RALPH BANWARIE
The final round of the preliminaries in the Baal Vikaas Vihaar competition was held at Endeavour Hindu Primary School, Chaguanas, on Tuesday. Nine schools participated in this leg of the competition—Endeavour Hindu, St Helena Hindu, Arima Hindu, Endeavour Hindu, Five Rivers Hindu, Tunapuna Hindu, Sangre Grande Hindu, El Dorado North Hindu, and El Dorado South Hindu.
The schools were allowed to enter seven categories which included the Ramayan Test Piece, Gita Slokas, Bhagan, Classical, Instrumental, Folk and Dance. Baal Vikaas Vihaar is an annual competition that is run by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.
Ramlogan Palloo, president of Baal Vikaas Vihaar, said the competition was growing and becoming better each year, and that the judges were being challenged by the professional performances of the pupils. He complimented the principals, teachers and pupils for the excellent performances.