School Education Dept organises UT level Kala Utsav-2021 competition
Leh, December 09, 2021: The Department of School Education, Ladakh organised the UT level Kala Utsav-2021 competition in both Leh and Kargil district through online and offline mode on 8th December 2021.
Kala Utsav is an initiative of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India, launched in 2015 to promote arts in education by nurturing and showcasing the artistic talent of school students in secondary level in the country.
In the UT level Kala Utsav-2021 competition, the jury from both the districts assessed the performances of the district finalist through live streaming as well as live performances.
Speaking on the occasion, Director, School Education, UT Ladakh, Dr Safdar Ali emphasised the importance of arts in overall personality development of a child.
The selected students of both the districts performed vocal music- traditional folk, instrumental music- traditional folk, dance- folk, visual arts (2D), visual arts (3D), and indigenous toys and games.
The finalists selected for representing UT Ladakh in the National level Kala Utsav-2021 are:
| Serial no. | Name of the Student | Class | School | Name of the Art
Form /Category |
| 1 | Changchup Dorje | 10th | Govt. High School Chumathang, Leh | Folk Dance |
| 2 | Rinchen Dolker | 12th | Govt. Higher Secondary School Chushot Shamma, Leh | Folk Dance |
| 3 | Norboo Zangpo | 11th | Govt. Higher Secondary School Diskit, Nubra | Folk Song |
| 4 | Rigzen Angmo | 12th | Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School, Leh | Folk Song |
| 5 | Tsering Kunsal | 12th | Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School, Leh | Traditional
Instrument |
| 6 | Mustafa Ali | 9th | Govt. Higher Secondary School Trespone, Kargil | Visual Art (2d) |
| 7 | Kaneez Fatima | 10th | Govt. High School Baroo, Kargil | Visual Art (2d) |
| 8 | Sonam Stanzin | 9th | Govt. High School Liker, Leh | Visual Art (3-D) |
| 9 | Zarifa Banoo | 11th | Ashrm Hr. Sec. School, Sankoo | Visual Art (3-D) |
| 10 | Shujat Ali | 11th | Army Goodwill School Harka Bahadur, Kargil | Indigenous toy/Games |
| 11 | Saira Bano | 11th | Govt. Higher Secondary School, Diskit | Indigenous toy/Games |
The selected candidates/finalists would participate in the National level Kala Utsav-2021 through live streaming which would be held in January 2022.
