Sanskrit Day was celebrated on 29th August 2016 with a number of programs that highlighted the significance of the language of God.
The program started with the lighting the lamp followed by a Sanskrit prayer sung by Ms. Meesha Sharma & Ms. Khushi Bhatnagar from Class XI & X respectively. Then Ms. Khushi Bhatnagar talked about the importance of Sanskrit stating how the ancient language represents our rich culture and how much of value does it hold for we Indians and the world as well.
This was followed by a recital of Subhashitani (Sanskrit Couplets) by Master. Siddharth Pillai from Class VI A for everyone with thorough explanations. This was followed by Ms. Smriti of Class VIII stating certain enlightening facts about the language, Sanskrit, which amazed the audience to such an extent that the Principal Ms. Preeta Pillai specially requested for the page Ms. Smriti was reading out from.
Then the principal Ms. Preeta Pillai addressed the students in her usual gracious manner. She talked about the importance of Sanskrit Language and its culture and the role it plays of education in one`s life. She even encouraged the students to opt for the language which is one of the classical languages as a subject. The Principal in the course of her speech recited the famous Shloka “ Vidya Vinayen Shobhate….” Which means that knowledge brings in politeness of speech and instills courteousness. To exemplify further she talked about a fruit bearing tree that bends down towards the ground. Similarly each one of us have to be humble and down to earth, the more we achieve or accomplish in our life. That is actually the mark of a sagacious person.
The audience got a treat of the day with a musical representation of the famous song “Dheere Dheere Se’’ in Sanskrit , originally sung by Honey Singh in Hindi. The song was presented by the students and the Music Teacher …..
Then coming to the last leg of the programme , an Interhouse Shloka Recitation with explanation(competition) was conducted which was anchored by Ms. Tanushree Tank of Class IX . The program was judged by Ms. Preeta Pillai (Principal) and Ms. Sunita Tank (Sanskrit Teacher).
The Programme concluded with a concluding address by Ms. Sunita Tank and the Vote of Thanks by Ms. Tanushree Tank.
