GURUTSAV , 2014

The ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, announced an essay writing competition and invited entries from the students to share inspiring stories about their teachers who play a pivotal role in shaping and moulding their lives and enable them to develop as citizen of the 21^st century.

In order to appreciate and acknowledge the work of teachers, MHRD announced “Gurutsav, 2014” to celebrate 5^th September, the day when one of the greatest teachers, Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan , was born.

The activity was conducted in offline and online mode. The selected Arwachinians from Classes 1 to 12 participated in the competition. The topics were:

Classes1 – 5       The day my teacher gave me a good remark

Classes 6 – 8       The year I got a wonderful teacher

Classes 9 – 12     My friend told me about this teacher who was a change agent

                              In his/her life     OR

                              I was a changed person after the intervention of this teacher

                              OR  I can never forget this particular teacher because…………….

The word limit for classes 1-5 was 200 words, classes 6 – 8 was 500 words and

Classes 9 – 12  was 1000 words.

It was not merely a competitive activity but it also provided a platform to enable the entire nation to pay rich tribute to the teaching community.