Tribal children of the Maoists bastion Abujhmad in the district of Narayanpur have become inspirations to others when they proved their talent and excelled in district-level Maths Olympiad organised on Thursday.
In a ray of hope, the tribal kids not only participated in the competition held for the first time at the district headquarters town of Narayanpur, spontaneously and enthusiastically but also occupied the top three positions by scoring highest marks in the competitions.
A total 70 school students who belonged to 13 schools located in Orchha, Dhaudai, Chhota Dongar, Kongera and Deogaon, which are considered as the gateway to the Abujhmad area, cracked difficult mathematical questions instantly. These students also answered verbal questions promptly without any trouble.
The kids of residential tribal ashram school at Dhaudai secured first position with highest mark in the competition.The kids of Gurukul residential school at Orchha, the development block headquarter, secured second position while the kids of Gurukul residential school at Deogaon secured third position. Chief Minister Raman Singh has congratulated the kids and the organisers and said other districts will be inspired from the feat achieved by the kids of Abujhmad.
The chief minister said whenever there was a mention of the name of Bastar divisional, people outside tend to think about Naxal violence, though the government is making concerted efforts to build up infrastructure facilities in the area and also to back up local people through all means to showcase their talents at bigger stages.
District collector Yashwant Kumar presented certificates and mementos to the children who secured first, second and third positions in the competition. The competition was held at the conference hall of the district panchayat.
Congratulating the winners and participants, the collector said the state government has accorded top priority to ensure that the children of Narayanpur district get better educational environment.