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Staff at Hariharananda Balashram:

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Teaching Staff :- 23 including Principal & Vice-Principal. Four of them teach math and science. We have 4 TGTs (trained graduate teachers), 2 PRT’s (trained Primary Teachers), 2 P.E.Ts (physical education teachers 1 male and 1 female), 1 Art Teacher, 3 music teachers, 1 computer instructor, 5 untrained teachers, 3 teaching assistants.
The school is supported by three non-teaching staff who take care of accounts, office management etc.
The cleaning of the school is carried out by two sweepers.
The Girls Hostel and Boys Hostel is headed by a Superintendent (1 each). They are supported by 37 people who serve as care-takers or dorm parents. Caretakers usually attend to cleaning jobs whereas dorm parents assist the child in study and personally guide them. Of these 37 – 5 of them serve as dormparents.
The cooking is contracted to a group of cooks.

Academics

As per the evaluation system is concerned the School is following CCE pattern. Under this pattern, 1st Summative Test assessment was conducted from 10th to 15th November 2012 for classes III to VII. This assessment has 10% of weightage in academic session. Regular assessments were conducted to pre-primary classes. All the students were assessed. However due to participation in outside events, some students took up the assessments later.

Result Analysis

Class – I

Class – II

Class – III

Class – IV

Class – V

Class – VI

	A1	A2	B1	B2	C1	C2	D	E1	E2
English	0	1	0	3	4	3	3	2	21
Odia	1	2	8	4	8	3	4	1	6
Hindi	1	2	0	2	5	2	1	9	16
Mathematics	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	10	15
Science	1	8	4	8	5	4	1	2	3
SST	0	3	1	3	0	3	3	7	16

Class VII

	A1	A2	B1	B2	C1	C2	D	E1	E2
English	17	4	4	1	3	3	2	3	3
Odia	5	10	6	6	3	2	2	6	0
Hindi	0	2	2	5	4	3	4	4	16
Mathematics	6	3	3	3	2	4	1	5	13
Science	12	8	3	5	3	5	3	1	0
SST	5	6	6	4	8	3	2	4	2

Based on the above results and in comparison with student’s performance in last formative assessment, teachers have come up with following action plan. The same has been implemented in the school

1. To give special attention towards few students to help them to perform better. There arranged a different class called remedial class comprising all the slow learners may be of 10nos. for their improvement.

2. Extra coaching courses during afternoon for the students who need individual time.

3. Extra assignment in maths for practice.

4. Follow up of assignments given in class.

Co-Curricular Activities(CCA)

CCA (Co-Curricular Activities) plays a vital role for assessing the exposure of students in different activities besides the usual classes. Different Co-curricular Activities are done regularly on every Saturday evening (6pm-8pm) house wise as the students are divided into 4 houses named as Valmiki, Vasistha, Viswamitra, Vyasa. The results of different activities are given below.

CCA RESULT 2012-13 (dt. 4-8-2012)
Group	Position/ Rank		Name of the student		Standard		House		Topic
Tiny Group	1st		Swarnalata Parida		KG		Valmiki		English Calligraphy
Tiny Group	2nd		Sangi Basu Purty		KG		Vyasa		English Calligraphy
Tiny Group	3rd		Prakash Pradhan		KG		Vyasa		English Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	1st		Sumi Munda		Std-II		Valmiki		English Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	2nd		Janardan Ojha		Std-II		Valmiki		English Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	3rd		Manasi Matisoy		Std-II		Vasistha		English Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	1st		Sasmita Kar		Std-V		Viswamitra		English Calligraphy
Junior	2nd		S.Adishree Mohanty		Std-V		Viswamitra		English Calligraphy
Junior	3rd		Chaney Hembram		Std-V		Valmiki		English Calligraphy
Senior	1st		Srimant Budhia		Std-VII		Valmiki		English Calligraphy
Senior	2nd		Mitali Biswal		Std-VII		Vyasa		English Calligraphy
Senior	3rd		Omprakash Perei		Std-VII		Viswamitra		English Calligraphy
CCA RESULT 2012-13 (dt. 4-8-2012)
Group		Position/ Rank		Name of the student		Standard		House		Topic
Tiny Group		1st		Kanhu Marandi		KG		Vyasa		Hindi Calligraphy
Tiny Group		2nd		Mandui Soy		KG		Viswamitra		Hindi Calligraphy
Tiny Group		3rd		Swarnalata Parida		KG		Valmiki		Hindi Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.		1st		Sumi Munda		Std-II		Valmiki		Hindi Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.		2nd		Riya Balmuchu		Std-I		Vyasa		Hindi Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.		3rd		Sandhya Acharya		Std-II		Viswamitra		Hindi Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.		1st		Napi Soy		Std-III		Viswamitra		Hindi Calligraphy
Junior		2nd		Sandhya Mandal		Std-IV		Viswamitra		Hindi Calligraphy
Junior		3rd		Bijayalaxmi Mallick		Std-IV		Vasistha		Hindi Calligraphy
Junior		3rd		Maheswar Janka		Std-V		Valmiki		Hindi Calligraphy
Junior		3rd		Puspalata Ojha		Std-V		Valmiki		Hindi Calligraphy
Senior		1st		Sumitra Mandal		Std-VII		Vyasa		Hindi Calligraphy
Senior		2nd		Harekrishna Sa		Std-VII		Valmiki		Hindi Calligraphy
Senior		3rd		Banita Das		Vasistha		Vasistha		Hindi Calligraphy

