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DPS-Modern Indian School bagged multiple crowns at separate debate events in Qatar recently.The school's teams topped the Qatar School Debate League-II (Boys) with the highest cumulative points at DeBakey High School recently. The competition saw 132 speakers from 44 debate teams from 27 institutions.Team Azhar Jaleel Muhammed, Krish Nagrani and Aryan Dubey bagged the Best Team of the League title. Team Aritra Ghosh, Pranay Mukala, and Nikkil were fifth. Team Abhimanyu Gupta, Surya Kauthik Basangi and Govind Krishna finished at 32nd position.In the individual category, Azhar Jaleel Muhammed bagged the best speaker position followed by Aritra Ghosh at third, Pranay Mukala at ninth; Krish Nagrani and Nikkil D’Cruz at 13th, Aryan Dubey at 15th, Govind Krishna and Surya Kuathik Basangi at 40th and Abhimanyu Gupta at 56th position. Debaters were accompanied by their coaches Jaya Majumder and Sandhya Gopalakrishnan.The performance of the students in this league along with the previous one enabled DPS-MIS teams to break into the National Championship.DPS-MIS debaters were declared champions in the school category of Qatar Open Asian Parliamentary-style debate hosted by Qatar Debate at the University of Doha for Science and Technology recently. A total of 26 teams from different schools competed for the title, out of which six teams were from DPS-MIS.Team Azhar Jaleel Muhammed, Archit Chhikara and Aryan Dubey won the best school team award and qualified for the quarterfinals. They were also ranked the fifth best team overall.In the school category, Antara Alurkar bagged the best speaker award. Aryan Dubey and Gargee Kanade won the second best speaker award, followed by Azhar Muhammed and Vyusti Singh who bagged the fourth best speaker award. Archit Chhikara, Surya Kauthik, and Vaidehi Rogiye received the sixth best speaker award.Out of 10 best speaker awards, DPS-MIS students won eight. In the Open Category, Antara Alurkar was ranked 13th and Gargee Kanade and Aryan Dubey at the 16th position. All 18 promising debaters debated four rounds.The Asian Parliamentary tournament is an open tournament where anyone from the debating community can debate. The competition gave young debaters an opportunity to explore contemporary and future issues in the fields of technology, bioethics, international relations, and social equity.The senior girls’ debate team of DPS-MIS also topped the Qatar School Debate League-II held at American Academy School. The competition was among 170 debaters, 56 debate teams and 35 institutions from across Qatar.Team Karen Thomas, Victoria Honoridez, Drishti Tibrewal topped the league winning all four rounds followed by Team Vaidehi Rogiye, Antara Alurkar, Leen Sameer in second position. Team Vyusti Singh, Avani Anand Mondhe, Sidrah Mahvish was on 19th position with two wins.In the individual speaker category, Victoria Honoridez was first, Vyusti Singh third, Vaidehi Rogiye seventh and Antara Alurkar tenth. The debaters presented their views on pressing issues including the Ukraine-Russia conflict, environment campaigns, acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk and labour law regulations.“Jaya Majumder and Sandhya Gopalakrishnan played a key role in helping the debaters win,” commented principal Asna Nafees.

The Bangladesh MHM School & College has bagged impressive results in the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (HSC) held in November 2022 under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka.Out of 62 students, 60 passed with good grades and 19 of them secured the highest grade-GPA-5.The pass percentage of the regular batch is 97%.The result of the HSC-2022 has created a milestone for the institution, outdoing all other expatriate Bangladeshi Schools in the Middle East, a statement said.Oyshorjo Talukder, Taslima Sultana, Elma Hashem, Farha Gani, Anika Tasnim Meen, Shabnam Zerrin, Zarin Tasnim, Sadya, Tamrin Hossain, Al Walid, Shadman Rahman, Abdullah Arfan, Mohammad Ahnaf Zaime, Yahya Ahmed, Umme Habiba, Nushra, Tanzim Ahmed, Ahmed Safa and Mohammed Samir Hossain, were the toppers securing GPA-5 while 20 students got GPA-4 and above.The director, retired Lt Cdr Md. Anwar Khurshid, congratulated the students, teachers and parents for the good result. Principal Md. Zulfikar Azad lauded the students and expressed his deep gratitude to the teachers as well. Bangladesh ambassador to Qatar and school chairman, Md Nazrul Islam, congratulated the students and thanked the teachers and parents for their co-operation.

