Ludhiana, May 08, 2022 (News Team): The 27th Inter-School Declamation Contest was organized by Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust at its Panday Auditorium to commemorate the 58rd death anniversary of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. The contest, like every year, received an overwhelming response from the schools in Ludhiana.
The contest was held in three languages – English, Hindi and Punjabi. 37 Students from 19 Schools vied with each other for the Nehru Championship Trophy and the first three positions. Students spoke with zest and expressed their views confidently on burning topics of day to day interest like “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain, In the battle of Egos, the winner is a loser, Social Network Parnali, Vardan ya abhishap, Punjabi naujwana vich videsh jan di lalak etc.”
While welcoming the Chief Guest Rashmi Grover, Bipin Gupta, General Secretary of Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust spoke about the social, educational and charitable activities of the Nehru Sidhant Trust. Floral tributes were paid to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru by the Chief Guest Rashmi Grover, Sh. Bipin Gupta, General Secretary, Bhupinder Gogia, Principal of Sat Paul Mittal School and the judges. The Chief Guest talked of her passion for debates and school education. She specially insisted on building good relations with Parents, Teachers and Schoolmates. She said that Declamation Contests rid children of stage fear and help them to develop a broader outlook towards important issues. She said that the topics of the declamation were very well selected and covered all the burning issues of the day.
The judges drawn from local colleges of the city adjudged the contestants from various schools. They had a tough time assessing the performance of the students as the competition was very stiff. The results are given below: -
Inter School Declamation Contest Results
English
1st Prize - Manav Mahajan, BCM Arya Model Sr. Sec. School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana
2nd Prize - Poppy Jessie, Green Land Sr. Sec. Public School, Near Jalandhar Bye Pass, Ludhiana
3rd Prize - Srishti Duggal, Sat Paul Mittal School, Dugri, Ludhiana
Consolation Prize - Nimardeep Takkar, KVM Civil Lines, Ludhiana
Hindi
1st Prize - Tanvi, D.A.V. Public School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana
2nd Prize - Rohit Kalia, B.V.M. Sr. Sec. School, Sector 39, Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana
3rd Prize - Shreya, B.C.M. Sr. Sec. School, Focal Point, Ludhiana
Consolation Prize - Charchit Jain, KVM Civil Lines, Ludhiana
Punjabi
1st Prize - Raunak Preet Kaur, Guru Nanak International Public School, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana
2nd Prize - Mehak Rana, B.C.M. Sr. Sec. School, Focal Point, Ludhiana
3rd Prize - Jashanpreet Kaur, GGN Public School, Rose Garden, Ludhiana
Consolation Prize - Samreen Kaur Bhullar, Sat Paul Mittal School, Dugri, Ludhiana
B.C.M. Sr. Sec. School, Focal Point Ludhiana bagged the running championship Nehru Trophy.
Prizes to the winners of Inter-School Declamation Contest will be given by the Chief Guest Surabhi Malik, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana at the Annual Scholarship Distribution Function to be held at 10:30 a.m. on 13th May, 2022 in Nehru Sidhant Kender Complex.
