Don Bosco High School,
Matunga, Mumbai
29 February, 2016
The birth anniversary of the reknowned Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar,
fondly called 'Kusumagraj' is celebrated in the state of Maharashtra to
encourage young students to cultivate love and respect for Marathi, the state
language. We too were a part of the celebrations at Don Bosco's on February 27,
as the Marathi department organized a number of interesting activities to take
us through their special day.
Through
her morning talk, Mrs. Hemangi Sawant, H.O.D., enlightened us about the rich
language and culture. A delightful choral recitation by students from classes V
to VII came next, after which the Principal, Rev. Fr. Bernard Fernandes
surprised everyone by speaking to us in impeccable Marathi about Kusumagraj.
The afternoon saw an inter school elocution competition being conducted in the
school, with participants of standards VIII and IX from 19 different schools of
the F/N ward. We enjoyed listening to them as they recited poems of Kusumagraj
and Padgaonkar. Rev. Fr. Rector and Rev. Fr. Principal then declared the
winners and certificates were awarded to the winners.
The
results were as follows- First place winner- Shubham Dhuri from D.P.Y.A. High
School, Second place winner- Prachi Garate from Sitaram Prakash High School,
Third place winner- Komal More from C.G.S.E. school and the Fourth place
winner- Akanksha Chavan from Shiv Shikshan School.
Congratulations
to all the participants and a 'Well Done' indeed to the Marathi department!