Spectrum 2K22, a science, math and art exhibition, at MES Indian School, featured as many as 700 projects by students. A total of 52 exhibits won prizes. Honouring the winners, principal Dr Hameeda Kadar urged the students to develop a scientific bent of mind to excel in the world of science and technology. While convener Shahanas Y I presented the report of the Boys’ and Girls’ sections, Remya Nandakumar did of the junior section. Manju Manshad, Saritha M J, Febin Shahid and Shailaja Nishad were the co-ordinators. Earlier, Rema Devi, co-ordinator, department of English, welcomed the gathering and Aishwarya Nair proposed a vote of thanks.

Ideal Indian School recently hosted farewell and graduation ceremonies for outgoing class XII students. The farewell ceremonies for the boys and girls sections were organised by students of class XI.The evenings were charged with emotions as the outgoing students recounted their days at the school. They thanked their juniors and also expressed their gratitude to the teachers for all the painstaking efforts in shaping their personalities.Principal Shaik Shamim Saheb wished the outgoing students good luck in their exams and urged them to continue the legacy of the school and contribute to the country as nation-builders.On this occasion, the names of students who are honoured with special awards for their outstanding performance in curricular and extracurricular activities were announced.The winners are: Girls' Section: Best Girl – Science: Hanin Shamsheer; Best Girl – Commerce: Anjali Devi; Best in Conduct: Viveca Abigail Mendes and Shakira Shaikh; Best in Service: Sneha Anna Mathew and Najla Aleefa Candra; Best in Sports: Aseel Mohamed Osman, Muna Mushthak and Maryam; Best Prefect: Nahla Vahab Kundil and Anvica Marywill; Best Talent: Romiya Susan Varghese and Warda Manal; Special Jury Award: Sanha Salam, Amna Fathima and Amina Mohamed AhmedBoys' Section - Best Boy in Science: Adithya Pavitran; Best Boy in Commerce: Aromal Narayanan; Best in Conduct: Ahmed Faez Abdulrahman, Praise Olumde, Abdul Karim Nabil and Mohammed Elsadig Abdulla; Best Talent: Bharath R Nair and Ebenezar Ranjan Babu; Best in Sports: Shahad Shafee and Nithin Krishna; Best in Service: Ibrahim Ahmed and Abdulla Noor; Best Prefect: Aaron Varghese John; Special Jury Award: Khaled Mohd. Abdul Qadir, Aman Hashim, Abdulla Roshan and Adnan Sawad.The school presented each outgoing student with a graduation souvenir. Heads of sections and departments and teaching staff attended the function.The graduation ceremony saw school president Dr Hassan Kunhi M P, principal Shaik Shamim Saheb and heads of the Boys' and Girls' sections greeting the students. The officials distributed the examination hall tickets. Before the programme began, a moment of silence was observed in homage to those who died in the recent earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria.

Mohammed Shan Shefy (VI-I) of MES Indian School bagged the first prize in a speech contest in English organised by the Malarvadi Children Organisation Qatar chapter on the topic ‘Let’s Colour our Life.’ Principal Dr Hameeda Kadar congratulated him.

Mohammed Munawar Zama, a renowned English trainer and motivational speaker from the English House Academy, Hyderabad, India, presented a motivational session for the students of MES Indian School recently. Zama, who has trained over 300,000 students by conducting workshops in about 19 states across India, urged the students to maintain a positive outlook always, be respectful to everyone, and obey parents, teachers and elders. The session was organised by the department of Arabic & Islamic studies. Principal Hameeda Kadar welcomed the gathering and Usman Mayyeri, head of the department, Arabic, Urdu & Islamic studies, proposed a vote of thanks.

Birla Public School, kindergarten section celebrated Purple Day and the joy of giving recently. The little ones dressed in purple - the highest colour in the visible spectrum. They participated in Show and Tell. Children brought objects such as balls, grapes, balloons, bottles, pencils, and toys like barney, cars, dolls, and much more in all tints of purple.

Podar Pearl School's three campuses celebrated the Qatar National Sport Day at Al Arabi Stadium with students participating in various drills, yoga, aerobic displays and inter-house races. The proceedings began with a colourful march past by the students of the four houses. President Sam Mathew took the salute and inaugurated the sports meet, which also featured some fun races for parents and teachers. Medals, certificates and trophies were distributed to the winners.

