Kerala Kalolsavam 2026: Students strike the right note for school arts festival

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Students of Government Higher Secondary School, Pottassery, who created the authoritative  taxable   opus  for the State School Arts Festival.

Students of Government Higher Secondary School, Pottassery, who created the authoritative taxable opus for the State School Arts Festival. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah

Blending talent, teamwork, and tradition, students of a authorities schoolhouse adjacent Mannarkkad successful Palakkad person composed the authoritative taxable opus for the State School Arts Festival—earning Statewide acclaim and ministerial praise.

The State School Arts Festival, acceptable to unfastened connected January 14, volition resonate this twelvemonth with a melody calved successful a agrarian classroom. The authoritative taxable opus of the festival has been composed, written, and rendered wholly by students of Government Higher Secondary School, Pottassery, successful Kanjirappuzha grama panchayat.

Chosen from entries received for a State-level contention organised by the General Education Department, the opus stood retired for its creativity and depth. Its lyrics were penned by V. Praful Das, a Plus Two pupil who had earlier written the taxable opus for the State School Sports Meet. A talented orator and organiser, Praful Das is besides the president of the Pottassery School Parliament and the person of the school’s NSS unit.

Rooted successful the 64-year bequest of the Kerala School Arts Festival, the opus celebrates the State’s earthy quality and the affluent diverseness of creation forms showcased astatine the event. The tune was composed by students Hridhya Krishna and Akshay V.K., portion the introductory rendition brought unneurotic a chorus of young voices—Muhammed Fayis P.K., Hridhya Krishna, Sooraj Chandran A., Abel Binoy, Joel Michael, Lakshmika K., Gatha Krishna K., and Vishnudath C.P.

The accomplishment has been hailed arsenic a arrogant infinitesimal for the locality. Principal P. Santhosh Kumar, Headmistress T. Sabitha, and PTA president P. Jayarajan said the State-level designation of students from a agrarian authorities schoolhouse underscored the extent of endowment thriving beyond municipality centres.

Adding to the recognition, Higher Education Minister R. Bindu personally met the pupil creators to congratulate them and aboriginal acknowledged their accomplishment successful a societal media post—turning a section occurrence into a infinitesimal of Statewide celebration.

Published - January 13, 2026 05:52 p.m. IST

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