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The tiny tots of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan celebrated the birth of Lord Krishna with immense fervor and zeal. They danced to a special Janmashtami song, ‘Gokuldham Biraj kabasi Kanha Nand Kishore’. Their dance filled the air with joy and devotion.
The students of the Foundational Stage of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan proudly celebrated India ‘s 78th Independence Day with a spectacular show. Through energetic dance performances, inspiring action songs, speeches on the National symbols and an engaging skit, our young patriots showcased their talent and creativity while honoring the spirit of freedom and independence. Prep-1 children exhibited their artistic skills by hand painting the tricolor on their own vests, a beautiful display of our national pride. Meanwhile, Prep -2 children had a blast in making badges with the national flag – a fun and interactive way to learn about our country’s flag. The class – 1 students explored their artistic skills by doing thumb painting, using the tricolor. The students of class -2 colored a worksheet showing two children proudly holding the National flag.
On 15th August 2024, Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir commemorated the 78th Independence Day with great enthusiasm. The day began with Prabhat Pheri led by the school pipe band, followed by students who hummed patriotic songs as they walked around their school’s locality early in the morning, reawakening the spirit of patriotism among the residents. Students carrying the school banner walked in front. As we witness the world going through a chaotic turbulent period, the students of BGKV conveyed the message of love, peace, equality, and harmony as they marched forward with banners that reinforced the idea of equal rights and the importance of safety, equality, and empathy. The Prabhat Pheri was joined by the respected Principal Mr. Arun Kumar Dasgupta, and Vice Principal Mrs. Monami Chattopadhyay. Not only the students, teachers, and staff of the school but also the parents and guardians walked along with equal zeal. The Prabhat Pheri was followed by the hoisting of the National Flag on the school campus. Honorable Chairman of Bhavan’s Kolkata Kendra, Dr. Bikram Sarkar graced the flag-hoisting ceremony with his presence. The final event of the day was a brief cultural programme where along with the students of primary and secondary sections, the students at the management college also participated with enthusiasm.
A prestigious programme was held at EZCC KOLKATA, was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, BIDHAN NAGAR SANSKRITI ANGAN in collaboration with BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN to celebrate the 83rd death anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore on 7th August 2024. A total of 300 students from different schools, colleges and universities participated in this programme along with some eminent Rabindra-sangeet artists. Thirty students BGKV also presented two songs of Tagore and their performance was highly appreciated by all. The principal of BGKV, Sri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, also was present for the event, as a special guest
On 31st July 2024, the Hindi department of BGKV organized a programme to celebrate the birth anniversary of Munshi Prem Chand. The students performed Ganesh Vandana at the beginning of the programme. Then a Bhavnritya was staged. The main attraction of the day was the play, Burhi Kaki. The students showcased their talent by playing different roles wonderfully. After that, a quiz competition was held on Prem Chand and his literary work. The event ended with Saraswati Vandana.
The Rath Yatra is a sacred occasion, symbolizing faith, unity, and reverence for the divine. This auspicious festival was celebrated in the Primary section of BGKV on 8th July 2024 by the students and teachers, with great sanctity and devotion. It was declared a ‘Bagless Day’ for the students of the primary section. Students got the opportunity to pull the ‘Rath’ or the decorated chariot of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra. The entire campus echoed with the chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’, accompanied by the blowing of conch shells and the playing of brass gong bells.
12th July is celebrated as World Paper Bag Day in order to promote the significance of replacing plastic with paper bags. On this day, students of the secondary section of BGKV made several paper bags and decorated them beautifully. In this way they were taught the importance of using eco-friendly alternatives in their daily lives.
With the arrival of the monsoon season in India, the month of July heralds the celebration of Van Mahotsav – a festival dedicated to tree planting and increasing the green cover on our planet. Embracing the spirit of monsoon, the students of BGKV participated in an interactive session with renowned environmentalist, Mr. Rameshchandran, to delve into the crucial role of plants in sustaining life on Earth. Under Mr. Rameshchandran’s guidance, they planted mango and neem seeds, committing to care for the saplings over the next year. These nurtured plants will be part of next year’s Van Mahotsav celebrations, where they will be planted across various parts of the city to further the cause of reforestation and urban greening.
The students and teachers of BGKV, Primary Section, came together to celebrate a cultural event honoring the lives and works of two legendary Bengali icons: Kobi Guru Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. The event was held in the school auditorium on July 18, 2024.
