Sanskrit Dhruva Competition
Sanskrit Dhruva competition was held on Monday 18th August 2025.this year the theme was Bhagvadgeeta. Including senior, junior and teachers category, Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium school Vileparle had taken part in 18 events.
A troop of 53 students and 3 teachers with the assistance of 3 choreographers and 2 music and light directors and Dr. Shreehari Gokarnakar as a lyricist for all the 4 songs, our school performed at Vaze Kelkar college Mulund.
We are very proud to share a series of achievements of this festival.
Junior solo singing
3rd prize- Arnesh Prashant Khare 5B
Song was based on the fact that Arjuna pleaded Krishna to bless him and guide him when he was totally collapsed with the decision on the battlefield.
Solo singing – seniors- 1st prize
Madhura Shrikant mashankar 10D
The song was based on the fact that after watching vishwaroop, Arjuna pleading Krishna to come back to his original form.
Junior group dance- 2nd prize
Siddhi Rajesh More 8D
Shrimayee Sachin Wagle 8C
Janvi Manoj Parmar 8C
Avani Kedar Vidwans 8C
Samruddhi Satyavijay karangutkar 7C
Yogini Shripad Samant 7C
Meera Potdar 6A
Diya Varma 8B
The song was based on the theme that disturbed Arjuna is invoked by krishna to fight.
Group dance- seniors- 1st prize
Diti Shantanu khatale 9D
Namrata Harshal Patil 10C
Kasturi Rajesh patwardhan 10B
Ojasvi shailesh limaye 10C
Durva Nitin Sawant 10B
Aarya Sanjay kale 10B
Gargi Kedar Oak 10C
Shivangi pai 9D
The song was based on mind and it’s three moods, sattva, raja ,tama and ultimately it resorts to shreekrishna to be sattva forever.
Both the dances were very well choreographed by Saniya Pethe (ex student) and Ketaki Deshpande (ex student) with the assistance of Chinmaye Sardesai, Sharvee Vaidya and Arya Mahade (all ex students )
The final sound tracks were recorded and arranged and mixed by Vedant Jog and Hrishikesh Desai. Vocals were given by Shreehari Gokarnakar and Vedant Jog.
Geeta antyakshari
Juniors- 1st prize
Aryan Deshpande 8B
Jeevisha Vesavekar 8C
Ansh jat 8B
Geeta antyakshari seniors- 1st prize
Nidhi thaker 10C
Saee wadekar 10D
Aneesh phatak 10D
Debate- 2nd prize
Ved Teacher and Vidnyapana Teacher
This was based on the topic ” If Gita should be the part of the school curriculum” and the final round was based on the topic” action or self desire”
Drama –
Nishad Wagle 10C
Shami Bidaye 10A
Yana Date 10C
Yadnya Nijai 10B
Aarushi Mahadik 10A
Sharva Pethe 9D
Atharv Phatak 10C
Aditi Nayak 10D
The drama was scripted by Dr. Vidnyapana Gokarnakar and directed by Hrishikesh Desai ( our ex student)
We have received special prizes for drama
Best actor prize [girls]
Yana Prasad date 10C
Aditi Aakash Nayak 10D
Kimaya Kubade 9C
Swara Kurtadkar 9C
Madhra Mashankar 10D
Shreyan Gaonkar 9B
Kaivalya Gokarnakar on harmonium and
Lights, sound and stage was managed by Hrishikesh Desai
Best actor prize [boys]
Nishad Shailesh Wagle 10C
Art event – 1st prize
Diksha Teacher
Her drawing was based on the 7th chapter of Gita.
Teacher student event
2nd prize
Vidnyapana teacher and Yashmit sawant 10C
This event was based on the preachings of Krishna as a teacher and learning of Arjuna as a student.
For the past 9 years Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium school has been taking part in this event. This is our 10th year of the event. We successfully completed 10 years- one entire decade in true worship of Sanskrit language with all the tender young minds with their cognitive and affective engagement in the entire festival.
