The English inter-house elocution competition for the students of Vocational, Std IV to XII was held on 11^th July, 2025.

An elocution competition is the art of public speaking that gives self-boost and confidence to speak in front of a large audience. It enables children to connect with the audience who are listening to them, when the child is reciting.

The Students were trained by their respective house captains and house teachers.

The bond between teacher and student was reflected in the elocution competition as the teacher guided the child from choosing the topic to helping the child practice it multiple times. It was a challenge for our introverted students who had never experienced public speaking, but the teacher resolved that and brought out the best in them.

The competition helped the students to speak clearly and loudly with confidence and with expression. It helped them to develop a good command over the English language, improve their memory and increase their vocabulary.

It gave the children the opportunity to combat their biggest fear – stage fright.

The event was hosted by Ms. Aisha Tharadra and our Event Head Zenaida Kapadia.

Our Principal Ms. Aarti Gandhi and Councillor Ms. Shreya Karia judged the students based on greeting, personal introduction, memorisation, reading fluency including pauses, verbal clarity & voice strength.

We, at Nalanda – ABET, believe that every child should be motivated irrespective of the result.

Results for the Seniors (Std VIII – XII): The best speaker of each house was Pal Sanghvi (Equus House), Kiara Agrawal (Eagles House), Jinelle D’Souza (Dolphins House), and Sarah Solomon (Pumas House).

Overall best speaker for Seniors was Kiara Agrawal (Eagles House).

Results for the Juniors (Vocational, Std IV – VII): The best speaker of each house was Asmi Raju (Equus House), Mohammed Hanzala Khan (Eagles House), Hasnain Shrafuddin (Dolphins House), and Abdulla Siddiqui (Pumas House).

Overall best speaker for Juniors was Hanzala Khan (Eagles House).

Consolation certificates were given to Amulya Suryavanshi and Janisha Goal, both from the Eagles House in Seniors category & Hamzah Thakur from Pumas House in the Juniors category.

Overall Best House was Eagles House. The poems recited revolve around the theme – Save the Planet.

Congratulations to all our student participants!