Qatar National Sport Day was celebrated in the main campus of Birla Public School (BPS). Chief guest Indian ambassador Dr Deepak Mittal, guest of honour Nigerian badminton player Godwin Richard Oloufa, Indian embassy first secretary (culture, education & information) Sachin Dinkar Shankpal, BPS director and Indian Sports Centre president Dr Mohan Thomas, Indian Business and Professionals Council vice president Abdul Sathar, MES Indian School principal Dr Hameeda Kadar and other dignitaries were the special attendees. The Qatar and Indian national anthems were rendered by the school choir. An oath for healthy lifestyle was taken by all, led by Ajay Kumar, head, physical education department. Academic director and principal Harish Sanduja highlighted the contribution of two Indian adventurers lbrahim Bilal and Mohammad Afsal Haq, who call themselves 'AB Tech Vibe' and reached Qatar from Kasaragod, India, on their 22-year-old Bajaj Chetak scooter, as part of their seven-nation trip. They were the special guests on the occasion.Band music provided by the Qatar Manjappada group was the entertainment highlight of the day. A walkathon led by Dr Mittal and a variety of games were held. Mementos were distributed to people and societies conducting dance and group performances all round Qatar. Jeena Pauline and Miny Easow compered the event.

As a part of the preparation for the Qatar National Sport Day 2023, MES Indian School organised week-long activities including marathon, relay race, basketball, football, throw ball and tug-of-war among others. The mass drills saw students of all sections displaying aerobics, the formation of pyramids with special emphasis on different types of sports and games, Olympic-ring formation, title clash of the intra-class football match and fun-filled hoola-hoop games. The winners were awarded trophies and certificates. Principal Dr Hameeda Kadar spoke. Rizwa Fathima and Remya Nandakumar, teachers of the department of English welcomed the gathering and proposed a vote of thanks, respectively. Akbar Ali, department head, physical education, co-ordinated the event.

DPS Modern Indian School celebrated Qatar National Sport Day, with an array of events on February 12 and 13, in collaboration with the Department of Physical Education. The events commenced with a formal declaration of opening and releasing of balloons, followed by a torch run by students who have won various sports events at the zonal, national levels and international levels. Led by the games captain, the students and teachers took the oath and pledged to compete in the event with sportsman spirit. March past, mass drills, and aerobics were followed by competitions in various track events.

Students of Ideal Indian School (IIS) participated in the Qatar National Sport Day. The department of physical education organised a wide range of sport, games and fitness activities. Shuttle run, dodge ball, basketball and football shootouts were some of the events. A mass exercise, the highlight of the day, featured hundreds of students from the Boys’ and Girls’ Sections. Students of the Junior Section also joined the celebrations with various outdoor sporting activities. Principal Shaik Shamim Saheb, heads of sections Dr Nazima Bi, Khatija T C, Azam Khan, Shyla Jose, Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Sajid Shamim awarded the winners with trophies and certificates. IIS students also participated in the National Sport Day celebration organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education at old Doha Port park where various fitness and health-promoting activities were conducted.

Parents, teachers and staff of Rajagiri Public School (RPS) came together to celebrate Qatar National Sport Day on February 14. The students were given tips the previous day for a daily fitness schedule, besides joining a half an hour zumba dance under the guidance of the physical education department. They also took a pledge to keep themselves fit. The parents and teachers spent time after class hours practicing various games, and formed teams in badminton, basketball and volley ball. Fun-games such as spoon race, musical chair, dodge ball and tug-of-war were organised for all. There were 40 doubles team in the badminton tournament. Administration director Jinsu Aju, academic director Dr Prasant, principal Sanjeev Kumar and vice principal Radhakrishnan felicitated the gathering.

Saisha Varma, Pranay Bhatia, Aarav Singh, Rohit Ramesh Kumar, Ayaan Ali Shaik and Kabir Khanna of DPS-Modern Indian School participated in the 17th edition of the E-Summit organised by Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell), a non-profit organisation run by students of IIT Bombay, to celebrate entrepreneurs and to re-imagine India’s startup ecosystem.The team participated in the final round of the International Entrepreneurship Olympiad on January 28 and handled various entrepreneurial awareness-based questions. Saisha Varma, Pranay Bhatia and Aarav Singh participated in the final round of the Eureka Junior Championship on the next day.E-Summit comprised various activities and speaker note-sessions conducted among the youth and famous business personalities such as Ashneer Grover (Shark Tank judge and Bharat Pe founder), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (founder, Paytm), Kunal Shah (founder, CRED), Sam Pitroda (chairman, The Pitroda Group), Apoorva Ranjan Sharma (co-founder and president, Venture Catalysts); Ranveer Allahbadia (social media entrepreneur), and Byju Raveendran (co-founder, Byju's)."The summit helped our students to get a better understanding of the brands, logos, and business plans," principal Asna Nafees said.

