Special Assembly for Dussehra

A special assembly was conducted by classes PS-Robin, PS- Mynah and PP-Dove on the occasion of Dussehra on 6th October 2016. Dressed as Ram, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman and the demon king Ravana, the little ones were seen walking in through the School gates as the School day began! The assembly began with an invocation, followed by a medley of bhajans such as Ram bade veer the, among others, gleefully sung by students of both PS and PP. Next, the preschoolers presented a heartwarming rendition of a short scene from the Ramayana, where Sita is held captive by Ravana in the Ashok Vatika and she waits for Lord Ram to come to Lanka and rescue her. The mighty war between Lord Rama and Ravana leading to the vanquishing of Ravana was also symbolically depicted. In fact the children were excited to perform the short dramatisation of the scene from the Ramayana in their own special way. It was wonderful to see them confidently moving on the stage performing and coordinating their parts in the play. They seemed to thoroughly enjoy their parts! [gallery link="none" ids="8348,8349,8350"] The lead characters were as follows: 1. Dravya Gupta (PS-Mynah) as Ram 2. RitikChoudhury (PS-Mynah) as Laxman 3. AnahitaKatharya (PS-Mynah) as Sita 4. AkshatTiwari (PS-Robin) as Hanuman 5. HirdeySaini (PS-Robin) as Ravana The play was followed by our confident students Aarav Mishra, Aaditya Saha, Amog Rao and Aradhya Sati who took turns and to come forward to speak a few lines on the significance of Dussehra and how it is celebrated in the different parts of India. Advaya Rajesh of PP Dove was delighted to share verse on the occasion as follows. Vijay satyakihuihamesha, haarisadaburaihai, aayaparvdussehrakehta, karnisadabhalaihai Last but not the least, the vibrant Dandiya performed by the children of PS and PP together, rhythmically tapping their accoutred dandiya sticks was a treat to the eye. Head Teacher, Ms. Susan Thomas, appreciated the effort of the students and reiterated the message of victory of good over evil. The assembly concluded with the national anthem and a hearty Happy Dussehra in unison. The atmosphere was charged and rejoice reverberated through School even as we dispersed at the end of the day. Ms. Kritika Negi.