The 30^th Jindal Art Festival, an All-India Inter-Public Schools Cultural.

Festival of Art, Music, Dance and Literary Skills,  was inaugurated on 7^th August at VDJS, Hisar to commemorate the 93rd birth anniversary of the founding father, Late Shri OP Jindal ji, the man who put Hisar and the Indian steel industry, on the international map of Economic Forum by virtue of his sheer passion and belief in human potential. His epochal initiative to promote girls’ education now stands tall as one of the best boarding schools in India. The two-day festival was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Dr Shatarupa Thakurta Roy, Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Along with distinguished guests, the auditorium beamed with 154 participants from eight eminent schools across India. The gala event began with the floral tribute to ‘Bau Ji’ and the traditional welcome song and dance seeking the blessings of the divine. In her address, the Chief Guest, Dr Roy, shared her experiences and the significance of the expression of one’s learning and understanding through the prism of art and officially declared the 30th Jindal Art Festival ‘OPEN’. The highlight of the occasion was the official release of a new addition to VDJS publications, ‘VDJS Gazette’, an online weekly newsletter by Dr Roy.

 The festival witnessed the artistic strokes of the students at the medley of competitions comprising Group Folk Dance, Event -Duet Classical Melody, Story Telling Competition, Weaving (Pidha Chair), Miniature Temple Modal, Batik- Textile Designing, Famous Indian Cave Painting, Solo Classical Dance with Live Music Competition, and Scroll the Roll.

 The closing of the festival was bestowed with the sacrosanct presence of Ms Trina Chatterjee as the Chief Guest. Ms Chatterjee, an alumna of Shanti Niketan, and a Child Protection Officer, has been a crusader of Visual Arts for three decades. Ms Chatterjee inaugurated the regal art exhibition displaying the pristine and novel creativity of young and promising illustrators.  And finally, the Valedictory Ceremony ushered in endless cheers and thunderclaps for the winners as they were called on stage and conferred with the coveted trophies. The jamboree came to a close with new and enriching experiences, artistic expressions and new bondings.

Names of the Participating Schools

·       The Emerald Heights International School, Indore

·       Pinegrove School, Solan

·       BRCM Gyankunj  School, Bhel

·       Moyo College Girls’ School, Ajmer

·       Yadavindra Public School, Patiala

·       MNS Rai, Sonepat

·       OP Jindal Modern School, Hisar

·       Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar

JAF- EVENTS

Group Dance – Folk

Name of the  School	Position
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	1st
The Emerald Height International School, Indore	2nd
Yadavindra Public School, Patiala	3rd
Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	3rd

Duet Classical

The Emerald Height International School, Indore	1st
VDJS , Hisar	2nd
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	3rd

Story Telling

Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	1st
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	2nd
Moti Lal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, Sonepat	3rd

Sculpture

Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	1st
Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer	2nd
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	3rd

Weaving Pidha

Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	1st
Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer	2nd
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	3rd

Painting on Canvas

Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	1st
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	2nd
Yadavindra Public School, Patiala	3rd

Dance with Live Music

The Emerald Height International School, Indore	1st
Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	2nd
OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	3rd

Batik

Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer	1st
Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	2nd
The Emerald Height International School, Indore	3rd

Scroll the Roll

OP Jindal  Modern School, Hisar	1st
Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar	2nd
Yadavindra Public School, Patiala	2nd

Overall Winner: THE EMERALD HEIGHT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL