DPS, Bokaro hosted the third edition of SHABD- National Interschool Knowledge Convergence on Tuesday. The two-day mega event was inaugurated by Dilip Shah.
Sah is the founder Disha, Non-formal Youth Collective, Dean Students Affairs, Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, Chief Guest of the ceremony and Asiya Zahoor, eminent Kashmiri Author and Translator, HOD English Department and Assistant Professor of Baramulla Government College, the Guest of Honour, school authority informed.
The inaugural ceremony unfolded with the lighting of the lamp followed by the melodious welcome song and mesmerising invocation dance by the students of DPS, Bokaro. Students from various schools across the country like Maharastra, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand participated in various competitions, he said.
Describing SHABD as a platform to identify oneself Shah said, “Identify and follow your passion. Do not confine to classroom resources alone.”
The Convergence consisted of five intellectually challenging activities including Jaipal Singh Munda Memorial Multi-Format SAARC Debates, The Nachiketa Queries: National Inter School General Quiz, Sri Aurobindo Memorial Creative-Writing- in-English Competition: Moving and Still Image Review, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Memorial Inter School Visual Art Installation Competition, The Wisdom of Bhasa: Inter School English Experimental Short Play Enactment (Three performers and a silent performer).
In the event, The Nachiketa Queries: National Inter School General Quiz, DPS, Bokaro emerged the winner with DAV, Hazaribagh second and DPS, Ranchi third, informed the authority.