It was Teachers’ Day celebrations with a difference for the students of Jamshedpur. Apart from fun and fanfare, the schools in the city made arrangements to ensure the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Friday.
While some schools altered their timings, others, which were unable to arrange for transport or other facilities, decided to air the video for its senior students only.
DAV Public School, Bistupur, made it mandatory for all students from Class I to Class XII to watch the Prime Minister on his special address on Friday on the the occasion of Teacher’s Day.
“Our school hired lED televisions exclusively for today. Also there was a projector in various halls where children were able to watch the address live. The entire programme was overwhelming. The teachers and staff also contributed with their television sets,” said Principal Pragya Singh. She said that it was a unique experience for the children to grab lessons from the Prime Minister.
The DAV Public School also took a temporary cable connection for a day along with Narbheram Hansraj English School. Motilal Nehru Public School also organised the Prime Minister’s address at their school hall.
Principal Ashu Tiwary said that the students remain glued to their seats to watch the PM address them. It was a great learning experience for them.
Other schools like the Gulmohur High School in Telco too arranged a projector for screening the session. Sunita Sinha, principal Gulmohur High School, also expressed happiness over the response.