Life just gets better with a slice of mango. The little ones of the pre-primary section of BGKV celebrated ‘National Mango Day’ on 22nd July 2024, to honor this delicious and versatile tropical fruit. The tiny tots of Prep _1 put their little hands together to make their own mango headgear. They happily tapped their feet to a peppy rhyme on ‘Mango’. The children of Prep-2 drew and colored the king of the fruits and also gave short speeches to make the celebration more vibrant. Last but not the least, the prep-3 children learnt about the different uses of mango and made a lovely bookmark with the cut out of this juicy fruit.
The students of BGKV Primary Section enthusiastically celebrated International Tiger Day on July 29, 2024, to raise awareness about the conservation of tigers and the urgent threats they face. The event was a resounding success, inspiring young minds to take action in protecting these majestic creatures and their habitat.
On the occasion of Doctors’ Day, which was on 1st July, Manipal Hospital arranged an interactive session on 5th July 2024 at Manipal Hospital. Some students of BGKV attended this highly informative and career-guiding session. The idea behind this was to provide a platform where the future “would be” doctors can interact one-on-one with highly experienced practitioners of Medicine.
On 26th June 2024, the students of BGKV participated in an awareness rally against drug abuse, to observe the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This rally was organized by the Bidhan Nagar Police, Government of West Bengal.
On 21st June 2024, the NCC cadets of BGKV participated in the celebration of the International Yoga Day organized by the Directors of West Bengal and Sikkim. The event took place at The Victoria Memorial Ground. While the NCC cadets observed this day at The Victoria Memorial Ground, the rest of the secondary section of the school took part in the International Yoga Day in the school auditorium. Although for the secondary student’s yoga is a part of their regular physical training on this special day they did Yoga to enhance their mind and body and they were also enlightened about its effects and benefits.
On 10th May 2024, the students of BGKV sought to showcase their creativity by paying tribute to Rabindranath Tagore through a cultural programme, on the occasion of his 163rd birth anniversary. The programme commenced with a wonderful rendition of a Tagore poem, followed by an instrumental segment and a recitation. The final segment of the programme was paying homage to Tagore’s creations to summon the colours of spring. Students staged multiple dance performances and sang Tagore’s songs based on the theme of spring.
On 10th June 2024, a team of BGKV students Participated in the celebration of World Environment Day and Golden Jubilee Anniversary of West Bengal Pollution Control Board. The event took place at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.
The students and teachers of the Primary section of BGKV celebrated the 10th International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2024 with great enthusiasm and fervor. The students showcased various yoga postures and asanas with grace and poise. This was followed by pranayam or breathing exercises and meditation. The importance of practicing yoga in their daily lives was imbibed in the young minds through this celebration
On 22nd April 2024, the primary students of BGKV celebrated the Earth Day with great enthusiasm and fervor. The event was organized to raise awareness about the importance of preserving our planet and to encourage everyone to take action in order to protect the environment.
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, ISPAT, Salt Lake, in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Salt Lake, organised “Ekushe Utsav – 2024″, at EZCC on 21st February 2024. The event was graced by the presence of Shri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, Principal, Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, as the Chief Guest and Shri Sabyasachi Dutta, Chairperson of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, as the Guest of Honour. The Rangmanch at EZCC became a vibrant gathering of talented reciters, poets, musicians and dancers who paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue on this day.
Vasant Panchami ,the festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, learning, music and art was celebrated on 13th February 2024, with much enthusiasm and fervour by the students of the Primary Section of BGKV, Kolkata. The auspicious day began with the Saraswati Vandana. The students wore yellow(Basanti) coloured traditional attires to mark the advent of the spring season. Students also did various craft activities like drawing and colouring the swan, the vahan(vehicle) of Maa Saraswati.
Yellow Day was celebrated by the students of Prep I and Prep II on 13th February ,2024.The motive of celebrating the Yellow Day is to make the children aware of the fact, that this bright colour carries the promise of a positive future, happiness, freshness, intellect and joy. The little ones decked up in yellow dresses did ‘tearing and pasting’ activities with paper and ‘thumb painting’ on yellow coloured objects .The yellow vibe was also present in the food items that they brought in their tiffin boxes.
Kulapati, Dr. K.M. Munshi Memorial Day and National Deworming Day were observed on 8.02.24 . Students were enlightened on the life and works of Dr K. M. Munshi. Since Dr. K.M Munshi was a great visionary and was greatly concerned about the holistic development of the children, therefore this day was chosen for observing National Deworming Day. The objective of this day was to make the parents, teachers and students aware of this vital health issue. Eminent Pediatrician Dr. Samik Hazra, conducted a workshop on how children are vulnerable in getting infected with worms.
