The Cultural Day Programme at Shanti Niketan

Cultural day programme was held at Shanti Niketan on the 4thSeptember. It included traditional dances which were performed by the students. The students performed in their respective houses (groups) namely Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune. These groups were further categorized into junior and senior for girls and only one category for boys.The dances covered a wide range of traditional dances from places like Assam, Kerala, Punjab, Tamilnadu etc. The students were trained by their respective group leaders. The chief guest for the function was Mrs Priyanka Rane who is running a professional dance academy” and teaches classical and folk dance.The programme started off with a welcome speech by Ms Lisa Pinto addressing the chief guest, guest of honour and the judges. It was than followed by the children’s performance. Mr Steven Mendes the guest of honour also spoke a few words of encouragement for the students.