“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion but allow very lively debate within that spectrum” -
Aptly said by Noam Chomsky. INTER-SCHOOL HINDI DEBATE AND RAJASTHANI POETRY COMPETITION : The first ever Virtual Inter-School Hindi Debate and Rajasthani Kavya Paath competion was organized by Mayoor Chopasni School, Jodhpur with the theme ‘AVIRBHAV’. More than 12 renowned schools participated in both the events.
In the Hindi Debate Competition two students from each participating school had to submit their debate videos on the given topic-
‘Shiksha ka madhyam matrabhasha ya rashtrabhasha samecheen kyu hai?’ One student had to speak for the motion and the other one had to speak against the motion. On the occasion of Hindi Diwas on 14th September, all the participants received the invitation via zoom app. During the session each participant was asked two questions based on the content of the video submitted by them. Participants were ranked on the basis of their delivery, presentation, oratory skills and answers to the question asked by the Judges. The judges for the event were Associate Professor Dr. Bhagwan Singh Shekhawat and Associate Professor Dr. Vineeta Jain from JNVU,Jodhpur.
Lakshita Singh Ranawat of Class XI was declared as the first
‘Best Speaker’ and Kumkum Chouhan of Class X bagged the sixth position. Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School was declared the
Overall Winner of this first ever Virtual Inter School Hindi Debate Competition.
In continuation to the event AVIRBHAV Rajasthani Kavya Paath Competition was also oragnised by the host school.Two students from each participating school had to record their Rajasthani poems and send it to the organisers.
On 15th September 2020, via zoom app the first-ever online Rajasthani Kavya Paath participants were judged on the basis of their fluency, presentation, and question-answer round. The judges for the event were Professor Dr. Gaje Singh Rajpurohit and Mr. Sukhdev Rao. His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh Ji graced the event by his benign presence and appreciated students for flawlessly presenting their poems and cherishing Rajasthani culture so proudly.
Divyanshi Bhati of Class VIII bagged 3rd position in the Rajasthani Kavya Paath and Shreya Bhati of Class VIII won appreciation. It was an outstanding online platform for all the participants to excel and enhance their speaking skills.