The 75th Republic Day was celebrated by the students of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir with great enthusiasm. All the students, teachers, staff and parents gathered for the flag-hoisting, which was followed by singing of the National Anthem. A prize distribution ceremony was held, and the prizes of various inter-house competitions were awarded to the students. The day ended with a brief cultural programme by the students of BGKV, primary and secondary wings, along with the students of BIMS, in which they staged a mosaic of patriotic songs and dances.
On 12th December 2023, BGKV celebrated Bharatiya Bhasa Utsav, an initiative by CBSE. The Janma Jayanti of Mahakavi Subramania Bharti, which is on 11th December, is celebrated as Bharatiya Bhasa Utsav- a festival for enjoying the beauty of language and its diversity and experiencing the oneness in that diversity. The students of classes IX and XI participated in this activity, guided by the departments of Sanskrit, Hindi, and Bengali.
On 9th November 2023, the little children of the primary wing of BGKV celebrated Diwali. They decorated the classrooms with flowers and small origami art pieces. The children even made diyas out of coloured paper and decorated them with various items. They not only enjoyed it thoroughly but it was also a great learning experience for the little ones.
On 5th September 2023, Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir celebrated teachers’ day in a very special way. An official photo session for all teaching and non-teaching staff was held in the morning, followed by a brief cultural programme. The event began with the encouraging and warm words of the honourable deputy director, Smt. Sujata Ghosh. Everyone in the Bhavan’s family was touched as she gifted handmade cards to the primary, secondary and management wings. Director Shri G V Subramanian then addressed the gathering with a few words of inspiration. This was followed by the felicitation of the principal, Shri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, on completion of his thirty years of service in this institution. Smt. Tara Pradhan from the primary section was felicitated for completing twenty years in BGKV. Smt. Nila Das, who won the Shining Star Employee Award from The Telegraph Education Foundation, was also felicitated. The day ended with a splendid performance by DOHAR.
28th November 2023: Constitution Day is celebrated every year on 26th November. This year, the school celebrated this day on 28th November 2023 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution in 1949. The Preamble was read out in the morning assembly together with taking of pledge by the students and the teachers.
From 30th October to 5th November, 2023 the teachers and students of Bhavan’s G.K.Vidyamandir observed Vigilance Awareness Week. On 30th October, 2023 all the teachers took the pledge and on 2nd November, 2023 all the senior secondary students took the pledge of saying No to Corruption and helping to build the nation corruption free
Every year on 31st October, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, also known as National Unity Day, is observed to honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian freedom warrior who served as the country’s first deputy prime minister and home minister after independence. He played a key role in uniting the 565 semi-autonomous princely states and colonial provinces from the British Empire to form the modern nation of India. The nation currently observes Sardar Patel’s birthday as National Unity Day in honour of his contributions to the creation of a unified India. The primary aim of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is to reinforce the importance of national unity and integration. It serves as a reminder of our diverse culture, the linguistic, and regional identities that coexist in India, emphasising the need for unity to maintain the nation’s integrity. This day is an opportunity to pay homage to the “Iron Man of India” for his tireless efforts in uniting the country. It acknowledges his pivotal role in shaping modern India. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas instils a sense of patriotism and love for one’s country. It encourages citizens to take pride in their Indian identity and work towards the betterment of the nation.
Children’s Day was celebrated with great love and joy. The small kids of BGKV’s Primary Wing were taken for entertainment rides, and their teachers enacted stories for them. They also watched children’s movies and were given small goody bags as gifts.
BGKV is proud to announce that it has received several awards and certificates from The Telegraph team in their award ceremony The Telegraph School Award for Excellence 2024 which was held on 10th August 2024. The school has received a total of 11 honor certificates, merit certificates, certificates of appreciation and courage certificates, in various categories.
On 25th July 2024, two students of BGKV participated in a quiz event called Mnemosyne, which was part of the annual fest ‘Shabd’ organized by Mahadevi Birla World Academy. The school team secured the 2nd position in the competition. One of the students was also awarded the prize for the Best Promising Quizzer.
On 2nd August 2024, students of BGKV participated in TFSA Quizzical, organized by The Future Scholar Academy School. BGKV team bagged the first prize with a whopping 185 points. The event was held at Sahid Sadan, Ashoknagar.
