MGD Girls’ School recently participated in the event- Circles of Reason, IPSC Dramatics Fest 2025-26 hosted by Emerald Heights International School, Indore from 26 July to 28 July 2025. Sixteen schools from across the country gathered to showcase their theatrical talent.

This year’s fest was graced by an eminent panel of judges, including Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, a renowned Knowledge Resource Creator at EHIS, Hindi Collaborator, Public Speaking Expert, and Theatre Workshop Facilitator. Also on the panel was Mr. Devanshu Sen Gupta, an acclaimed actor and playwright with over 16 years of experience in plays, acts, and films. He is currently working with The Modern School, Bihar, and is known for his independent venture using sound samples of nature and landscapes in theatre. In the inaugural speech, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee highlighted the fact that skills like arts, theatre, dance, music, should not to be treated as extra-curricular activities, rather they must be considered as a parallel curriculum, which teaches us what books cannot.

Our team of 11 students gave brilliant performances and brought home accolades in three categories:

1. In the first event ‘Ham Hai Ya Ham Nahi’- Hindi playwriting and Dramatic Reading, the participants were given the topic two hours prior, and were asked to prepare an act based on ‘Kritavarma’, ‘Kripacharya’ and ‘Ashwatthama’ in the Mahabharata. Anaisha Sharma of Class XI G won the Best Individual Speaker award for her powerful dialogue delivery and stage presence. Other members were: Laveena Nanwani XII F and Vaidika Singh Shekhawat XII H.

2. In the Non-Verbal Play Exploration ‘Torque’, with the topic: Problems, Pangs, Pains, Pathos and Paradox of Refugees, Vaidika Singh Shekhawat of Class XII H was awarded Best Individual Performer for her exceptional act and soundscaping. Other members were: Manali Sharma XI H , Vacchi Mittal IX F, Tavishi Jain IX E.

3. In Bardolatory- the English Play Enactment, our team impressed the audience with their creative take on Shakespearean play, King Lear. We won the prestigious award for Outstanding Adaptation. The participants were Arpita Podder XII H, Binish Ahmed XI G, Gatha Sharma XI A, Poorvi Jethwani X F, Yogja Upadhyay IX C.

These victories reflect the immense talent, dedication, and teamwork of our students, as well as the guidance we received from our mentors.

Thanks to our escort teacher and mentor for Hindi event, Dr. Ratna Sharma for her support and encouragement. A special thanks to Mrs. Liju Susan, Mrs. Divya Sharma, and Capt. Ruchi Sharma for their mentorship and untiring efforts in preparing the team.