Sandipani Annual Celebrations 2010
A joyous prize-giving day was celebrated on 12th December 2010 to congratulate the students of Sandipani Gurukul on their achievements in education, extra-curricular activities and their excellent skills in being responsible for several tasks within the Gurukul. The day was presented by Dr. S.K. Shukla, the principal of Gurukul, with his welcoming speech and applauding the deserving students.
Dr. S.K. Shukla, in his speech, firstly welcomed the honourable Chief Guest, Dr. N.A. Hariyani, Param Pujya Bhaishri, Trustees of Shri Bhartiya Sanskruti Samvardhak Trust & members of the Education Committee, the students, staff members, parents and other guests present. Dr. Shukla then continued to introduce Dr. Hariyani as a respectable man who has achieved a Masters’, Doctorate and Bachelors’ Degrees in General Education, Professional Education and Legal Education. Dr. Shukla wished Dr. Hariyani further success in continuing to inspire people with his commitment, good character, and hard work in extending education.
Thereafter, Dr. Shukla announced the achievements of Gurukul, the names of the award winning students and people responsible in inspiring and teaching these students, as detailed below.
Beautiful dance, music and theatre performances by the students highlighted the entire 2 day event with children displaying their talent in sports, athletics as well as Karate.
Dr. Hariyani addressed the audience and appreciated the performances and achievements of the children. He also spoke very highly of Pujya Bhaishri and the Sandipani Gurukul.
Shri Pramodji Taparia, in charge of the Sandipani Gurukul Education Committee in his speech appreciated the keen interest taken by the teachers in bringing out the skills of students and strengthening their abilities. He said “There is a strong nexus between the teacher and a student. The teacher delivers the knowledge, the student receives the knowledge and the student then bounces back with questions driven by his quest for knowledge. The teacher satisfies the quest. The fulfilment of quest is truly giving knowledge. It is the jest in you which raises the quest for knowledge and that is what you need to strive for. I see this happening here which you have proved by winning so many prizes.
He also spoke of the path taken by Sandipani Gurukul. He said, “The Gurukul wishes to follow the path of learning with SANSKAR, SANSKRITI and SATPATHI. This we believe will make a true asset out of a student to the family, the society, the country and the humanity. The SANSKAR develops the attitude of a person, SANSKRITI develops the aptitude of a person and SATPATHI ensures treading the true path in life. One who becomes such an asset has the ability to raise the family to the higher strata of the society. A Society, that builds the country and then moves forward to contribute to the humanity.
Pujya Bhaishri encouraged the students in his speech and blessed them to do better and better.
Board Examination Results
The average result of class 10 this year was 58% while the pass mark this year was 81%. The top four students and their percentage results were as follows:
- Siddhartha Ojha – 78%
- Manish Lodhari – 78%
- Nishant Kotecha – 77.5%
- Kashyap Tanna – 76%
For class 12, the average result and pass mark of class 12 this year was 58% and 95% respectively. The top six students and their percentage results were as follows:
- Mihir Dhakan – 75%
- Chirag Amlani – 67%
- Paresh Bhenshia – 65%
- Bhavesh Modha – 62%
- Harsh Thaker – 61%
- Dhawal Ladwa – 60%
Dr. Shukla heartily conveyed his congratulations to these students, their parents and the Faculty.
Delegated Responsibilities Successfully Pursued
The following students were congratulated in carrying out the respective responsibilities faithfully and enthusiastically as listed below:
- School Head Girl – Asha Joshi
- School Head Boy – Sagar Patni
- School Prefects – Vivek Pauv
– Nikunj Gandhrokia
– Jagdish Kandoria
– Mehul Jungi
– Tej Vaghela
– Yash Joshi
– Arvind Gagia
– Jaydeep Odedra
- Cricket Captain – Chirag Gohel
- Volleyball Captain – Gautam Gadhavana
- Table-Tennis Captain – Pratap Godhania
- Football Captain – Jagdish Kandoriya
Sincere gratitude was expressed to the following students for carrying out their roles in their allocated teams listed below with great dedication and the Housemasters for inspiring the students in their teams/houses.