Students and teachers of BGKV participated in various events of exeBIT-a three-day AI fest organized by Lakshmipat Singhania Academy. On the third day (9th August 2024), the results were announced and team BGKV secured the first position in two of the events namely, ‘Excel-Pixel’ and ‘ScratchYourHead’.
On 9th August 2024, students of BGKV participated in two events namely Abhyuday (Product Marketing) and Alfaaz (English, Hindi and Bengali Creative Writing). These events were part of Svatantryam, a three-day fest organized by Birla Bharti. Our school secured the third position in the event Alfaaz under the category of English creative writing.
On 29th June 2024, Adamas University (Department of Geography) and Adamas World School Barasat organized an International Quiz Competition On Sustainable Future. A few senior students of BGKV participated in the quiz; out of them, three were among the top ten performers.
The tournament was held over a span of nine days from 24th June to the 2nd of July in the school’s field. Since the start of the tournament, it was extremely difficult to distinguish a clear winner of the tournament, as the teams of all 15 of the participant schools were almost equally able. The grand finale was held on 2nd July 2024. The host team, BGKV, was the runners up of the event whereas the team of St Xavier’s became the winner of GOALZZ 2024.
On 4th July 2024, some students of BGKV participated in Eklakshya, a fest organized by Lakshimat Singhania Academy. There were two parts of the fest, one based on Psychology and was called Iris and the other was based on Commerce, which was called Bullionaire. The students participated in various events: Perception Paradox, Cataclysm Conundrum, and Marketing Mania. The BGKV team secured the 2nd runners-up position in Bullionaire 2024.
Time Edu shine 2024 was organized by The Times of India on 5th July 2024 at Dhono Dhanno Auditorium. The Class X and XII board exam toppers of BGKV were awarded medals and certificates for their excellent achievement in AISSE and AISSCE exams. The school has also received a framed certificate from the Time Edu shine group
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2024, the honorable Prime Minister has recently launched a tree plantation campaign called ‘Ek Ped Maa ke Naam’. The students of BGKV enthusiastically took part in the campaign and planted saplings in their mother’s name in their neighborhood. On 10th July 2024, the students were shown a video based on this tree plantation campaign, to make them aware of the importance of planting trees. They also took a pledge to save and protect their mother earth.
The students of the Foundational Stage of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir celebrated ‘A Healthy Food Day’, in collaboration with ‘Exo Healthy Tiffin Talks’, through different activities on 12th July 2024. The tiny tots enjoyed the Bagless Day by efficiently sorting out food items as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ for their health, preparing different nutritious as well as delicious dishes through ‘non-fire cooking ‘and enacting a short skit on ‘Healthy Food Vs. Unhealthy Food’, through which they conveyed that healthy food is the key to good health. Students of Class I solved a worksheet where they identified and distinguished between healthy and unhealthy food items. Children of Class II pasted food pictures and categorized them under the three basic food groups. All the children brought nutritious and healthy tiffin. Two children per section were given prizes and certificates for bringing the ‘Healthiest Tiffin’.
Delhi Public School Ruby Park, Kolkata organized Striker 24, an inter-school football tournament, from 5th July to 16th July 2024. Sixteen boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams from different schools in West Bengal participated in this tournament. The girls’ football team of BGKV was one of the participating teams. On 13th July, they won the match against Aditya Academy, Barasat and qualified for the final. Our school team played well and became the first runner-up of the tournament.
On 22nd June 2024, CBSE Sahodaya School Complex- Kolkata organized the prestigious Sahodaya Principals’ Meet 2024. This time, the host school was Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir. This meet was an amalgamation of ideas, exchange of thoughts, and enlightenment towards the holistic development and monitoring of the future citizens of this country. The esteemed guests, Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, Training and Skill Education, CBSE New Delhi and Swami Dr. Kamalasthanda Ji, Maharaj, Principal, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata graced the event with their presence. The primary aim of this meet was to discuss on NCRF- National Credit Framework with Dr. Saha.
On 24th June 2024, students of BGKV participated in the final round of Cerebrate- an inter school debate competition, which is part of Kalakosh- a fest organized by South Point High School. The event took place at G D Birla Sabhaghar. BGKV team played very well and secured the position of 2nd runners-up.
BGKV congratulates Ishaan Dasgupta, Class 12 (Session 2023 -24) for securing IISER Rank – 51.
