ISB Celebrates  Urdu Day  

Manama:The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated  Urdu Day ( Yaum-E-Urdu) 2022 in vibrant colours on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the ISB Jashanmal Auditorium in Isa Town Campus.   Chief Guest  Mohammed Mansoor (Chairman Advisory Board Bahrain Cricket Federation)  and guest of honour Dr. Syed Raza  (Consultant Cardiologist & HoD Department of Medicine Awali Hospital) inaugurated the programme which was organised by the Urdu Department.   ISB  EC members Mohammad Khursheed Alam,  Mohammad Nayaz Ullah, Principal VR Palaniswamy, Staff Representative Johnson K Devassy, Vice-Principals, Head Teachers,teachers and students attended.
In his speech Chief Guest  Mohammed Mansoor  highlighted the contribution of Urdu scholars stating that Urdu is ‘the language of love and unity.’  He also highlighted the importance of Urdu  and requested the parents to encourage their kids to learn and speak the  language.  Mr.  Mansoor congratulated the Indian School Urdu Department and the management for arranging Urdu Day in a grand manner. Guest of Honour Dr.  Raza in his speech congratulated the prize winners and appreciated the school and students.   Dr. Raza congratulated the  Urdu Department and appreciated the students and teachers for arranging the colourful programme.
Earlier the programme  started with the school prayer followed by the national anthem of  Bahrain and India. HoD Baboo Khan welcomed the gathering. The Urdu Day was dedicated to the famous Urdu poet Allama Iqbal and the poet’s introduction was done by Urdu teacher Mahanaz Khan. This was the grand finale of the  celebrations which had many competitions for the students of classes VI to X. Drawing and colouring competition for class 4 and 5, poem recitation for class 6, story telling for class 7 and 8, speech and quiz for class 9 and10  were conducted. Apart from the competitions there were  programmes such as patriotic song, national song and a humorous skit Corona ki Dushwariyan which was  the main attraction of the programme.
EC member Mohammad Khursheed Alam introduced the guests and   wished the students and teachers on the occasion of the Urdu Day. He also thanked  Hon.Chairman Prince S Natarajan and   Principal VR Palaniswamy for their support in promoting the language. HoD Baboo Khan announced the results and winners were awarded trophies and certificates. EC member Mohammad Nayaz Ullah gave vote of thanks. Urdu day organizing committee members  Srilatha Nair,   Mala Singh, Kahkashan Khan,  Shabreen,  Waheeda,  Girija,  Neeta and  Mahanaz Khan were present during the programme.