For the first time ever, girl students from Jharkhand will participate in the band performance at the Republic Day parade in Delhi on 26 January.
Students from the PM Shri Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Patamda, located in the East Singhbhum district, are set to give a band performance on Kartavya Path. Among the three schools across the country selected to perform on the rostrum at Kartavya Path, this school from Jharkhand has earned a place.
The students are scheduled to leave for Delhi on Monday. The Piper Band team from the school secured the first prize in the Zonal Level Band Competition held in Guwahati on 22 December 2024.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Education Minister Ramdas Soren, and several other senior officials from the state have extended their congratulations to the team for this significant achievement.
The Jharkhand band team comprises students from Year 8 to Year 12. Accompanying them will be teacher Saro Hansda, bandmaster Prem Rana, coordinator Chandradev Singh, Havildar General Singh, and Amarveer Singh from the Punjab Regiment Centre.
The education department of Jharkhand had been making consistent efforts since 2015 to secure an opportunity to perform on the Republic Day Parade Rostrum.
State Programme Officer Dhirasen Soreng stated that the girl band team from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Patamda, was selected due to their precision and uniformity in playing tunes.
The selection process for the pipe band competition began at the block level, followed by district and state levels. The team that was selected at the state level earned the opportunity to participate in the zonal-level competition, ultimately paving the way for their Republic Day debut.
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