Medha Samman 2024’ is an annual event, organized by Taaza TV, to honor the students who have done exemplarily well in their academic results of the class 12 board examinations. This year many students of BGKV were honored with this award. The event was held on 23rd June 2024 at The Dhono Dhanyo Main Auditorium, Alipore, Kolkata. It was an endeavor to encourage the bright students for a successful future.
From 18th to 24th June 2024, the second phase of the Awareness Campaign ‘Say yes to Life, No to Drugs’ was conducted at BGKV. The students decorated the soft board with posters and charts spreading awareness against drug abuse. This is an initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs
Sanaya Som and Anjali Rathore of Class 10 E had participated in Vivo Ignite 2023 Technology and Innovation Awards. They were not only selected in the top 200 but have also secured 36th position in the competition. On 28th June 2024, they received some goodies sent by team Vivo as a token of appreciation. The school too received a memento from Vivo team
On 9th June 2024, BGKV toppers of AISSE exam were felicitated by Swami Ekachit Ananda, Principal, Ramkrishna Mission, Narendrapur.
On 9th June 2024, BGKV toppers who have achieved high scores in AISSCE exam, were felicitated at JIS Education EXPO by Simarpreet Singh, Director JIS Group, in presence of Dr. Ramanuj Ganguly, President, WB Board of Secondary Education, Dr. Malayendu Saha, Chairman WBJEE Board and renowned silver screen personnel, Abir Chatterjee.
BGKV is proud to announce the Results of AISSE and AISSCE 2024. Warmest congratulations to all our students for their achievement! Wishing them even more success in the future.
From 5th to 11th May 2024, few students of class X and XI of BGKV represented their school at the National Integration Camp 2024, organised by Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Eroor, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-Kochi Kendra. There, they took part in different workshops and activities. The students also participated in the exhibition where they highlighted the culture and tradition of Bengal’s Durga Puja. They enjoyed the city tour and have also participated in the cultural programme, representing their state. Despite several challenges the students came back with an enriching experience.
On 14th May 2024, the current batch of class XII of BGKV organised a farewell for the outgoing class XII students. With the AISSCE results out, their happiness knew no bound, as they assemble in their school hall for one last time. The regular school auditorium was completely transformed as the outgoing students started pouring in, in their vibrant and colourful dresses. The students staged various performances from skit, recitation to dance and songs.
On 14th May 2024 the three high scorers of AISSE exam- Abhinav Acharya (99.4%), Anish Bhaumik (99.2%) and Arkodeb Datta (99%) were felicitated by Anindita Basu and Emily Das from Education Department of Government of West Bengal.
On 3rd and 4th May 2024, the students of BGKV participated in various events of Jubilare 2024, an inter-school fest organised by Shri Shikshayatan School. The painting event, Color Splash, was held on 3rd May and BGKV secured the second position. The table tennis event, Serve IT Right, was on 4th May and BGKV won the first prize.
On 3rd May, 2024 the students of BGKV participated in SCI-FUN-DAMENTAL’24, an inter school science quiz and exhibition competition, organised by The Heritage College. A total of 10 teams participated in the competition, out of which BGKV secured the 1st and 2nd positions in the science quiz competition. The students of BGKV were also adjudged first in the science exhibition.
On 26th April 2024, the students of BGKV participated in an interschool team championship, ‘Chessmate 2024’, an event of Kalakosh, organised by South Point High School. The boy’s team of BGKV won the final round and became the champion for the second time in a row and the girl’s team secured the 2nd position.
The Teachers & Management of Bhavan’s G K Vidyamandir congratulate our students for their successful performance in the JEE Mains Season II 2024. It is a moment of great pride for BGKV. Warmest congratulations on your achievement! Wishing you even more success in the future.
On 22nd April 2024, the students of BGKV participated in a Quiz Competition in Bengali, organised by Vinisha, on the occasion of Earth Day. This was held at Uttam Mancha. Our students performed very well and were the second runners-up.
On 8th April 2024, Narula Institute of Technology invited the principal of BGKV, Mr. Arun Kumar Dasgupta to be a part of the Panel Discussion on “Adopting the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) in Classroom Practices: Prospects and Obstacles for Educators” held during the occasion of Evolution 2024, The School Teachers’ Conclave.
On 29th March 2024 Rabindra Bharati Society organised Basanta Utsav at Rathindra Mancha in Jorasako Thakurbari. The students of BGKV wholeheartedly participated in this celebration of spring. The chorus group presented a melodious performance on Tagore’s songs. The students also staged solo and group dance performances. The touch of vibrant and colourful gulal powder added a different charm to the programme.