MES Indian School, Abu Hamour Branch (MESIS), annual sports meet-Infinito 22 concluded recently.The event commenced with football matches in December 2022, followed by basketball, badminton, table tennis and finally track and field competitions.Chief guest Hamad al-Shaiba (former Qatar athlete and FIFA youth programme manager) inaugurated the event. MESIS sports director Abdul Fattah and Qatar women's cricket team manager and International Cricket Council umpire Shivani Mishra were the guests of honour.MESIS vice president Khaleel A P, cultural and co-curricular activities director M C Mohamed and Islamic Affairs director Faisal Mayan were present. Officiating principal Pramila Kannan welcomed the gathering. Head boy Akshit Saravanan and sports captain Haripriya led the athletes’ march past. Another highlight of the opening ceremony was the torch relay in which the best athletes of the school took part to light the flame of the torch (Olympic).Emerald House won the track events, field champion trophy and the overall championship trophy. Topaz House and Sapphire House bagged the second and third positions, respectively. Abdul Fattah distributed medals and trophies to the winners.

Birla Public School’s (BPS) Annual Sports Day was celebrated recently at Al Arabi Stadium. After the prayer and national anthems, head girl Ishita Srikant Somayaji welcomed the members of the assembly. Qatari athlete Mariam Mamdouh Farid, the chief guest, declared the sports meet open. School chairman Gope Shahani congratulated all the competitors. Management representative Chindhu Rappai awarded the winners. Academic director and principal Harish Sanduja also spoke. The programme included a symbolic run with torch by the sports captain, display and march past by the four houses - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, followed by flag hoisting and oath-taking ceremonies. The school dance team entertained the audience. Vice head girl Rushali Nair proposed a vote of thanks.

DPS-Modern Indian School, conducted its 22nd Annual Day, on the theme 'One Earth, One Family, One Future' recently. The cultural extravaganza was in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and celebrated India’s G20 Presidency which focuses on human centric globalisation and promotes an inclusive and sustainable future.The chief guest, Indian embassy first secretary (Culture, Education & Information) Sachin Dinkar Shankpal congratulated the institution for choosing the apt and thought-provoking theme. Principal Asna Nafees, in her address, highlighted the necessity of adopting and advocating green practices to survive and thrive.President Hasan Chougule shared the accolades and achievements in both academic and co-curricular activities. He stated that the school has received ‘Award of Academic Excellence’ for outstanding results in Grades X & XII CBSE Board Examination for nine consecutive years in the Gulf region.The cultural programme featured about 450 artists from the junior and senior wing of DPS-MIS. The closing scene celebrated 50 years of Qatar-India diplomatic relations.

An artwork by DPS-Modern Indian School student Haseen Ubaid (VIII-E) has been selected for the Institute for Career Studies' 2023 calendar. Ubaid's entry in the 13th International Painting Competition 2022 conducted by the institute on the theme 'Diversity,' received a special mention among 1,000 paintings from 215 schools from across India, Middle East, Bangladesh and Singapore.

Noble International School (NIS) celebrated its 16th Annual Day - Noble Vezeto 2022-23 recently at Mesaieed Recreation and Business Complex with the theme 'We are one’.A cultural programme featuring as many as 1,300 students was the highlight.Indian ambassador Dr Deepak Mittal was the chief guest and the Department of Urban Planning's Urban Design Department head Juma Sabah Juma, the guest of honour. The chief patron engineer Ali Jassim Khalifa Jassim al-Malki, chairman Hussain Mohamed U, general secretary Basheer K P, and other management committee members, along with principal Shibu Abdul Rasheed and other officials were present.Vice principal (administration) Robin K Jose welcomed the gathering. The chairman in his presidential address expressed happiness in the progressive growth of NIS since inception. Ambassador Dr Mittal in his inaugural address urged the students to give their best always and stated that the students of this era have the ability and calibre to escalate India to a developed nation, on her 100th year of Independence.The principal presented the annual report highlighting the achievements in academics and co-curricular activities. The Grade XII and X, CBSE high achievers were felicitated by the guests. Awards were presented to students for achievements in various inter-school and international competitions.The annual magazine ‘The Nobiliary 2022-23’ was released by the chief guest in the presence of members of the management. Vice principal (CCA) Shihabudeen Maruthath proposed a vote of thanks.

A group of KG students from Birla Public School participated in the 'Busy Bees 2022-23' conducted by the Loyola International School, Doha, recently. Jonathan Victor D’Souza and Swastik Shankarasa were the winners.