As a part of celebrations going throughout the whole world to glorify the Golden Jubilee of the foundation of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), ISKCON Bangladesh has recently organized “Bhaktivedanta National Students Competition- 2016” . More than 10,000 students from different parts of the whole country took part in this competition. This competition took nearly five months for its completion and was held in four levels – zonal level, district level, divisional level and finally national level. All the participants were divided into two classes – students from standard two to standard five were in the junior class and students from standard six to standard ten were in the senior class. Subjects of competition were Verse recitation from Gita, coloring & drawing transcendental picture, vedic story telling, bhajan, speech in selected topic & acting in Vedic dress. All participating students received different devotional gifts. In the final round, the winners (1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd position holders) of all subjects were rewarded with special crests & Bhaktivedanta Scholarships. One student from each class was announced as “All-rounder” for their extraordinary performances and were rewarded Champion crests and Bhaktivedanta Scholarships. The final round was organized by Jagrata Chatra Samaj (School Preaching Department) on 23 rd September in which more than 500 students participated from different districts of the country. The prize giving ceremony was held on 24 th September at Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. ISKCON GBC and director of this whole competition HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami along with many members of the national management committee of ISKCON Bangladesh were present at the ceremony. The presence of honorable minister Mr. Narayan Chandra Chanda and several famous
cultural personalities added a different dimension in the ceremony. Valuable speeches from the guests and spectacular cultural functions made the whole program more enjoyable. The successful completion of this whole competition would not be possible without the hearty participation, cooperation and help of students, guardians, volunteers and other devotees.
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