From 27th March to 29th March 2024 BGKV organised a unique Mural workshop on Bengal Patachitra. The workshop was conducted by eminent patachitra artists and National award winners Noordin Chitrakar and Kalpana Chitrakar. Under their professional guidance the students of BGKV, along with the teachers of art department made different kinds of murals on the outer walls of the school premise. This not only helped in the beautification of the city, but also enriched the students on the cultural and artistic heritage of Bengal.
On 15th March 2024 students of class V from the primary wing of BGKV got a golden opportunity to experience the electrifying performance of Don Gnu in G.D Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata. The programme was organised by Sanskriti Sagar and Pickle Factory Dance Foundation. Don Gnu is an international physical theatre and comedy company from Denmark. For the first time in India, Don Gnu digs into the tediousness of everyday routine in search of poetry and humour in a performance with muscular physicality and edgy stunt tricks.
On 27th February 2024, Sandipta Patra, a class VIII student of BGKV became Man of the Match in Inter District Women’s Under- 14 Zonal Tournament 2023-2024, organized by Manbhumi Sports Association Purulia under The Cricket association of Bengal. The final match was between south Zone and West Zone, where South Zone became the champion.
s(COP)e [Students Climate Conference on Protecting Environment] 2024 was organized by Vinisha and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on 27th January 2024 where 19 schools participated with the agenda of raising awareness of protecting the Environment in various ways. The students participated in exhibition, open air art contest, environment skit and open forum discussions with the purpose of having a less polluted world and leaving a breathable planet for the future generation.
On 12th February 2024, BGKV organised a Science Activity Session in the school auditorium with all the students of class VI. The teachers presented various scientific experiments about which they have been learning in their classes. It was an extremely interesting and interactive session. The young minds were truly motivated.
The secondary wing of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir organised the Annual Sports Meet 2023 on the 22nd of December 2023, Friday, from 10:30 a.m. onwards in the school ground. Justice Ashim Kumar Banerjee, Honourable Justice (retd.), Calcutta High Court and Smt. Ruma Roy, Ex International Player, Coach, and Chief Archery Coach-SAI and Shri Pranab Nandy, Ex – Bengal Cricketer, graced the event with their presence, along with other dignitaries of the institution. The enthusiasm and excitement of students and parents made the sunny day even more bright and cheerful. The day they started with felicitating the chief guests. The march past of the four houses along with the school NCC group soon started. This was led by the White House members of the school and accompanied by the school band. Then the ceremonial torch was lit by the passing out batch of the school. A wonderful and jaw-dropping show of gymnastics was presented by one of the students, followed by a colourful and musical drill presentation by the students of classes VI and VII. Several field and track events took place after this. In the end, Rajaji House (Green) was declared the champion house.
Saanskritik Punarnirman Mission had organised the 29th Hindi Mela from 26th December to 1st January in Federation Hall, located opposite the Rajabazar Science College. It was a 7-day cultural programme where students of BGKV had participated. Several students have bagged awards and prizes in various different categories.
On 11th January 2024, the students of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir participated in ConnecTech, a national technical bonanza event organised by the University of Engineering and Management (UEM). Forty schools participated in various events such as Curiosity, Pythagoras star, Biobrilliance, Nirmana etc. Our students secured first, second and third positions in various events and team BGKV bagged the Champion School prize
On 25th January 2024, the students of Class 11 Commerce visited The State Bank of India Museum and Archives. Chief Archivist of SBI, Dr. Ramakant Hoom, took over the session and explained the history of banking and also discussed various aspects of Banking transactions and instruments associated with the Banking Industry. Later on the students got the opportunity to glance through all the items kept at the museum.
On 25th January 2024, Venkatesh Das, a student of class VII participated in the Inter School Chess Tournament of the state, organized by Techno India Group. He became champion with 5 points. There were 5 rounds in total.
Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir organised its annual exhibition on the 7th and 8th of December 2023. The chief guest, Professor Basab Chaudhuri, Senior Director (Education) inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp. Professor Chaudhuri’s encouraging words highly motivated the students. The active participation of a large number of students across all classes and the uncountable visitors made this two-day exhibition a grand success. Not only the parents and ex-students but also students and teachers of various neighbouring schools thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition. All the departments put up their exhibits in different rooms. Along with the mainstream academic subjects like science, social science, mathematics, and language, co-curricular subjects like sports, arts, etc. also took part in the exhibition.