CCA RESULT 2012-13 (dt. 4-8-2012)
Group	Position/ Rank	Name of the student	Standard	House	Topic
Tiny Group	1st	Prakash Pradhan	KG	Vyasa	Odia Calligraphy
Tiny Group	2nd	Swarnalata Parida	KG	Valmiki	Odia Calligraphy
Tiny Group	3rd	Sabitri Marandi	KG	Vasisth	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	1st	Sardar Tudu	Std-I	Valmiki	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Puspanjali	Std-II	Viswamitra	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Manasi Matisoy	Std-II	Vasistha	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Riya Balmuchu	Std-II	Vyasa	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	3rd	Chandan Mallick	Std-III	Vasistha	Odia Calligraphy
Sub. Jr.	1st	Napi Soy	Std-III	Viswamitra	Odia Calligraphy
Junior	2nd	Sandhya Mandal	Std-IV	Viswamitra	Odia Calligraphy
Junior	3rd	Janmejay Sahoo	Std-IV	Vyasa	Odia Calligraphy
Junior	3rd	Anayana Panda	Std-IV	Vasistha	Odia Calligraphy
Senior	1st	Omprakash Perei	Std-VII	Viswamitra	Odia Calligraphy
Senior	2nd	Sumitra Mandal	Std-VII	Vyasa	Odia Calligraphy
Senior	3rd	Meghanad Gahir	Std-VII	Vasistha	Odia Calligraphy

CCA RESULT 2012-13 (Dt.11/8/2012)
Group	Position/ Rank	Name of the student	Standard	House	Topic
Junior	1^st	S.Adishree Mohanty	Std-V	Viswamitra	Odia Debate
Junior	2^nd	Chaney Hembram	Std-IV	Valmiki	Odia Debate
Junior	3^rd	Anayana Panda	Std-IV	Vasistha	Odia Debate
Senior	1^st	Durga Ch. Hembram	Std-VII	Valmiki	Odia Debate
Senior	2^nd	Deepak Ku. Sa	Std-VII	Vasistha	Odia Debate
Senior	3^rd	Saras Ku. Pradhan	Std-VII	Vyasa	Odia Debate
Sub Junior	1st	Deepa Jena	Std-II	Vyasa	Odia Debate
Sub Junior	2nd	Saraswati Nath	Std-II	Vyasa	Odia Debate
Sub Junior	3rd	Sidhant Biswal	Std-II	Vasistha	Odia Debate
Tiny Group	1st	Swarnalata Parida	KG	Valmiki	Odia Debate
Tiny Group	2nd	Manoj Bhoi	KG	Vasistha	Odia Debate
Tiny Group	3rd	Sumit Mohanty	KG	Vasistha	Odia Debate
Tiny Group	3rd	Syama Prusty	KG	Valmiki	Odia Debate

