KIDS IN BIHAR

Little angels have a blast on school annual day - Former IT minister calls for stop on brain drain and innovation in teaching methods

AAROHI KESHAV

Students of Holy Cross International School perform at Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir in Patna on Sunday. Picture by Ashok Sinha Patna, Feb. 6: When most of the schools in town are busy preparing for their annual examinations, the students of Holy Cross International School got an opportunity to let their hair down and chill out. The seventh annual function of the school was organised at Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir on Frazer Road today. The students’ chorus started off the programme with Saraswati Vandana to welcome the guests. Chief guests Janardhan Singh Sigriwal, the labour minister, and former IT minister Anil Kumar inaugurated the event by lighting the lamp. Inaugurating the function, the former IT minister said: “Firstly, I congratulate the school for its tremendous effort to the field of education. In such a short span of time, it has become one of the best schools in the state.” He added: “Bihar has always been the land where the best minds are born. The Bihari students are present in every field. As an IT minister, I have travelled to various countries like the US, the UK, Canada and others. I was amazed to see that most of the IT sector workers are from Bihar and are doing a great job. This clearly shows that Bihar has talent and now our aim should be to retain them and stop the brain drain.” He said the teachers are the best guides and it is their duty to make innovations in teaching style and encourage students to take up activities which they are good at. In the end, he congratulated the teachers for their good work. Sigriwal, in his speech, said: “There are a lot of schools operating in the state but this school is working differently, as it gives equal importance to extracurricular activities to help students in their overall development.” He promised to provide all possible support to the school. The chief guests gave away awards and trophies to the students for academic excellence, co-curricular activities and attendance. Students from all age groups performed various dance numbers. Tiny tots swayed to Bollywood numbers like Zoobi doobi and Lakdi ki kathi, enthralling the audience with their simple steps. The seniors performed on other Bollywood numbers. Many students performed Maharashtrian, Punjabi, Bihari and Rajasthani dance forms to showcase the diversity of the country, holding the parents spellbound. Addressing the students and the parents, school director B.K. Thakur said: “I am very happy to see the students performing with such vigour. I wish them great success in life. Discipline is the key to success, so one needs to be disciplined in order to be successful in life, only being excellent at studies is not sufficient,” he added. He also addressed the parents and urged them to understand their children and look for their area of interest. He requested them not to overburden the students with studies and compare with other kids. An excellent dance performance by the students brought down the curtains on the event.