On 26th February 2022, an online essay writing was organised by IYES Foundation to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati on the topic: “Importance Of education in life”. The language of competition was English and all school students across globe, of any age groups participated in the competition.
This competition aimed to bring to fore the essence of wisdom of the great educational thinker/ philosopher i.e., Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He puts emphasis on the view that Education (Shiksha) is that which helps one to acquire knowledge, culture, righteousness, self-control and the like virtues; and eradicates ignorance and evil habits. He suggested the multisided curriculum, perfection and importance of humanism and rationalism. According to Swami Dayananda education imparts true and real knowledge about master, self-development and welfare of all living beings. In other words, it should inculcate a spirit of service and help to others. In this way, according to Swami Ji, education is a supreme and most important moral process for the development of mankind. Swami Dayananda says, “A man without education is only a man in name. It is bound in duty of a man to get education, become virtuous, be free from malice and preach for all well-being of people advancing the cause of righteousness.”
The discussion of the philosophy of education presented by Dayananda leads one to the conclusion that his aim was an education for perfection. He sought this aim most vigorously even sometimes presenting schemes that were far from practicable and demanding standards and virtues which could not be attained even by the selected person. He demanded a very high standard of character and conduct. He wanted to realize all-round perfection.
Just like Swami Dayanand Ji, our organization aims towards the empowerment of youth and promotes education for all students. This event was to encourage students to study and perform better and to take inspiration from all the great personalities of the world who promoted education for everyone and had/have an aim towards literate and developed nations.
The jury of the competition includes:
1. Ekaterina Sennitskaya
Head of intercultural speaking club "Free Talks"
2. Tumisang Victoria Maheso
Founder and chairperson of the South African International Students Association (SAISA)
We are overwhelmed with the number of submissions received online from school students around the world.
It was a difficult task for the jury to select the best ones. After analyzing all the submissions closely, the jury has selected winners across Indian participants and across international participants.
All winners are to be awarded a certificate of excellence and other exciting prizes. Other deserving participants are also to be presented with certificates of appreciation. All other participants get a certificate of participation.
Winners from India:
Rank | Name | School | Location |
1 | Padmalaya Mahapatra | Saint Xavier's High School | Harekrushnapur, Puri, Odisha, India |
2 | Kanak Nigam | Little Flower English School | Chhatarpur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
3 | Nandini | Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School | Nehru Garden, Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
4 | Mamta | P.D. Arya Mahila Senior Secondary School | Bahadurpur gate, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India |
5 | Anagha Jagdish Buchade | Shrimant Gangamai Girls & High school Junior College | Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India |
7 | Yuvraj Singh | Allen Career Institute | Indra Vihar, Kota, Rajasthan, India |
International Winners:
Rank | Name | School | Location |
1 | Gofman Anastasia | Secondary school No. 5 | Dubna, Russia |
2 | Oxana | Secondary school No. 5 | Dubna, Russia |
3 | Khodak Maksim | Secondary school No. 5 | Dubna, Russia |
4 | Matvey | Secondary school No. 5 | Dubna, Russia |
5 | Munavvarbonu Komilovna Khamidova | Secondary General School No. 30 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Organizer of the program:
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EDU-SKILLS FOUNDATION
Coordinator of program:
Rahul Sharma
Director, Regional and International Projects
IYES Foundation
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