City level CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest -2016 was today launched at DPS, Ranchi. It was organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The Chief Guest for today’s programme was Aradhana Patnayak, Secretary, Education, Government of Jharkhand. The programme began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp which was followed by the presentation of bouquets to all the distinguished guests.
Cryptic Crossword is a linguistic workout which not only tests one’s vocabulary but also sharpens one’s ability to interpret clues. In short, cryptic crosswords are crossword puzzles in which each clues is a word puzzle in and of itself. It also helps develop cognitive skills such as making inferences, evaluating alternatives and drawing conclusions.
A total of 23 teams from different schools of the city participated in an hour long preliminary test at the end of which the best two teams were selected. Each team comprised two students. After much brain storming DPS, Ranchi represented by Abir Sen and Pronoy Ghosh was crowned as the winner and DAV Gandhinagar represented by Manthan Pandey and Shreyash Pandey took home the runner up title. The city round winners will be heading for the National Capital for the final round. The prizes were given away by Patnayak.
Dr. Ram Singh Principal, DPS, Ranchi, while addressing the gathering, said that Cryptic Crossword enables a child to think laterally. He said that the prime intension of hosting such contests in the school is to motivate the children to broaden their horizon, as these contests give the children a chance to think out of the box and strive for perfection in education mainly having the pleasure of learning with a blend of modern technique and real life learning.
Patnaik congratulated the students for their brilliant performance and said that apart from academics all round personality development is a must for the well being of students irrespective of the fact whether they are studying in government schools or private schools. The vote of thanks was proposed by Raj Narayan Singh, National Coordinator, CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest -2016.
