IN SYNC Students of Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti, Guwahati, perform during Srijani-2008 in Calcutta recently. A Telegraph picture

For students and teachers of Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti, Guwahati, it is an occasion that will be written in golden letters in the annals of the school.

The school did itself and the Northeast proud, when it was declared overall winners at a fun-filled inter-school event in Calcutta recently.

The three-day fest, Srijani-2008, was organised by the Ashok Hall Group of Schools exclusively for students of Class VI to VIII, from July 9. The event was held at five venues, Kala Mandir, Kalakunj, Gyan Manch, G.D. Birla Sabhagar and St Xavier’s College auditorium.

Around 40 schools from across the country took part in the fest, with about 1,000 students between 11 to 15 years competing for various events.

Sarala Birla Gyan Jyoti, Guwahati, students excelled in all the events and were declared the overall winners. Loreto House, Calcutta, was declared the runner-up.

Jayant Kripalani conducted Q-quotient, the quiz programme, and block and tackle was moderated by John Mason, former headmaster of Doon School, Dehradun.

Some of the other eminent judges were Preeti Patel, a renowned Manipuri dance exponent, Haimanti Sukla, classical vocalist, Ratul Shankar, a noted instrumentalist and son of actor Mamata Shankar, Perizaad Zorabian, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rajeshwari Badola.

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Studentsof CentralITCollegerehearsetheirthemesong. A Telegraphpicture

A theme song is always an inspiration for a college and the eight-year-old Central IT College has just composed one. The theme song in three languages, Assamese, English and Hind, will be unveiled this week. The song had its first informal audition at Farewell 2008, organised recently for the senior students of the college.

“Gyanor poharorey uzolai tulila, adorsho potherey amak aguai nila” is the chorus of the song, translated it means ‘You illuminated us with the light of knowledge, enabled us to march forward along the ideal path”. Composed and set to music by Priyanku Bordoloi, Tridib Basumatary and Anupam Nath, the song has become an instant hit with the students.

Anupam says: “We have always been inspired by the positive atmosphere at the Central IT College and wanted to do something for the college. We are happy that we could present the theme song to the college.”

Earlier, the college had organised a panel discussion on “Facilitation of higher and technical education in Assam”, attended by prominent educationists of Guwahati.