The Mystery of the Bermuda triangle, Gender Equality and My Culture, My Identity were some of the topics chosen by participants in this year’s APPA Inter-School Hindi Speech finals, held at Mission Heights Junior College in Flat Bush.
As part of celebrating Indian Languages week, 11 schools participated in this year’s challenge last week.
Demira Manchanda from Mission Heights Primary School won second with her excellent diction and enunciation.
In the Year 7 & 8 finals, Mission Heights Junior College student Aadi Golcha’s speech won first place.
Popular Indian radio and television host Roopa Sachdeva who was one of the judges along with Vandana Ram, found the content of contemporary ideas and humour very entertaining.
Second place went to Iris Arora from Somerville Intermediate who spoke passionately on Gender Equality.
Organiser of the event, Mission Heights Junior College teacher Ms Rajesh Joshi, says the number of students and schools participating was very encouraging and such competitions can go a long way in keeping (Hindi) language alive in a culturally rich community in Auckland.
