Bala Vidya Mandir conducted its annual cultural extravaganza, ‘Kalanjali Ventures’ on the June 24 and 25, 2011. Schools from all over the city were invited, and the students participated in various events such as Shipwreck, Cartooning, JAM and Light Music.
The students of class 12 organised the event in the school campus, and were ably guided by their teacher-coordinator Jayanthi Palani. Comedian Crazy Mohan and Playback Singer Krish were the chief guests for the grand show.
The cultural fiesta began on the first day with an invocation to the almighty, followed by speeches from the chief guests. Participants dispersed to the preliminaries of their events after a dance performance by the host school. Food stalls were installed in the school ground, keeping the students occupied when they weren’t involved in anything else.
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With certain events being completed on Day One, students returned on the next day to compete in the finals of the other events. Teams of PS Senior School won the Dumb Charades and AdZap events. Arjun of Bhavan’s Rajaji School came out on top in the Shipwreck event, while Udith from Chettinad Vidyashram emerged victorious in the Jam event.
The final event, ‘Ultimate Venture’ put the best performers of the day against each other. Siddhanth of PSBB KK Nagar delivered the goods to take home an Apple iPad, the ultimate prize. However, Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, who consistently performed in every event, bagged the Overall Winner’s Trophy.
All good things have to come to an end eventually, and the show ended with a prize distribution ceremony. The organisation and the interesting judging by various celebrities left everyone looking forward to next year’s Kalanjali.