Kalanjali Ventures 2011, was held on the 24th and 25th of June 2011. It was hosted by the 12th graders of Bala Vidya Mandir under the guidance of the Teacher coordinator Ms.Jayanthi Palani and was, needless to say, a grand success.
The two day event began with the inauguration ceremony which had both inspirational and fun filled speeches by the chief guest: Mr.Crazy Mohan, an eminent theatre personality, guest of honour, Mr.Krish - a leading Kollywood playback singer. Mr. S.S.Nathan, CEO BVM Group of Schools declared the Kalanjali Ventures open . Principal, Mrs. Sashikala Sriram gave the welcome address . This was followed by a performance by Mr.Krish with the audience cheering him on.
The first event of the culturals was the classical light music which was followed by other events, both onstage and offstage. Some of the events conducted included western music, dance, ADZAP, Shipwreck, T-shirt designing, Block and Tackle, Young Advocates etc. Some of the known faces who turned up to judge the various events included: Lollu sabha Mr.Manohar, VJ Dheena,Kollywood actor Jagan, mimicry artist Chinni Jayanth and many others.
The special event for this year was from robotics. Participants had to build their own robots and had an exciting time doing it. The last event of the cultural extravaganza was the 'Ultimate Ventures’ where the various skills of the students were put to test. S.Siddanth from PSBB KK Nagar won the event pocketing an Apple ipad.
The overall winners were Vidya Mandir ,Mylapore and the runners up were P.S.Sr.Sec.School. Over all, it was a very grand event with over 50 schools participating in the fest . The school wore a festive look over the two day period while nurturing culture, tradition and friendship among the student community.
The cultural fest had the support of various sponsors. Many events and the various food stalls attracted a host of participating schools who were given a warm welcome by the’ ZooZoo’.
Bala Vidya Mandir always prides itself by beginning its academic year with ‘Kalanjali Ventures’, an event by the students, of the students and for the students.
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