Sacred Heart Convent, Shimla Public School and Bishop Cotton School, Shimla.
