With Right to Information enjoying immense importance in individual and collective life of the nation, a quiz contest on the different facets of the act was organised at Tasmia Academy in Dehradun on Saturday.
The event was organised by RTI (right to information) Club, Dehradun and the students of two colleges Mahadevi Kanya Pathshala (MKP) College and DBS College participated in the quiz. The importance of the art of expressing oneself during a quiz contest was stressed.
While Jyoti, Raksha, Mahima and Pooja represented MKP College Shardul and Aditi, Aklavya Dobhal, Manisha Khatwal and Vivek were from DBS college. The quiz was bagged by the students of Group 1 from DBS College.
BP Maithani, president RTI Club Uttarakhand and Syed Farooq, president of a Dehradun-based Himalayan Drug Company, were the quiz masters. Farooq said confidence in expressing oneself rightly decides things during a quiz contest. “One should be confident as well as clear on matters. This is key to winning the contest,” he said.
later, Maithani addressing the students said that the second round will be a debate slated on October 10. He further informed that the final winners will be decided on the basis of the debate round.