CCA RESULT 2012-13 (Dt. 19/8/12)
Group	Position/ Rank	Name of the student		Standard	House	Topic
Tiny Group	1st	Swarna Parida		KG	Valmiki	English Debate
Tiny Group	2nd	Swadhin Mishra		KG	Viswamitra	English Debate
Tiny Group	3rd	Sweety Bharatiya		KG	Vyasa	English Debate
Sub. Jr.	1st	Subasis Patra		Std-I	Vyasa	English Debate
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Sidhant Biswal		Std-I	Vasistha	English Debate
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Puspanjali Das		Std-I	Viswamitra	English Debate
Sub. Jr.	3rd	Basanta Sahoo		Std-I	Valmiki.	English Debate
Junior	1st	Sandhya Mandal		Std-IV	Viswamitra	English Debate
Junior	2nd	Sandeep Dash		Std-III	Viswamitra	English Debate
Junior	3rd	Puspalata Ojha		Std-IV	Valmiki	English Debate
Senior	1st	Ruchismita Nayak		Std-VII	Viswamitra	English Debate
Senior	2nd	Saras Kumar Pradhan		Std-VII	Vyasa	English Debate
Senior	3rd	Omprakash Perei		Std-VII	Viswamitra	English Debate


Hariharananda Balashram CCA RESULT 2012-13 (29-9-12)
Group	Position/ Rank	House	Topic
Tiny Group	1st	Valmiki	Art Competition
Tiny Group	2nd	Viswamitra	Art Competition
Tiny Group	3rd	Vyasa	Art Competition
Sub. Jr.	1st	Viswamitra	Art Competition
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Valmiki	Art Competition
Sub. Jr.	3rd	Vasistha	Quiz Competition
Junior	1st	Valmiki	Quiz Competition
Junior	2nd	Vasistha	Quiz Competition
Junior	3rd	Vyasa	Quiz Competition
Senior	1st	Vyasa	Quiz Competition
Senior	2nd	Vasistha	Quiz Competition
Senior	3rd	Valmiki	Quiz Competition

13th October 2012

On 13th November the following students participated in CCA (Solo Dance) and their result is as follows.

CCA RESULT

Group	Rank	Name of the student	Class	House	Competition
Sub. Jr.	1st	Deepa Jena	Std-II	Vyasa	Solo Dance
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Manasi Matisoy	Std-II	Vasistha	Solo Dance
Sub. Jr.	3rd	Ankita Adak	Std-II	Viswamitra	Solo Dance
Junior	1st	Sandhya Mallick	Std-IV	Vyasa	Solo Dance
Junior	2nd	Monalisa Pradhan	Std-IV	Vasistha	Solo Dance
Junior	3rd	Sandhya Mandal	Std-IV	Viswamitra	Solo Dance
Senior	1st	Meghanad Gahir	Std-VII	Vasistha	Solo Dance
Senior	2nd	Bismruti Nayak	Std-VII	Vyasa	Solo Dance
Senior	3rd	Sweety Thakur	Std-VI	Valmiki	Solo Dance

On 24/11/2012, house meeting and house board decoration were held. Dance classes have been started for nursery and KG children on Saturdays. Computer literacy program has been going on for teachers on Saturdays.

15th December 2012

On 15th December the following students participated in CCA (Mono Action) and their result is as follows.

Group	Position/ Rank	Name	Class	House	Topic
Sub. Jr.	1st	Manasi Matisoy	Std-II	Vyasa	Mano Action
Sub. Jr.	2nd	Janardan Ojha	Std-II	Valmiki	Mano Action
Sub. Jr.	3rd	Deepa Jena	Std-II	Vyasa	Mano Action
Sub. Jr.	4th	Sandhya Acharya	Std-II	Viswamitra	Mano Action
Junior	1st	S.Adishree Mohanty	Std-V	Viswamitra	Mano Action
Junior	2nd	Puja Behera	Std-IV	Vyasa	Mano Action
Junior	3rd	Ambika Kar	Std-IV	Vasistha	Mano Action
Junior	4th	Puspa Panda	Std-V	Valmiki	Mano Action
Senior	1st	Sadashiv Dehuri	Std-VII	Valmiki	Mano Action
Senior	2nd	Chandan Chau. Jena	Std-VI	Viswamitra	Mano Action
Senior	3rd	Rohan Pradhan	Std-VII	Valmiki	Mano Action
Senior	3rd	Laxmipriya Bastia	Std-VI	Vasistha	Mano Action

Participation in various Competitions (outside of the school)

30th October 2012

Searching talent in the children of Odisha the government of Odisha organises Sisu Mahostav (Children Festival) every year in every district of the state. The students of Balashram had not left the opportunity. They participated in the festival (Shisu Mahostav-2012) at Chaudakulat in different categories i.e., quiz competition, Odia debate, art competition, dance, song and mono acting. Except song, in all categories the students of Balashram proved their talent and were nominated to participate in the block level competition organised at Nikirai of Kendapara district.

