Surguja Division Becomes Overall Champion in the State Level Cultural Competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools | 12 Sep 2023

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On September 11, 2023, Surguja division became the overall champion in the state level cultural competition of Eklavya Adarsh Residential Schools held under the auspices of Chhattisgarh State Level Tribal Welfare, Residential and Ashram Educational Institutions Committee.

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• Under the aegis of Chhattisgarh State Level Tribal Welfare, Residential and Ashram Educational Institutions Committee, state level cultural competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools was organized at Thakur Pyarelal Panchayat and Rural Development Institute, Nimora Raipur and intellectual competition was organized at Prayas Residential School, Saddu Raipur.
• All the participants securing first position in these competitions will participate in the National Cultural and Literary Competition to be held in Dehradun from 3rd to 6th October.
• The Surguja division won the cultural competition. Surguja division stood first in group singing, group dance, painting, theater and also stood first in teachers' music competition - vocal classic, vocal semi classic and folk song. Central region stood at second place and Bastar division stood at third place.
• Giving information regarding the organization of the competition, Deputy Commissioner Pragyan Seth said that its main objective is to develop the cultural and intellectual capacity of children along with education for their all-round development, so that they can have correct knowledge of their cultural and literary values.
• In the state level cultural competition, group singing, group dance, playing of tribal instruments, semi-classical solo song, painting, theater and teachers' concert were held.
• Under the state level cultural and intellectual competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools, Sahanpur (Surguja) stood first, Balod (Central Region) stood second and Orchha Narayanpur (Bastar) stood third in group singing.
• In group dance, Premnagar Surajpur (Surguja) stood first, Karpavand (Bastar) stood second and Gariaband (Madhyakshetra) stood third.
• In the tribal musical instrument's competition, Dhamtari (Central Region) stood first, Karpavand (Bastar) stood second and Petla (Surguja) stood third.
• In the solo song competition, Gariaband (Central Region) stood first, Chheribera (Bastar) stood second and Sahanpur (Surguja) stood third.
• In the painting competition, Shivpur (Surguja) stood first, Korba (Central Region) stood second and Golavand (Bastar) stood third.
• In the theater competition, Balrampur (Surguja) stood first, Mugeli (Central Region) stood second and Karpavand (Bastar) stood third.
• Apart from this, a competition was organized in the music section for the teachers of Eklavya Vidyalaya. In this, Mainpat Surguja stood first in vocal classic music, Odgi Surguja stood first and Gariaband stood second in vocal semi-classic music. Surajpur Surguja stood first in folk songs and Raigarh stood first and Surajpur Surguja stood second in instrumental music. All the winners were honored with certificates and mementos.