Keekli Reporter, 30th October, 2014, Bharari, Shimla
Auckland House School comes in close second with Saraswati Paradise International School grabbing the third spot !!!
Creativity and talent were at its best today during the 6th Padamshree Naina Devi Inter School Talent Contest – 2014, organized by Chapslee School, Bharari, Shimla to give a platform to give children to showcase their flair and aptitude. Fourteen schools from across Shimla City and Solan participated in the gala event, in various competition held throughout the day in the school premises. Brigadier TGS Kumar, posted as Brigadier, General Staff, Technical Training, Headquarters ARTRAC, presided over the function as the chief guest, and was awestruck and captivated to see such amazing performances by all the students. Events lined up for the day were Aaj Ki Aawaz – Declamation (English and Hindi); Nanhe Haath – Painting Competition; Rekhain – Sketching; Jhankaar – Stage Presentation and Lazeez-e-Daawat – Dry Cooking Competition.
This talent contest has been instituted by Kanwar Ratanjit Singh in the memory of his mother, Naina Devi, and is organized by Director Principal, Pronati Singh, Chapslee School, Shimla, and the management in order to revive art/music and give children a chance to showcase their hidden talents. Padmashri Naina Devi was a doyen of music and traditional art form “thumri” who broke the shackles of time to express herself through her passion of song and dance. Not only was she an outstanding musician, her dedication to preserving the delicate music forms, including the vanishing folk art, of which she was custodian, was matched equally by her devotion to the propagation of all art forms. Thus to share their ideas, thoughts, views and expressions through creative art children are given the opportunity to express themselves creatively either through verbal expression, pen and paper or stage acts by organizing this event every year.
The morning events began with the Hindi declamation and the participants were from Classes IX to XII. The topics given to the students were ‘Kya Zindagi Mulyon Par Adharit Hai’; ‘Hum Honge Kamyaab’; ‘Kalam Ya Talwar… Kaun MahatvaPoorna?’ Only one participant was allowed per school and judging was based on the subject matter, diction, presentation and memory. The proud winners were: First – Sejal Thakur from Monal Public School; Second – Meetali Kalia from MRA DAV School; Third – Shivani Rathour from DAV School, New Shimla; Consolation Prize – Rishab Sharma from JCB School.
Next was the English declamation and the topics were ‘The Best Way to Predict your Future is to Create it’; ‘Change Attitude, Change Life’; and ‘Does Discipline Enhance or Curb Your Way to Freedom’. Students from Classes IX to XII enthusiastically participated in the event and very confidently presented their views on topics chosen. The proud winners in this section were: First – Sidhart Bhalla from St Luke’s Solan; Second – Vanshika from DAV School, New Shimla; Third – Yashvardhan Singh from Bishop Cotton School; Consolation Prize – Meyanka Chauhan from Auckland House School.
In the painting competition students from Classes V to VIII showed their creative skills and culled out few masterpieces on the topic ‘Heaven Here on Earth’. The winners were: First – Yeshey Dorje from Durga Public School, Solan; Second – Kumar Kaustabh from DAV School, New Shimla; Third – Amar Keerti Singh from Sarawati Paradise School. While in the sketching competition for the seniors, from Classes IX to XII, they churned out few marvelous results on the topic ‘Laughter is the Best Medicine’. The winners were: First – Shreya Sood from Auckland House School; Second – Kartik Sainset from DAV School, New Shimla; Third – Himesh Panchta from Chapslee School.
The culinary skills of students were tested as kids paired up to create one each mouthwatering dish. In the Dry Cooking competition, participants were instructed to make delicacies without using any gas or stove, while they could bring cooked ingredients from home. Participants could prepare sandwiches, puddings, mock tails, biscuits decoration and much more. Judging was done on the basis of taste, presentation and on the spot effort put in by the students. The winners in this segment were: First – Ravisha Datta and Ipshita Bhatt from Auckland House School; Second – Charu Malhotra and Anuridhi Kaushal from Chapslee School; Third – Srishti Negi and Prerna Thakur from Durga Public School.
After lunch it was time for some sizzling and foot tapping stage presentations as students from Classes IX – XII stepped up to show their talent in the field of singing, dancing, stand-up comedy or playing of musical instruments. Judgment was done on the basis of the entertainment value, while stage presentations were expected to be decent. Guidelines for dancers were to select dance numbers from classical, semi classical or folk only. The winners were: First – Kamini Sharma from Chapslee School; Second – Dhruv Sharma, Rajeev Singh, and Kushal Bhandari from Durga Public School; Third – Aarushi Sharma, Sakshi Aggarwal, Garima Sharma from DAV School, Tutu.
The judges sure had a few tough calls to make as they all were impressed by the immense talent shown by the kids. Judges for the declamation and painting competitions were Dr Kanwar Dinesh Singh, Associate Professor of English, Rajiv Gandhi College, Chaura Maidan and Dr Nand Lal Thakur, Assistant Professor of Painting, Dept of Visual Arts, HPU. Dr Singh said, “I am amazed to see such talent among kids and the dialogue delivery and confidence shown by kids during the declamation was very good. It was quite difficult for me to give marks to them as they all were at par but then we do have a duty to select a winner. In the sketching segment I am happy to see the work of the seniors but I am a little disappointed by the juniors who made the paintings. I was expecting a little more from them. But overall it was a great show by the kids”.
