SARAT SAURABH - 2010

The serene atmosphere at Abhyasa bustled with activity, for "Sarat Saurabh" the Primary School Concert. The event was planned well in advance and students practiced vigorously for the event. This time the theme being, "Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha" which means, "If you protect Righteousness, in turn it will protect you".

There were three plays in three different languages viz. Hindi, English and Telugu, depicting the theme. The guests for this event were Mr. Nadendla Manohar, the Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Mr.Anuj Guruwara, the famous singer from the Indian Film Industry.

The event started with "Veda Pathanam" – reciting the slokas from the Vedas by the tiny tots, followed by the invocation dance praising the Goddess Durga with the famous "Ayigiri Nandini", verses composed in praise of goddess Durga by Adi Shankara. The Hindi Drama – "Parivartan" followed the invocation dance which thrilled the whole set of audience. It evoked a tremendous round of applause as the audience had a takeaway from the depiction which was about one adopting a good habit and saving oneself from other evil ones. This drama discussed about a thief who turned to be a truthful personality and about a minister whose real character, which of a fraud, was exposed.

Next, it was the climax scene of the most famous Shakespeare's drama, "The Merchant of Venice". The audience could not arrest themselves to give a thunderous applause by watching the drama. All the characters – Antonio, Basanio, Portia and the Duke performed excellently. The drama left the message among the audience that evil can never win over the good because the world also has good souls that protect righteousness. After this performance, the hilarious performance – "Alludu Vachchadu", a skit in Telugu ,followed the sequence. It was an outstanding presentation by the students. Again, there was a huge round of applause from the audience for this comic, yet another message oriented drama.

Immediately the Folk Dance dedicated to goddess Mysamma, followed. This dance portrayed the traditional, rural culture of worshipping the Goddess. It was fabulous to see the kids dancing to the countryside beats. It was extremely amazing.

After all these presentations, the news letter for the I semester 2010 was released. In the words of Mr.Nadendla Manohar, it was a great experience for all the kids to get educated at Abhyasa which had adopted quality teaching and learning practice which match with global standards. He also complimented about the serenity of the ambience of the Abhyasa campus which facilitates better learning.

Mr.Anuj Guruwara held the audience spell- bound with his song from Magadheera. All the teachers who coordinated with the event were felicitated accordingly. It was very heartening to see all the parents meeting their children to take them for a month's vacation.