After a gap of three years BGKV’s Primary Section organised their Annual Prize Distribution and Cultural Programme. on 9th December 2023. In the gracious presence of the Chairman, Dr. Bikram Sarkar (IAS retd), Vice Chairman, Shri Raj Kumar Chhajer, Director, Dr. G.V. Subramanian, Deputy Director, Smt. Sujata Ghosh, Principal, Shri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, Vice Principal, Smt. Monami Chattopadhyay, the Headmistress, Smt. Suparna Chatterjee and the Assistant Head Mistress, Smt. Chaitali Bhowmik, the programme started with a powerful rendition of the Saraswati Stotram and the Deepa Mantra. This was followed by the Prize distribution ceremony and cultural programme.
On 10th December 2023, the secondary wing of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir organised their annual prize distribution and cultural programme- ‘Sampriti’. The event was graced by the presence of Honourable Justice (retd.) Subrata Talukdar, Calcutta High Court, and Professor Amlan J. Pal, Director of UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research and J. C. Bose National Fellow. The programme started with an invocation by chanting a Bhrama Stotra, followed by a Ganesh Vandana. This was followed by the lighting of the lamp by the chief guests and other dignitaries. Prizes were awarded in diverse categories and did not only focus on academics. Next, a few alumni of the school who are now renowned in their respective fields were felicitated. Some also joined the event online. The prize distribution and Alumni felicitation ceremony were followed by a brief cultural programme.
The Annual Sports Meet 2023 for the Foundational stage (Pre-primary I, II and Classes I & 2) of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir was held on 19th December 2023. The occasion was graced by the Director, Dr. G V Subramanian, Principal Bhavan’s Institute of Management Sciences, Shri Shibo Prosad Mohapatro, Principal BGKV, Shri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, Vice Principal, Smt. Monami Chattopadhyay, Headmistress, Smt. Suparna Chatterjee and Assistant Headmistress, Smt. Chaitali Bhowmik. Right at the beginning the tiny tots welcomed the guests with their welcome song and dance that carried a vital message about the conservation of Mother Earth. A short but meaningful welcome address was given by the Headmistress, Smt. Suparna Chatterjee after which the Director, declared the Sports Meet open. Drill displays and athletic events followed. It was a delight to watch these little munchkins run earnestly and participate enthusiastically in the flat races as well as the novelty races
Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Primary Section, organised their Annual Sports Meet 2023 for classes III, IV and V on 20th December, 2023 in the gracious presence of the Chairman, Dr. Bikram Sarkar (IAS retd), Director, Dr. G.V. Subramanian, Shri Ramesh Chandran, Founder and Secretary of Vinisha, Principal, Shri Arun Kumar Dasgupta, Vice Principal, Smt. Monami Chattopadhyay, the Headmistress, Smt. Suparna Chatterjee and the Assistant Head Mistress, Smt. Chaitali Bhowmik. The programme started with the Welcome Dance dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Students performed Bharatnatyam standing on colourful earthen pots. This was followed by a Rally by the participants and prize winners. This was followed by colourful drills, and interesting races like the flat races, relay races, and novelty races. Finally, the prize distribution ceremony was held which was followed by the National Anthem. It was indeed a memorable day for all.
BGKV Annual Sports Heats was held on 1st and 2nd December 2023. Students of different houses participated with utmost enthusiasm.
Our school students participated in the CBSE Regional Science Exhibition held on 1st and 2nd December 2023 at GD Goenka Public School, Dakshineswar. In the event 45 schools participated and 73 exhibits were put on display. BGKV participated in Category I- Class VI to VIII (Theme: Computational Thinking) and Category II- Class IX to XI (Theme: Lifestyle). Both the teams got selected for the National Level CBSE Science Exhibition.
Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay of CLASS VII B, ROLL NO. 18, secured certificate and trophy for ranking 6 th in under 14 category in CHESS FOR YOUTH TOURNAMENT.
Anandi Garg of 7E has secured Gold medal in All India Subjunior karate championship’23.
Rajorprit Sarbajna of class 10 B participated in SGFI State School Shooting Championship 2023 which was held at Medinipur Rifle Club. He won the Bronze medal at under 17 boys peep sight category.
Tiyasha Ray,Class 9 E Won the Third Prize in All India Dance Competition.. Classical Kathak Solo Senior category. Held in Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi on November 5, 2023.
