Schoolchildren take a ice cream break. Picture by Hardeep Singh Students of Bharatam Sevashram Sangh (BSS) Pranav Children World protest against noise pollution. Picture by Uma Shanker Dubey

Watching Hindi movies with family members has become impossible these days thanks to the vulgar dances and lyrics of the songs.

I was recently horrified to see a starlet dancing with practically nothing on in a Sonu Nigam starer movie. I was incidentally, seeing the film with my mother and sister. I had to walk out of the room in shame.

Why can’t Bollywood directors make clean movies with Indian values? Don’t they ever think of the impact such films have on children, who have impressionable minds.

Take the film, Boom, for instance. It was inane, mindless and vulgar film. Nubile nymphets wearing revealing clothes does not bring in the moolah.When will Bollywood grow up?

Deep Biswas

Surendranath Centenary

Ban crackers

nDiwali is just three days away and the people in the capital going berserk buying crackers.

The government should have banned the sale and bursting of crackers as they are dangerous and also add to the noise pollution during Diwali. The government has issued some guideline regarding bursting of crackers. But sadly no one abides by the rules.

The gas emitted during bursting of crackers contains toxic elements which causes breathing problem and other lung ailments. Diwali is a festival of joy and should be celebrated in a healthy manner.

Eshna Verma

Gurunanak High School

Back to studies

nLittle Flower School re-opened on October 13 after the puja vacation. The students came back with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. Sister Helena had some pleasant news for the children.

Abhishek Sahu of Class XII had been declared winner of the Albert Barrow Memorial Trophy, a national-level creative writing competition that is organised by the Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE) every year. Sahu received a gold medal, Rs 5,000 in cash and a certificate at a felicitation ceremony in Trivandrum during the puja vacation.

Natasha Topno

Little Flower School

Patriotic song

nA patriotic song competition was organised on October 16 at Gopal Maidan in Bistupur during the Swadeshi Mela.

Eight schools of the steel city took part in the event. Former national president of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) inaugurated the event by lighting the traditional lamp. While DAV Public School, Adityapur bagged the first prize, Jamshedpur Public School clinched the second position.

We thank our music teacher for guiding the Jamshedpur Public School team in preparing for the contest. The event was well-managed and the participants enjoyed every single moment.

Sneha Biswas

Jamshedpur Public School

Silver jubilee

nVidya Bharti Chinmaya Vidyalaya celebrated its 25th year by organising a series of programmes at the school campus.

The inter-school speech contest, organised by the head of the Hindi department, Mann Singh, on October 17 and October 18, is worth a mention. Students from different schools spoke on the topic, “Safety on Road”.

The programme began with an invocation and a prayer song followed by an welcome address. Principal V. Sharma highlighted the achievements of the school over the past 25 years.

Swati Singh

Vidya Bharti Chinmaya Vidyalaya

Noise pollution

nTired of blaring horns and loudspeakers, students of Bharatam Sevashram Sangh (BSS) Pranav Children World recently took to the streets in protest against growing noise pollution.

Armed with banners and placards, the students and teachers marched to the deputy commissioner’s office demanding immediate implementation of noise pollution norms.

A student

BSS Pranav Children World

Cross-country race

nAs many as 50 students participated in a cross-country race organised by Sri Krishna Public School.

The race was flagged off by secretary of the school Hari Ballabh Singh. Students from four houses — Dinkar, Bhaskar, Martand and Anshuman participated in the event.

Nitin, Jay Prakash and Ajay Kumar were clinched the first three spots respectively.

Ajay Kumar

Sri Krishna Public School

World Elders’ Day

nWorld Elders’ Day was celebrated with fanfare on the school premises on October 17 and 18.

On the first day, 300 grandparents attended the function. The students of the junior section organised a cultural programme. Each student tied a suraksha bandhan on the wrists of their grandparents and pledged to protect their dignity.

On the second day, 160 grandparents attended the programme organised by senior students. The students staged two skits. The plays potrayed the humiliation and torture that elderly people are subjected to by their sons and daughters-in-law. Many of the elderly people in the audience had tears in their eyes.

“When we grow old we somehow have no utility. After having been neglected for so long, today I feel wanted,” said a grandparent.

A student

Vig English School