2nd November 2012

To evolve the imaginative and creative brilliance among the children, Anjali International Children’s Festival organised by SWABHIMAN at Bhubaneswar. The children from different parts of the world had participated and the children of Balashram did not leave the juncture to prove them and enjoy with others. The program continued for seven days. Six students of our school participated in different activities and workshops like toy making, song competition, dance competition, mask making, terracotta etc. the learned from other children as well enjoyed a lot.

11th November 2012

A district level competition organized by The Samabad (an Odia daily newspaper) named as ‘Ama Odisha’. Eight students of Balashram participated in different competition i.e. art competition and good handwriting competition two of them namely S. Adishree Mohanty of class-V and Chenny Hembrum of class-V got the second and third position respectively.

Painting

1	02/11/2012	Anjali program at Bhubaneswar	7 students	Gained experience
2	09/11/2012	State level painting competition @ National Thermal Power Corporation	Mahesh Behera (VI)	Consolation prize
3	11/11/2012	Sambad (amar Odisha) block level art competition at Kendrapara school.	8 students	2^ndprize to S. Adisree Mohanty (V)3^rd prize to Chaney Hembram (V)
4	23/11/2012	All Odisha art exhibition Kala kalpana, sambalpur	20 students	Swarnalata Parida (KG)Meghanad Gahir (VII)

Sports

Date	Competition	Students participated	Sports Item	Achievement
4th & 5th October 2012	block level competition named PYKKA,held at BagadaHigh School,Kendrapara	Annapurna Behera VIIRanjita Pattanaik, Vice captain VIICheney Hembram VPravasini Moharana VI Sabita Dalai, Captain VII Suchitra Sethi VII Sushama Mallick VII Swarnaprava Kar VII Sandhya Mandal IV Banita Das VII Tilottama Mallick VI	Kho-Kho Girls	1st Position
4th & 5th October 2012	block level competition named PYKKA,held at BagadaHigh School,Kendrapara	Annapurna Behera VIIRanjita Pattanik, Captain VIISabita Dalai, Vice Captain VIIRuchismita Nayak VII Sumitra Mandal VII Bismruti Nayak VII Sushama Mallick VII Tilottama Bihari VII	Girls Volley ball	2nd Position
4th & 5th October 2012	block level competition named PYKKA,held at BagadaHigh School,Kendrapara	Deepak Ku SaMeghanad GahiriOmprakash Perei, CaptainDurga ch Hembrum, Vice captain Lalatendu Dalai Rohan Pradhan Saran Jena Saras Pradhan Srimant Budhia Chandan Behera(all are Class VII)	BoysVolley ball	2nd Position
4th & 5th October 2012	Block level competition named PYKKA,held at BagadaHigh School,Kendrapara	Durga Ch HembrumSrimant BudhiaLalatendu DalaiSudarsan Dehuri Santosh Khatua Hemant Kumar Patra Rohan Pradhan Sadasiv Dehuri Deepak Ku Sa Saras Pradhan Omprakash Perei Anil Ku Panda Jayaram Lohar, VI Meghanad Gahiri Saran Jena (All are of Class VII except Jayaram Lohar )	Boys Football	1st Position
11th & 12th of October 2012	District level competition named PYKKAHeld at DerabishHigh School, Kendrapara	The above volley ball and football teams of boys and girls participated.	Football and volley ball of boys and girls	The following students are selected among the students of whole Kendrapara district to represent the district.1. Meghnad Gahir (Std.7) was selected for Volley boys2. Durga Hembrum (Std.7), Lalatendu Dalai (Std.7) and Omprakash Perei(std.7) are selected for Football boys3. Annapurna Behera(std.7) and Tilottama Bihari(std.7) are selected for volley ball girls to play the state level competition 4. Girls volley ball team got the second position.
19th Nov-12 to 23rd Nov-12.	State Level Competition of PYKKA held at Sundergarh	1. Meghnad Gahir (Std.7)2. Durga Hembrum (Std.7),3. Lalatendu Dalai (Std.7)4. Omprakash Perei(std.7) 5. Annapurna Behera(std.7) 6. Tilottama Bihari(std.7)	Football and volley ball of boys and girls	The students gained experience and came with vigor to prepare them for national team in future.
21^st to 22^nd December,2012	District level Athletic meet held at Pattamundai College, Pattamundai	1. Durga Hembrum (Std.7),2. Omprakash Perei(std.7)3. Saras Pradhan4. Saran Jena 5. Deepak Ku Sa 6. Santosh Khatua 7. Sabita Dalai 8. Sumitra Mandal 9.Tilottama Bihari 10. Kausalya Pal 11. Rashmi Sethi	Running, high jump,Long jump,Putting the shot	1. Saran Jena for High Jump and Long Jump2. Omprakash Perei for 100 mtrs, 600mtrs running.The above students are selected for state level athletic meet.
3^rd to 6^th January 2013	State level Athletic meet held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	1. Saran Jena2. Omprakash Perei	High Jump and Long Jump andrunning	The students gained experience and came with a vigour to prepare them for better future.

