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Dressed successful a bluish brocade blouse and kasavu mundu, and accessorised by beauteous and tasteful jewellery, S. Varada painted a beauteous representation astatine the Thekkinkadu Maidan, arsenic she talked astir however overmuch it meant for her to creation astatine the State School Arts Festival for the archetypal time.
“I was a spot tense erstwhile I saw each those thousands of spectators erstwhile I entered the stage, arsenic I had ne'er performed successful beforehand of specified a large crowd,” said the Plus One pupil from Govt. Model HSS, Ambalapuzha. “The different girls each danced truly well.”
So did Varada. The testament came successful the signifier of the ‘A’ Grade she won for her portrayal of a benignant Thamburatti (high nine woman) successful the Folk Dance (HSS Girls), 1 of the highlights of the 2nd time of the School Festival. “I truly privation I could person taken portion successful the State School Festival earlier,” she said. “I anticipation to beryllium backmost for adjacent year, which volition beryllium my past chance.”
While the Folk Dance for the girls continued, the boys (HS) were performing Bharatanatyam connected the main stage, not acold away. On that stage, past it was the crook of the graceful girls of Thiruvathirkali (HSS).
Oppana was 1 of the biggest crowd-pullers astatine the State School Arts Festival connected January 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah
The time besides saw Drama, easy 1 of the astir fashionable events ever astatine the School Festival. And yet again it drew a afloat location for the contention successful the HS class astatine the Chaldean Syrian HSS Ground. The play lovers were treated to immoderate fantabulous productions.
One of the comparatively caller competitions astatine the School Festival, the tribal creation Mangalamkali, proved a astonishment deed with the audience. Oppana drafting attracting a immense assemblage was, of course, nary surprise.
Some of the day’s champion shows came, expectedly, astatine the Light Music (HSS) contention astatine the Kerala Bank Auditorium. There were a fewer superb performances, specified arsenic the rendition by Shincy Siju of GVHSS, Kadavoor. She has a pleasing dependable and has good diction too. She rendered Radhike ghanashyama varnante.
In the contention for the Gold Cup, Kannur, was successful the pb presumption astatine the clip of filing this report, with 407 points. Kozhikode was connected 405, portion the big and defending champion Thrissur had 403.
