Nalanda Sainik School celebrates Raising Day function

BIHARSHARIF: State rural development minister Shrawan Kumar and Nalanda Sainik school principal colonel Tamojeet Biswas jointly inaugurated the school's 19th Raising Day function on Tuesday.
While welcoming the chief guest, the principal said, “The Nalanda Sainik School, like other Sainik schools, admitted 10 girl cadets for the current academic session.” He also apprised him that during Covid-19 pandemic, the school provided the best possible online education to cadets.Besides achieving academic excellence, the school also achieved excellence in extracurricular activities.
Shrawan Kumar, who gave away trophies to the cadets who excelled in academics and co-curricular activities in the last academic session expressed his happiness for the inclusion of girls in Sainik schools. He also laid the foundation stone for construction of hostel and staff accommodation.
School cadets presented a Sanskrit song, a mime, patriotic songs and an English skit on the occasion. Besides these performances, the first girl cadet captain of the school, Kritika Biswas, presented a Kathak dance. The eight-day annual athletics meet, which was inaugurated on October 5 also concluded on Tuesday.
Vice principal PS Gujral, associate NCC officer (Air wing) Shobhijeet Tiwari, senior master MJ James, administrative officer Major Ajay Chand were also present on the occasion.
The then defence minister late George Fernandes, then railway minister Nitish Kumar and then Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi had jointly inaugurated the school at a building provided by District Board at Rajgir on S12 October 2003.