Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 28

The Education Department has been coming up with several interesting events to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

From November 14, various events like puzzle solving activities, rhymes will be held for pre-nursery classes. The events will take place till November 30. During the days, cursive, calligraphy, table competitions will too be held. The district education officers of every district have been asked to make sure that the activities are conducted in the schools. It is also instructed by the Education Department that videos and pictures of the students who will take part in the activities must be shared with the head office. The events are being celebrated in the state at large scale and every department is indulged in organising the activities.

Notably from November 4 to 7, a state-level function will be held in various districts. The events will be held in Patiala, Amritsar, Mohali, Ropar, Ludhiana, Kapurthala and Moga.

The competitions will be held in ‘Gurbani ucharan’, Sikh virasat exhibition, ‘Dastar bandi’, essay-writing, declamation and shabad. The dastar-bandi competition will be held in Ropar on November 7. The Sikh Virasat exhibition will also be showcased in Ropar on the same date. Also, a question-answer round and a quiz will be held in Kapurthala on November 5. PowerPoint presentations will also be shown in Moga on November 5.

Besides, the department is also preparing a book which will be released on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. It will include content based on the life of the first Sikh Guru for which the department has invited material from government school students and teachers.

The department in a circular to school principals has said the creations (poetry, story or essay) must be original and it should not have got printed in any newspaper, magazine or book in the past. It also mentioned that the words included must go according to the child’s psychology.

Games for visually challenged

The National Federation of the Blind will organise national athletics games for visually challenged in Ludhiana in the next month which will also be dedicated to the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The federation will hold the games on its own.

Members of the state federation had recently held a meeting in this regard in New Delhi with a national-level delegation. The games will include 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m, shot-put, discus throw, javelin throw, and long jump events. The categories will vary from U-15, U-20, and senior categories in the games.
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