The DAV National Sports (Cluster-II) Basketball, Handball, Hockey tournament 2013 and the ND Grover Memorial Inter-school extempore and debate competition 2013 was inaugurated by MP Yashwant Sinha by lighting the lamp and releasing the balloons at senior wing of DAV Public School, Hazaribagh.
The Chief Guest Yashwant Sinha said that he always felt elated whenever he visited the school to see the future of the nation being groomed under able guidance. He wished the students on the occasion of children’s day and encouraged them by saying that they must develop the attitude of taking risk in their life if they want to have remarkable achievements.
Distinguished Guest retd. IPS Deepak Verma said that students need some extra knowledge apart from the bookish knowledge nowadays. He appealed the heads of the DAV Institutions to groom the children in such a way that they might be able to shoulder the responsibility of the nation.
The International Debater, Extempore Expert and CBSE National Heritage India Quizzer Parnab Mukherjee said that Quiz, Debate and Extempore must be a part of formal education in the present era. The word extracurricular activities seem now unscientific. Encouraging the students, he said that life is a motion, it must continue with new thoughts and actions.
SR Modgil, Regional Director DAV Public Schools, Hazaribag Zone, welcomed the guests and said that MHRAT has been renamed as DAV National Sports. Addressing the children he said that games and sports keep the body physically fit and mentally strong. Ashok Kumar, Principal cum Cluster In-charge, thanked the guests for their valuable speeches. He also expressed his sincere thanks to the dignitaries present on the occasion.
The teams from CCl Giridih, DAV Gandhinagar, Ghatontand, BNS Giridih, Kedla, Ara Kuju, Simdega, Swang, Chaibasa, Khunti, Chatra, Bhandari Dah, Durgapur, Tapin North, Vivekanand Central School, Hazaribagh, St. Poul School and DAV Hazaribagh are participating in ND Grover Memorial Debate and Extempore competetions. WBC Ghatotand, CCl Giridih, Gandhinagar, Ara Kuju, Bharechnagar, Barkakana, Chatra and DAV Hazaribagh are taking part in the DAV Sports (Cluster-II) Basketball, Handball & Hockey tournament 2013 which will conclude on Friday.