Shiladhar 2021

May 17, 2021

The fourth edition of “Shiladhar” , the much awaited Annual Literary Inter House Recitation Competition organized by the Hindi Department took place on the evening of 11th May 2021. Unfazed by the limitations of a virtual platform, the students of Grades 9 – 12 put up a spectacular show. Different literary genres like ‘Hasya Kavita, ‘Atmakatha vachan’ , ‘vishavlokan vachan’ were delved into.

It was an engaging event that left the audience questioning and pondering over the powerful points put across in all the speeches. This platform truly served as a place where students were able to freely voice their opinions and express their views in the form of beautiful literary pieces. The conviction with which the pieces were spoken and delivered was heart warming. The awards were then announced by the prestigious judges consisting of- Ms. Shefali Arora, Ms. Archana Gulati and Mr. Mohan Khariyal. The winners in each category are:

In Class 9 Ashraj Singh Sidhu secured the 1st position, Kartavya Sharma secured the second position and Advay Bajaj the 3rd.

In Class 10 Vanya Arora secured the 1st position, Vedaa Anand secured the second position and Vidula Kapur secured the third position.

In Class 11 both Tanya Gupta and Nitya Nandan Gargsecured the 1st position, Mehak Mehra secured the second position and Kashika Mahajan secured the third position.

In Class 12 Sarthak Gandhi secured the 1st position, Adamya Aggarwal secured the second position and Yatharth Gupta secured the third position. In conclusion, the event was extremely well organised and symbolised the unity of the student body which was successful in holding this flawless event.

All the presenters and participants did a brilliant job, delivering their lines with clarity and conviction. Some words plucked at our heart strings, some brought a lump to the throat while others made us laugh at life’s absurdities. And through it all the one common thread was the exploration of Hindi in its most distilled form which had the listeners yearning for more.

Strawberry Fields High School