From 2nd November, 2023 to 5th November, 2023, the Chitrakoot International School organised the CBSE Gymnastic National Championship-2023. Our student Sunishka Dutta- VI-D participated in Under-11 years age group in artistic gymnastics in Floor, Balance Beam, Vaulting Table and Uneven Bar and has stood stood second in all the four events. Not only has she received 4 silver medals and certificates but has also qualified for the National level.
The Prefectorial Ceremony took place on 31st October, 2023 where a host of young, energetic prefects actively took charge thereby bidding adieu to the previous batch.
From 27th October to 30th October 2023 the CBSE Far East Zone Swimming Championship, 2023 was organised at Dibrugarh, Assam. Our students, Saanvi Maiti-VI-B and Shinjan Maiti IX-D participated in Under-14 years age group in swimming event. Two certificates were received.
The Prefect Investiture Ceremony was conducted on 31st October 2023 at the school ground. The outgoing prefectorial batch passed their duties to the new prefects and captains. The former head boy, head girl, captains shared their experiences of serving their school during their tenure. This was followed by announcing the names of the new Head Girl, Head Boy, Cultural Coordinators, Sports Captains, House Captains, and senior and junior prefects of individual houses. The new prefects and captains received their badges. This was followed by the oath-taking ceremony. The day ended with the national anthem.
CBSE Cluster II TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT, 2023, was held in Brilliant Public School, Bilaspur, from 13th to 15th October. The participating States were W.B., Orissa & Chhattisgarh. A total of 40 schools took part and had a whopping number of 350 participants. The U-14 Girls’ Champion Trophy was won by the BGKV Team. They played against Kalyani Public School, WB. Dronacharya Awardee in Athletics, Shri J.S Bhatia, gave away the prize to the victorious team of girls
On 17th October 2023 BGKV participated and secured the second position in a quiz competition, which was part of the Vigilance Week, organised by Aykar Bhavan. The team members were Anandaroop Ghosh and Arkodeb Datta of Class X.
On 6th October 2023, Poshan Maah Nutrition Fest was celebrated in BGKV. Its objective was to educate the students and staff about the importance of a balanced diet and the significance of Poshan Maah. A cooking exhibition was organised where the students showcased their culinary skills by creating nutritious and delicious dishes. Students were encouraged to use locally available ingredients and include a variety of food groups in their recipes. Overall is was a highly interactive session where students participated enthusiastically and gathered a lot of knowledge about Poshan Maah.
An All India National Elocution Competition was hosted by the Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, from 25th September 2023 to 28th September 2023. More than 521 participants from different states of India participated in this enlightening event on Swami Vivekananda. The prize distribution ceremony was held on 30th September 2023. Suhalia Hazra from Class 6, and Atmadeep Chakraborty from Class 9, bagged the prizes from groups A and B respectively. The participating students from BGKV were much appreciated and gained a wonderful experience.
On 22nd September 2023, BGKV hosted Sankalp: Sampoorna Swasthya, which is a program by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, to educate parents/teachers/children in schools across India to address common and pressing health issues. IAP is the apex child health organisation that sets professional standards and general guidelines for the treatment and care of children in India. IAP’s 40,000-member paediatricians treat over 100 million children and are present in all districts of India. IAP is the largest professional childcare network in the world.
On 21st September 2023, students of Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir participated in the Annual Inter-School Elocution and Debate Competition organised by Saltlake School. Shirsha Saha of class XI secured the 2nd position in the elocution competition and Oishani Das of class XI was awarded the best speaker in the debate competition.
On 19th September 2023 our respected Principal, Mr. Arun Kumar Dasgupta was felicitated by Bodhi Bhavans Collegiate School, Kolkata with the Best Principal award. The award ceremony took place at Uttam Mancha. Swami Suparnananda Maharaj (Secretary, Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark) was present as the Chief Guest, and Sri Debasis Kumar (MLA) and Sri Kunal Ghosh (Ex-MP) graced the occasion as Guests of Honour. It was a moment of great pride for Bhavans
Bhavan’s participated in a Short Film Contest on #BeatPlasticPollutionSolution, conducted by Vinisha. The students actively participated in this filmmaking. The screening of the Film took place in the BGKV Auditorium, Salt Lake, on 12th September 2023. Among 25 schools, our school secured the third position. The mentors of this competition were Ms. Dalia Das Dey and Ms. Ashabari De Sarkar.