Judges for the dry cooking competition and stage presentations were Dr Seems Batra and Captain Laxmi, both from field of music from RKMV College. They were amazed to see some of the dishes and culinary ideas put forth by the kids. Dr Batra said, “Some dishes looked average as there was not much effort put into it but a few were just outstanding. We especially liked the Hawain Pasta Salad because of its presentation and taste and the Chocolate Panache as it was full of flavours and well executed”. The judging of stage acts was equally tough as the difference among teams was just in points.
The Chief Guest then stepped up on the stage and congratulated all the participants for putting up a brilliant show. He said, “It was an honour for me to witness such talent and the hard work and dedication shown by the students to give their best performances”. He also lauded the efforts of the school CEO Kanwar Ratanjit Singh, Director Principal Pronati Singh and the school faculty members for organizing this event by giving children the opportunity to showcase their skills.
The evening ended with the prize distribution and celebrations all around as each school had something to carry home !!!
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Details of Teams and Participants
Team – A St. Luke’s, Solan: Sketching – Atishay Sood (XII); Painting – Bhavya Sood (VII); Hindi Declamation – Shant Bhalla (XII); English Declamation – Sidharth Bhalla (X); Stage Presentation – Akarsh Sood (X), Srijan Bhatia (X), Vaibhav Thakur (XI); Dry Cooking – Mahima Sahni (X), Maulika Sharma (X).
Team – B DAV Public School, New Shimla: Sketching – Kartik Sainset (XII); Painting – Kumar Kaustabh (VII); Hindi Declamation – Shivani Rathour (XII); English Declamation – Vanshika.
Team – C Bishop Cotton School: Sketching – Siddhant Nagar (IX); Painting – Prithwiraj Saha (VIII); Hindi Declamation – Hardik Goyal (XII); English Declamation – Yashwardhan Singh (XII).
Team – D Monal Public Sr. Secondary School, Sanjauli: Sketching – Kanika Sharma (IX); Painting – Anju Thapa (VIII); Hindi Declamation – Sejal Thakur (X); English Declamation – Harsha Sharma (X); Stage Presentation – Pooja (X), Bhavana (X), Khushboo (X); Dry Cooking – Palak Kaprate (X), Nitika Verma (X).
Team – E Auckland House School: Sketching – Shraya Sood (XII), Painting – Devina Thakur (VIII), Hindi Declamation – Ayushi Thaklur (X); English Declamation – Meyanka Chauhan (IX); Stage Presentation – Imran Kaur (XII), Shivani Sharma (XII), Baldina John (XI); Dry Cooking – Ravisha Datta (XII), Ipshita Bhatt (XII).
Team – F Saraswati Paradise International Public School: Sketching) – Harsh Chhajja (X); Painting – Amar Keerti Singh Panwar (V); Hindi Declamation – Aarushi Singh (XII); English Declamation – Shruti Raj (X); Stage Presentation – Shefali (X), Mahek Jamalta (X), Ragini Machhan (XII); Dry Cooking – Shubham Chauhan (XII), Alisha Talogta (XII).
Team – G Dayanand Public School: Stage Presentation – Prajwal Temta (X), Tanmay Ghidiya (X), Tashneet Singh (X).
Team – H Rashtriya Military School, H.P.: Sketching – Cdt. Vinay Manhas (XI); Painting – Cdt. Anurag Tiwari (VIII); Hindi Declamation – Cdt. Gaurav Kumar Mishra (X); English Declamation – Cdt. Sumadhur Sharma (X); Stage Presentation – Harmandeep Singh (XI); Dry Cooking – Aditya Kashyap (X), Yatin Yadav (XI).
Team – I JCB Public School: Sketching – Chetan Kapoor (X); Painting – Rajat (VI); Hindi Declamation – Rishabh Sharma (XI); English Declamation – Sonali (XII); Stage Presentation – Shivika Sharma (XII); Dry Cooking – Hansa Sharma (XI), Yashasvi Bali (XII).
Team – J Himalayan International School; Sketching – Hitender Chandel (XII); Painting – Rohini Jaswal (VIII); Hindi Declamation – Ayush Kashyap (IX); English Declamation – Vanshika Thakur (IX); Stage Presentation – Shivangi Sharma (IX), Riya Kashyap (IX), Astha Kalia (IX); Dry Cooking – Nikita Kanwar (XII), Shabnam Rokta (XII).
Team – K Chapslee School, Shimla: Sketching – Himesh Panchta (XII); Painting – Saumya (VII); Hindi Declamation – Shimona Prateek (XII); English Declamation – Anirudh Mahajan (XI); Stage Presentation – Kamini Sharma (XII); Dry Cooking – Charu Malhotra (XI), Anirudh Kaushal (XI).
Team – L DAV Public School, New Totu: Sketching – Nikhilesh Sharma (IX); Painting – Aditya Dhiman (VIII); Hindi Declamation – Charu Augusty (IX); English Declamation – Pratyush Negi (IX); Stage Presentation – Aarush Sharma (IX), Sakshi Aggarwal (X), Garima Sharma (X); Dry Cooking – Aditi Chandel (IX), Sakshi Sharma (IX).
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