Bokaro: Aiming to hone the public speaking skills of the children and to teach them to articulate while expressing their thoughts and opinions a three-day Literary Fest, ‘Bodhi – The Enlightenment’ kicks-off at DPS Bokaro on Wednesday.
Eminent journalist Shashank Shekhar, with a vast experience in the field of print and electronic media, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural ceremony.
In the Inter-House English Debate Competition, the participants spoke eloquently on the topic “One Nation: One Election is the Best Option For Indian Democracy”. The first position was shared by Tejaswini and Prerna of X, Anurag Sinha of XI bagged the second position while Harshit Maina of XI secured the third position. In the Hindi Debate Competition, the children expressed their opinions on Social Media and its Impact on the Indian Culture. Kavya Jha of X secured the first position while Tanushree of IX bagged the second position. The third position was shared by Ayush Amlan of X, Depreeti and Prerna of XII.
In the Spelling Competition conducted on day three, Chenab House bagged the first position, the second position was bagged by Raavi House while the third position was bagged by Jamuna House.
A group recitation competition was organized at Primary Wing, where the children presented beautiful renditions on the theme Peace. The first position was shared by Ganga and Jhelum, the second position was secured by the Sutlej House while Jamuna House bagged the third position.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal DPS Bokaro, A. S. Gangwar said,” With the changing trends in the global educational scenario, students need to keep pace with contemporary trends in vocabulary, diction and expression, such competitions are a platform wherein they display their talents. Our students have done the job so well.”
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