About 350 children studying in class XI are slated to participate in the Aan Katha quiz being organised by the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary and chief minister Harish Rawat’s son Anand Singh Rawat on Monday at lalkuan. The quiz is among the efforts being undertaken to conserve the native language and culture of the region with the finals of the same slated to be held on October 26 in Haldwani.
Addressing the media here on Sunday, the PCC general secretary said that the Kumaoni Aan Katha quiz is being organised across a period of three days. As part of this, the quiz will be held at lalkuan on October 24, at Kaladhungi on October 25 which will be followed by the final competition which is slated to be held in Haldwani on October 26. The chief minister’s son further said that such events are being held with the intention of encouraging the children to learn, use and retain the native languages of Garhwali, Kumaoni, Ran and Jaunsari among other aspects of the native cultural heritage of the state.
Children studying in class XI of both Government and public schools are slated to participate in this competitive event with 30 students already having been selected from each school. He further informed that one of either the father or mother of the participating student is also allowed to take part in the quiz and the points scored by them will also be counted to arrive at the final score. As per the current situation, students from both Government and private schools in lalkuan, Bindukhatta and Halduchaud will be participating in the competitive event, he added. Along with the PCC general secretary, the lalkuan Nagar Panchayat head Ram Babu Mishra, Congress Nagar head Gurdeep Singh and others were also present o the occasion.