Sports Coaching

Special coaching for football and volley ball both for boys and girls was conducted for 10 days (from 21^st to 30^th October 2012) by Chitta Ranjan Das, coach of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) and Srikant Parida, a state level volley ball player.

12th December 2012

To infuse the sportive spirit among the students the Annual Athletic Meet 2012-13 had organized in the school playground. Sixty three events were organized and all the students took part in various events according their talent. The sport was inaugurated by Mr. Sri Narayan Chandra Behera, D.S.O of Kendrapara, as chief guest and Sri Narayan Chandra Barik, advocate and volley ball coach as guest of honor. At the time of inauguration the some students of class V, VI and VII performed an oddisi dance and folk dance and some students of std. III & IV performed aerobic. Saras Pradhan and Sumitra Mandal of class VII were anchoring the program. All the teachers engaged themselves in different activities there. Sabita Dalai, Omprakash Perei of class VII and Chaney Hembrum of class V were the champions of the year 2012-13.

Scout Training

All Odisha state level Scout competition and training was held at Capital High School, Unit/3,Bhubaneswar.

The name of the students of class 7 participated in the training camp are

1. Prasant Sahoo

2. Lalatendu Dalai

3. Mahesh Barik

4. Meghanad Gahir

5. Anil Panda

6. Rohan Pradhan

7. Harekrushna Sa

8. Jayaguru Ojha

9. Srimant Budhia

10.Subrat Das

Achievement. Meghanad got 2^nd prize in Art comp and Camp Craft. The band set party of our school remained in 5th position in the state competition. They got a new vision after attending this camp.

Celebrations @ Balashram

10th Aug 2012

On 10th August the 53rd birthday of Guruji (Paramhamsa Prajnanananda) was celebrated. Though the celebration didn’t happen lavishly but it was sincerely observed by all the members of Balashram. The school assembly began with worship on the lotus feet of Guruji’s image. Br. Anandananda gave a short talk on Guruji’s idea behind formation of the Balashram.

The evening program started at 6 o’ clock. A group song was sung by children of Balashram, devotional song by the care takers of Boys Hostel and Girls’ Hostel. Few students spoke in English, Odia and Hindi about their views and thoughts on Guruji. Trijibi Baba, the elder brother of Guruji gave an impressive talk on Guruji’s life and talked about the birth of Krushna and Rama.

15th August 2012

The 66th Independence Day was celebrated at Balashram. Intensive preparation had been started two days before under the guidance of our PETs, Mr Gopinath Dash and Mrs Ambika Mohanty. This year, the Scouts and Guides of Balashram gave a new look to Independence Day celebration. The day became more special when Swami Shuddhanandaji, the President of Prajnana Mission and Swami Achalanandaji, the Secretary of Prajnana Mission joined in the observation.

The program was anchored by Sumitra Mandal, student of class-VII. After March past, Saras Pradhan, (class VII), Pravasini Maharana,( Class VI) and Hemant Patra (Class VII) presented their views on freedom movement in India in different languages i.e., English, Hindi and Odia.

The Principal addressed the gathering in our national language, Hindi. He told on the current national scenario of our country and role of each student in making the nation. Swami Achalanandaji, the Secretary, Prajnana Mission addressed the gathering emphasizing on non-violence and discipline. Swami Shuddhanandji addressing gatherings had told “freedom should be in the heart and mind of every Indian”.

