St. Xavier’s School Celebrates Diwali With Rangolis Promoting Global Peace

Pratapgarh: Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated with enthusiasm at St. Xavier’s School in Chilbila on Friday. Students took part in several creative competitions organised as part of the celebrations.

A diya decoration competition was held for students from classes one to five. Students from classes six to eight displayed their creativity in a thali decoration competition. The rangoli competition presented by students from classes nine to 12 became the main attraction of the programme.

The theme of this year’s rangoli competition was ‘A war-free and violence-free world’. Through their colourful and attractive rangolis, the students conveyed a message of unity, peace and harmony in the world. Their artistic presentations were appreciated by everyone present at the event.

The competition was judged by Shivam Kumar Yadav, Project Officer of the Namami Gange project. He examined all the rangolis and asked the students questions related to the theme before announcing his decision.

Tagore House secured first place in the competition. Subhash House stood second, Gandhi House finished third, and V. Raman House secured fourth place.

Chief guest Shivam Kumar Yadav extended Diwali greetings to the school family. He also encouraged the students to participate actively in such creative and positive programmes.

The event was attended by the school’s Principal Santosh Kumar Dwivedi, Vice-Principal Veena Singh, all teachers and other staff members.