A girl hones her calligraphic skill which is an integral part of academics

Ranchi, Oct. 2: Did your class teacher ask you to dip a wooden pen sharpened to perfection in Chinese ink and then write on a sheet of paper for improving your calligraphic skill?

Or did she tell you to use only a fountain pen for better handwriting? If the answer is yes, you belong to a generation that is passe.

For, at a “calligraphy competition” organised in the capital today, children were asked to use “gel pens” to prove how beautiful their handwriting was.

More than 40 students from 11 schools, under the aegis of the Sahodaya School Complex, participated in the inter-school calligraphy competition organised at Cambrian Public School. The competition was open to students of classes V to VII, who presented their best handwriting.

“Students are encouraged to enhance their writing skills. The children need encouragement because when they are young, they can hone up their handwriting skills,” said Cambrian Public School principal N.M. Mankad.

The competition coincided with Gandhi Jayanti, who, because of his poor handwriting, used to encourage children to improve their handwriting.

The principal told the students about the ways to develop a positive attitude in life. .

“Success and happiness are states of mind. These are a matter of faith and attitude. Difficulties and misfortunes are meant to strengthen you and to sweeten your final success.

One cannot appreciate light without being aware of darkness,” he said.

Anshika, a class VI student, said: “I had stood first in the school calligraphy competition and put in my best today. We were asked to use gel pens and write in a cursive style. I hope I bag the first prize here too.”