Similar was the case with Priya Kumari of Jamui district, Divya Kumari of Sheohar and Priti Kumari of Saharsa. They, along with approximately 430 students from all 38 districts of the state, have been selected to give a presentation of their talent at the ongoing Bihar Diwas.
“Roughly 10 students from each district of Bihar have been selected to perform at Bihar Diwas. We have a variety of programmes lined up for this representative sample of talent from across the state,” said Anjani Kumar Singh, principal secretary of HRD and chairman of Bihar Diwas organising committee.
Saqlain Wahid from Katihar district claims to be a bit nervous to be performing in front of a packed house, but once on stage, he transforms into a picture of cool composure as he discusses “the challenge of population increase in Bihar”. It’s hard to believe that these children -- all in the age group of 10 to 16 – are displaying so much of confidence.
“The fact that they are getting to perform in front of this distinguished crowd is the biggest thrill for these kids as most of them have never even gone beyond their hometowns before,” said Jyoti, a mass education consultant supervising the programme.
The different performance categories are singing, musical instruments, painting, speech, poem recital and others, which includes magic, yoga, mimicry, gymnastics et al. Dr Sarita Singh, consultant to HRD, informed TOI, “These programmes would provide the participating kids with the right kind of exposure and due appreciation of their talent at the state and national level.”
“This is a great opportunity for us,” enthused a class IX student from Gopalganj, here to perform magic tricks. P Shekhar, or “Jadugar”, as he is popularly called at the Bihar Diwas venue, has been learning magic for the past 5 – 6 years and already made his name at the district level. Going national is a dream, which looks set to be realised given his special talent for sleight of hand.
Priya Mallick of Patna, Srishti Sargam of Saharsa and Srishti Suman of Nawada will perform ‘raag malkonsh’, ghazal, and semi-classical ‘thumri’ respectively, while a Hrithik Roshan dance number would be performed by Zulfi from Gopalganj.
“We have some really talented and unique kids performing here including singers, dancers, artists, poets, magicians, mimics and gymnasts,” said Uday Chandra Bajpei, Dy DSE, Gopalganj. “The best part is, these children have come together on a common platform from all walks of life and from all socio-economic backgrounds,” chiped in Dr J K Shukla, TLC secretary. Both these officials were seen coordinating the programmes in the specially constructed ‘Kilkari’ hall.
Kumar Milan Jha of Patna, a class IX student, who also happens to be a national chess champion of under-14 category, promptly twists his wrist at an angle of more than 360 degree as an impromptu demonstration to TOI of his unique ability. This gymnast is all set too amaze the audience at Gandhi Maidan during the Bihar Diwas.
But perhaps the biggest show of resilience comes from Mahindar Ram, a polio afflicted boy of just 11, hailing from Bhore in Gopalganj. The hall reverberated with his sonorous voice as he sang with gusto a patriotic bhojpuri song. An inspirational moment for those present to realise that his legs may have betrayed him, but his spirit carries him along just fine!
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