Prize Distribution at 67th Annual Day Birla Balika Vidyapeeth Pilani
Birla Balika Vidya Peeth (BBVP), Pilani Rajasthan established in July 1941 working on modern progressive lines is an English medium Residential Public School for girls. Apart from providing the facilities of modern education, the school is well known for retaining the best traditions of India’s rich traditional heritage.
Besides the training of intellect, the school puts great emphasis on sound health of the students and imparts Physical Training, Yoga, Hockey, Horse-Riding, Lawn Tennis, Judo, Swimming etc to the enrolled students. The school children regularly participate in National Integration Camps as well as Trekking camps. The school maintains two troops of Junior N.C.C. (Army wing) comprising of about 200 cadets.
On December 2, 2008, the school celebrated the 67th Annual Day Function. Ms Somi Tandon Retd. Secretary Defence Finance, Government of India was the Chief Guest. Dr R Premkumar Expert Consultant Quality Assurance (Vaccines), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Govt. of India was the Guest of Honour. Col (Retd) V N Ratnakar Director Birla Education Trust presided over the function.
The celebrations started with the chief guest inaugurating the exhibition meticulously put up by the students of the school. This was followed by a spectacular outdoor display which included performance by the famous NCC Band of the school.
The school band is indeed famous in the sense that for the last 49 years, the one constant in the Republic Day Parade has been the NCC girls’ band from Birla Balika Vidyapeeth — the Pilani Band. They are part of what has now become a tradition. January 26, 2009 will indeed be the golden jubilee year march at Raj path by this school.
The evening indoor program in the auditorium of the school included apart from an English and Hindi play, scintillating Kathak, Pahari, Punjabi, Bengali, Gurarati, Rajasthani, Fusion and Bharatnatyam dance performances by the students. Dr (Mrs) Kasturi Principal of the School presented the Annual Report of the School. Students who had excelled in various curricular and extra curricular activities received the prizes from the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.
When the celebrations ended with the singing of the National Anthem, parents of the students who were present in the auditorium were indeed beaming with pride for their children were part of an institution which is a jewel in the crown among the top ranking schools in India today.
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