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. ISM
HOLDS KHIMJI ACADEMIC AWARD CEREMONY
Annual Gokaldas Khimji
Academic Prize Distribution Ceremony and the Inter-House
Hindi Drama Competition were held at Indian School
Muscat (ISM) on Thursday, 15th October 2009
in the school multipurpose hall. Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas
Khimji, accompanied by his wife Smt. Kalpana Gokaldas
Khimji and his son Nilesh Khimji, was the Chief Guest
for the function. Shri Kiran Asher was the Guest of
Honour.
The
prestigious Gokaldas Khimji Academic Award is given
annually to the top three students from Classes VIII to
XII to motivate and recognize the achievements of the
students. The recipients received a medal and a cash
prize each. This year the Chief Guest bestowed the
awards to 30 outstanding students who had topped their
respective classes.
The Chief Guest, Shri
Kanaksi Khimji was given a warm reception with a floral
bouquet by Krushika Patankar, Asst Girls’ Dean. The
function commenced in the traditional manner with the
lighting of the lamp by Shri Kanaksi Khimji, smt.
Kalpana Khimji, Mr. Nilesh Khimji, Mr. Kiran Asher,
President of the School Managing Committee, the
Principal and the Vice Principal of the Senior Section.
The
school choir led by Mr. M.K. Pandita and Mr. C.
Radhakrishnan implored the blessings of the Almighty
through a prayer song. Then, Anjana Nanda, Girls’
Dean, welcomed the Chief Guest, members of the School
Managing Committee, members of the Board of Directors,
dignitaries, proud parents, the high achievers and well
– wishers to the function.
The
Principal, Mr. Achuthan Madhav, at the outset, hailed
the benevolence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said
towards Indian School Muscat. He also appreciated and
thanked the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Manpower as well as the Department of International
Schools Office for their constant support and
cooperation. The Principal lauded the selfless service
rendered by Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji by harnessing
the resources of the Indian Community and thanked him
for instituting the Academic Awards that encourage and
inspire students to excel in academics. He also
complimented the enlightened and dynamic students, their
supportive parents and all the staff who were directly
or indirectly responsible for producing excellent
students.
The
Inter-House Drama competition is one of the prestigious
events of Indian School Muscat. All the four Houses
competed very hard to win the coveted trophy.
‘Bhool’ by Red House, written by Shanthakumar,
translated by Mr. G. Prajapati and directed by Mr.
Aklary Sajindran, presented the story of a child who had
committed petty thieving. Later this led him to a worse
crime from which he had no escape. Jamshed Patwa, who
played the role of Arun, the protagonist won the prize
for the best actor for his spontaneity of expressions.
‘Bhool’ was adjuged the best play.
The
Blue House that presented ‘Tut-te Rishte’, written
by Nishtar Khankahi and directed by Mr. Sudhakar
Tripathi, poignantly portrayed the attitude of children
towards their aged parents. The play categorically
conveyed the message to the audience that the aged
parents need to be respected and taken care of in their
old age.
The
Yellow House presented ‘Kissa Kismat Ka’ which was
written and directed by Mrs. Lakshmi Sivakumar. The
story of the play revolves around a poor washer man and
his family. His attitude and his chase of wild dreams
change once he comes to know that he had won one crore
rupees in a lottery. Shezad Ullah Hussaini who
wonderfully played the role of the washer man’s son,
and Laksha Seth who amazingly displayed the character of
village Head’s wife, won the best supporting actor and
actress respectively for their remarkable performances.
The consolation prize was won by Gaurav Honavar for his
peerless performance as the washer man.
‘Commonsense’,
presented by the Green House, was built on the theme of
obsession for western culture. Annie Shakaib won the
best actress award for her brilliant acting and dialogue
delivery as the ‘madam’. The play was written by Ram
Gopal Verma and coordinated by Mr. S.N. Tripathi. All
the students exhibited excellent histrionic talents
which won a thunderous applause from the audience.
Shri
Kanaksi Khimji gave away the prizes and the trophy to
the winners amidst loud cheers. Mementos were presented
to the judges for their expertise. Mr. Nilesh Khimji
congratulated all the prize winners and their proud
parents, and wished all the students to continue to
excel wherever they go in order to keep ISM flag flying.
In
addition to the four plays, the students of primary,
middle and senior sections entertained the audience with
a string of melodious songs and colourful dances on the
stage. ‘Shanthi Mantra’, a dance composition
superbly choreographed by Guru Deepak Roy, conveyed a
message with conviction that it is peace that is the
only remedy for all ills and the only way to sustain and
preserve God’s beautiful creation.
‘Triveni’
– a fusion dance of three classical dance forms of
India – the Bharathanatyam from Tamil Nadu,
Mohiniaattam from Kerala and Kuchipudi from Andhra
Pradesh – delighted the gathering. It was beautifully
directed by Mrs. Sitalakshmi Mehta. The musical
entertainment provided by Namrata Chakraborthy of Class
IX, Ameya Deshpande of IX J and Aishwarya Kumar of XI
made the day a memorable one for the outstanding
achievers and their parents.
Gaurav Honavar, Boy’s Dean
proposed the vote of thanks. Swathi Bose of XII E,
Rishab Manocha of IX F, Lily Boney of XI D, and Giridhar
Balakrishna of IX D compered the programmes with the
help of Mrs. C.P. Leela and Mrs. Madhumathi B.
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