Mysuru: City’s Acharya Vidya Kula (AVK) held  its 19th Sanskrit Day celebrations in the School premises here recently. School Governing Board Member L. Jayaram Haravu inaugurated the programme.

The School had also organised various Inter-School competition to mark the occasion.

The Judges for various competitions were: Vid. Vyasatheerthachar,  Vidu. Kanchanashree,  Dr. Suresh Hegde, Asst Professor in Sanskrit, University of  Mysore and Vid.  Srinivasa Bhat, Asst. Professor, Deeksha PU  College, Mysuru.

President Andal S. Charry, Secretary Vijaya Satish, Trustee Padmini Sridhar, Governing Board Members Garuda K. Iyengar and Govinda Prasad, Principal B.T. Sarojini and Vice-Principal Sudha M. Kumar were present during the celebrations.

Results: Category I (Std. III & IV) – Story Telling: Rolling Shield – Maharshi Public School; Std. III – 1. Ananya (Maharshi Public School), 2. Niyathi Bhat (AVK), 2. Nidhi D. Bharadwaj (Geetha Bharathi School), Consolation Prize: A. Rajat (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan); Std. IV – 1. N.P. Surabhi (Maharshi Public School), 2. Y. Pradyumna Bhat (BVB), 3. Srigowri S. Kumar (Geetha Bharathi School), Consolation prize: Poorna M. Rao (Amritha Vidyalayam).

Category II (Std. V, VI & VIII)- Amarakosha Chanting: Rolling Shield – Maharshi Public School; Std. V: 1. M. Dhruthi (JSS Public School), 2. Sangeetha (Maharshi Public School), 3. M. Hrushikesh (Geetha Bharathi School), Consolation Prize: Ranmayi Pradeep (St. Joseph’s Central School, Vijayanagar); Std. VI: 1. M. Namratha (AVK), 2. M.N. Lalitha (Geetha Bharathi School), 3. H.R. Srujana (Maharshi Public School), Consolation Prize: M. Sumanth (Mahajana Public School); Std. VII: 1. Veeru Ananth Kulkarni (AVK), 2. Karthikeya Krishnamurthy (Maharshi Public School), 3. H.J. Vagdevi (JSS Public School), Consolation: Poorvitha (BVB).

Category III (Stds VIII, XI & X) – Speech Presentation – Rolling Shield – Amrita Vidyalayam; Std. VIII: 1. P.B. Keerthana (Amrita Vidyalayam), 2. Bhavani S. Hampe (AVK), 3. Sujan Bharadwaj (Maharshi Public School), Consolation Prize: Vaishnavi (BVB); Std IX: 1. P. Prajwal (BVB), 2. B.G. Vageesh (Maharshi Public School), 3. B.A. Chinmayi (Amrita Vidyalayam),  Consolation Prize: R. Sanaathan (AVK); Std X: 1. Ananya R. Bhat (Amrita Vidyalayam), 2. Abhay (Maharshi Public School), 3. S. Vidyadhara (Hari Vidyalaya), Consolation: K.V. Sudhanva (AVK).