Thus the day had been observed inculcating patriotic spirit among

5th September 2012

On 5th September ‘Teachers’ Day was celebrated in the Balashram. Since last two years Teachers Day has been celebrated in the Balashram being the students of higher classes as teachers. This year Teachers’ Day was celebrated in an innovative way. The students organized various events like game and quiz for teachers. Playing the role of a teacher the students of higher classes taught and guided the younger students. In the evening cultural programs had been performed by the students. On the day Swami Shuddhanandji, the President of Prajnana Mission was the chief guest who enjoyed the program and gave blessings with his loving speech.

Thus Teachers’ Day was celebrated with a friendly environment. It developed the fellow-feeling between teachers and students. It enhances the teaching and learning skill among the students.

The children’s day celebration in Balashram on 14^th November was a very pensive one. The adorable students were ecstatic as there were many competitions among them, a magic show and cultural programs. The trivial programs were very efficacious. They learnt how to show ideal propriety and be compliance. The day with a print of respect and love. Revered Sw. Shuddhananda ji was present during celebration. Revered Guruji also had sent a special message during children’s day.

2nd October 2012 (Gandhi Jayanti)

The embodiment of non-violence and the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi’s birth day which is popularly known as Gandhi Jayanti was observed in the evening program of our school. The students eagerly participated in the program and expressed their views on Gandhiji.

The denizens of Balashram on the ceremonious celebration of diwali (13/11/2012) congregated in the school campus and were agog when they lighted the lamps. Their bliss was at peak when they witnessed incessant glow of colorful crackers. Revered Sw. Shuddhanadaji and other souls made the nocturnal program fabulous and the students made a shot in the dark not to applaud noise pollution but to diffuse happiness among all.

During kartika, holy month of Indian calendar, full moon day(28/11/2012) is celebrated in a special way. On that day, early in the morning children made boats of various sizes and shape. They all gathered near the Balashram pond and made their boats sail. They also went around the village and paid devotion in the nearby temple of village.

Special program was recorded on 11/11/2012 for 10^th anniversary celebrations of mahasamadhi of Gurudev. This included several group songs and group dances. It was nearly an hour’s program in which more than 50 students participated.

13th November 2012

The denizens of Balashram on the ceremonious celebration of diwali congregated in the school campus and were agog when they lighted the lamps. Their bliss was at peak when they witnessed incessant glow of colorful crackers. Revered Sw. Shuddhanadaji and other members of the Balashram made the nocturnal program fabulous and the students made a shot in the dark not to applaud noise pollution but to diffuse happiness among all.

14th November 2012

The children’s day celebration in Balashram on 14th November was a very pensive one. The adorable students were ecstatic as there were many competitions among them, a magic show and cultural programs. The trivial programs were very efficacious. They learnt how to show ideal propriety and be compliance. A short play performed by the teachers of Balashram which creates an emotional bonding among the children. Revered Sw. Shuddhananda ji was present during celebration. Revered Guruji also had sent a special message during children’s day.

28th November 2012

During Kartika Purnima, holy month of Indian calendar, full moon day is celebrated in a special way. On that day, early in the morning children made boats of various sizes and shape. They all gathered near the Balashram pond and made their boats sail. They also went around the village and paid devotion in the nearby temple of village.

25th December 2012

As every year the holy Merry Christmas and Gita Jayanti were celebrated in the school. Commemorating the holy birth of Jesus and mother Gita (Holy Book)all the children assembled in the meditation hall and did lit the lamp as well as performed some cultural programs.

1^st and 2^nd January 2013

After the New Year celebration on 1^st January the school reopens with new vigour and courage on 2^nd January and the classes resumes as usual. About 1 o’ clock Guruji came to Balashram and blessed the students distributing sweets to the children as well as other members of the school.

23^rd January 2013

The birth day of Indian freedom fighters – Subash Chandra Bose and Vir Surendra Sai, were observed in the school. In the evening classes most of the students gave speeches on the life of great freedom fighters and their contribution in the Indian Freedom Movement.

26th January 2013

The 64^th Republic Day observed in the school premises. Swami Samarpanananda Giri, the former exponent of Indian polity and the present vice president of Prajnana Mission was the informal guest on the occasion. He inculcated patriotic spirit among the students by his speech. P.P. Singh, the emperor of Balashram as told by Swami Samarpananandji gave an advisory speech in Hindi on character building of the students. Swami Gurukrupanandaji along with other saintly persons was joined in the observation.

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