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Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti organised an inter-school music competition of patriotic songs at its Tees January Marg premises in the Capital over the weekend. Forty schools from Delhi and the National Capital Region participated in the competition for the Vande Mataram Rolling Trophy that was instituted by the Samiti last year on the centenary of Vande Mataram. Representing their institutions with patriotic fervour, schools came up with presentations of all forms. Besides songs of legendary music composer Jaidev and compositions by Salil Choudhary, many schools came up with their own compositions. Presentations of the original Vande Mataram were enough to stir the hearts of those present. Eminent musician A. R. Rahman too mesmerised the Generation X and his song “Maa Tujhe Salam” reverberated at Gandhi Smriti, the place where once the Father of the nation lived and which today is a national memorial. Delhi Public School, Rohini, won the first prize. While Mater Dei School, Tilak Marg, won the second prize, Army Public School, Sadar Bazar, Delhi Cantonment, received the third prize. The competition was so close that the judges decided on giving ten more appreciation prizes. Among those who received the prizes were Modern School, Barakhamba Road; Ryan International School, Rohini; Delhi Public School, Greater Noida; Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan; Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram; and St. Marks School, Meera Bagh. Speaking on the occasion, noted danseuse Shovana Narayan, the chief guest, expressed her happiness over the enthusiastic participation of children in the programme. She hoped that such efforts become a medium for inculcation of moral values in children. Beautiful compositionsSharing his sentiments, one of the judges, Arif Ali Khan, from the doyens of the Kerana gharana, said: “It is very difficult to judge when children are performing. Creative expressions and art cannot be judged, yet we heard beautiful compositions.” Singer Dhananjay Kaul, the guest of honour, said: “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honours, the men it remembers”. “We owe a great depth of gratitude to a remarkable individual, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya, who ignited the spirit of thousands of Indians in the freedom struggle,” he said. Madhur Tankha
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