A district-level Kala Utsav competition was organized today at SIKS Govt. Hr. Sec.School (Boys) Udhampur under the supervision of CEO Udhampur Narinder Mohan Suri .
. The event saw enthusiastic participation from schools across all Eleven zones of the district in which 96 students from across 24 schools shown their artistic talents. Kala Utsav is an annual event organised by the Directorate of Samagra Shiksha and unique initiative of Ministry of Education,GoI,which encourages students of Senior Secondary and Secondary School to chisel their hidden talents on various platforms.
The day-long program was graced by the presence of Dy. CEO Udhampur Dr. Kalpana Jasrotia and Principal SIKS HSS Boys Udhampur Manoj Kumar Jad and Principal SCTM HSS (Girls) Udhampur Pawan Kumar Singh along with various school officials and participants. The competition Venue was filled with talented students showcasing their artistic abilities through melodious performances, vivid displays of talent, and cultural presentations.
The competition witnessed participation at various stages—starting from school-level contests to cluster-level and zonal-level rounds. The zonal-level toppers represented their zones at the district competition. The program started with the National anthem and Saraswati Vandana after lightening of the lamp.
At the conclusion of the event, participating students were felicitated for their remarkable performances, highlighting the exceptional talent nurtured within the district.
The First position in Six categories clinched by Students are Vedika Verma of Govt. Hr. Sec. School Sudh Mahadev in Visual arts,Harman Kaur of SCTM HSS Girls Udhampur of Zone Udhampur in Instrumental Music, Shilpa Sharma and Team of HS Chhatriari of Dudu Zone in Dance,Smiley Rajput and Team of A.O.C HSS Udhampur in Theatre, Neeta and Team of HS Chhatriari of Dudu Zone in Vocal Music and Priyanshi Atri of DPS Udhampur of Zone Udhampur in Story telling. Certificates were awarded to the winners and Jury members Jointly by the August hands of Dy.Chief Education Officer Udhampur and Principal SIKS HSS Boys Udhampur for their remarkable achievement.
Jury members Suresh Sharma, Rakesh Kumar,Amit Kumar, Mohinder Panchairavi of District Information Office Udhampur,Hardev Singh , Shaguna Khajuria,Randeep Kour, Anjali Rani ,Anil Sharma has judged the contestants in free and impartial manner.
Anchors Jyoti,Rinku Khanna, Jagdish Chander Sharma has make the program captivating through their anchoring skills.
Accompanists Sushil Kumar,Ravi Sharma and Ashok Kumar has supported the Vocal Music participants through their instrumental music.
All the Zonal Incharge Cultural Cell (ZICCs) has played their crucial role in making the program huge successful.
Rakesh Singh District Incharge Cultural Cell and his team co-ordinated the program effectively and harmoniously.
The event was a grand success, providing a platform for young students to display their creativity and artistic skills. Winners have now to compete in Division Level Kala Utsav competition for their further screening to participate in UT Level Kala Utsav competition.
Concluding the event Dy.Ceo Kalpana Jasrotia commended the students for their talent, motivation and talent.
CEO Udhampur Narinder Mohan Suri through special message congratulated the selected students, their escort teachers and HOIs.
At last DICC heartfelt vote of thanks to all the attendees.