- Gandhi House:
· Captain – Neeraj Madhwani
· Vice-captain – Pooja Odedra
· Housemasters – Mr. Ghosh and Mr. Sumit
- Nehru House:
· Captain – Kajal Joshi
· Vice-captain – Kashyap Tanna
· Housemasters -Ms. Rupal and Ms. Tanushri
- Tagore House:
· Captain – Manish Lodhari
· Vice-captain – Ankita Thanki
· Housemasters – Mr. Chetan and Ms. Hawa
- Tilak House:
· Captain – Siddhartha Ojha
· Vice-captain – Nimisha Joshi
· Housemasters – Mr. Sachin and Ms. Khyati
Dr. Shukla also expressed his salutations to Ms. Sumita, Head of the Senior Houses, and Mr. Lalji, Head of the Junior Houses, for the overall management and co-ordination of the above teams/houses.
Leadership Roles To Manage The Hostel
Mr. Ramesh Joshi, the head of the hostel, delegated specific leadership roles to students to enable them to acquire leadership skills and to aid the smooth running of the boarding house. Dr. Shukla praised the commitment, enthusiasm and innovation skills of these students in maintaining the high quality of management of the hostel. The prize winning students and their delegated leadership roles were:
- Kashyap Tanna and Siddharth Ojha – Mess in charge
- Manish Lodhari and Sanjay Odedra – Prayer in charge
- Pratap Khunti – Reading in charge
- Nilesh Chavda – Library in charge
- Harsh Shah and Devendra Manek – Stores in charge
- Samat Vavdiya – Cleanliness in charge
- Jagdish Kandoriya and Jayesh Odedra – Discipline in charge
- Kashyap Tanna – Medical in charge
- Jagdish Kandoriya and Gautam Gadhawana – Sports in charge
In addition, Sagar Pattni was congratulated specially for being the overall best in leadership skills. Dr. Shukla said, “Sagar, you’re truly the icon of the boarding house leadership“.
Mr. Ramesh Joshi and the tutor, Mr. Ajay Joshi, were complimented for the overall skilful management of the hostel and providing colourful leadership to the pastoral life of the hostel students.
Extra-curricular Activities Rewards
Jayesh Odedra, Prashant Sudra and Hemanshu Suyani were selected to represent the district of Porbandar for the state level Yoga competition. Mr. Ketanbhai Kotiyar was praised for his effective training and seeing the sky as the limit.
Asha Joshi and her team were congratulated to secure the first rank in the open Porbandar Yuva Dance competition. Asha Joshi also won first prize in the open Porbandar Rangoli competition.
Chirag Gohel was selected to represent the Gujarat state under -19 Cricket team for the National level Cricket tournament while Manish Lodhari was chosen for under-19 specialised coaching at Dilip Cricket school. Also, special thanks were conveyed to Chirag’s and Manish’s parents, the previous coach Mr. Mahipal who has now joined the Gujarat Government service and the present coach Mr. Hamir. First Prize was awarded to Bhishma Joshi for the inter-school Drawing competition.
Heartiest congratulations went to Kamal Jungi for securing the first place in the first year examination in Bharat natyam in the district of Porbandar. Overall 25 students were complimented for achieving first class in Bharat natyam in their first year examination. Further credit for this achievement was given to Ms. Kashmira for her excellent training.
Out of 32 students who participated in the Porbandar District level Wado-karate competition, 9 were awarded gold medals, 10 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. The Karate coach, Mr. Ketanbhai Kotiyar was once again complimented for his training.
Dr. Shukla expressed his gratitude towards Mr. Chetanbhai Dave in training the students exceptionally well in drama so that they could stage many plays professionally at Sandipani Vidyaniketan.
To conclude his speech, Dr. Shukla firstly thanked the members of Shri Bhartiya Sanskruti Samvardhak Trust & Education Committee, especially Mr. Pramudji, for their continued support and guidance. Dr. Shukla praised Mr. Pramudji for being such a committed and divine person and prayed to God to continue to bestow his blessings on Mr. Pramudji. Secondly, Dr. Shukla thanked the parents for their co-operation and understanding and encouraged to enhance the rapport between the Gurukul and the parents. Thereafter, Dr. Shukla expressed his appreciation to the acting Vice-Principal – Mr. Kamal, PRO – Mr. Deoji and the administrative staff for their hard work and ensuring that the Gurukul is getting better day by day. Dr. Shukla expressed his gratitude to the teaching faculty for their commitment, dedication and co-ordination. He thanked them to have toiled hard to maintain the standards of the Gurukul. Finally, Dr. Shukla appreciated the Gurukul boys and girls for maintaining discipline and high standards, as well as head girl Asha, head boy Sagar and the Gurukul prefects for taking on many challenges and succeeding in them.
The Annual Day 2010 at Sandipani Gurukul was a proud moment for the students, parents and the staff.
