Tsirangtoe Central School witnessed a
dramatic literary activity – Inter-House Declamation Contest on April 14, 2018.
Declamation is a strong speech filled with emotion.
Contestants brought in speeches with
wide range of emotions: anger and anxiety, fear and frustration, hope and
happiness, shame and sadness, rage and remorse and much more. For a while, the
atmosphere in the school was filled with the air of mixed sentiments.
The contestant from Taag House declaimed on
the agony of a “Poor Man”. With his creative and humorous costume of half rich
and half poor, he was able to amuse the crowd beyond expectation. The
contestant had the audience roll in the dusty ground.
Singye House’s “Emotional Story of a Paralysed
Pakistani Girl” was the saddest story ever told on the soil of Tsirangtoe. The
contestant put herself deep into the shoes of paralysed girl and shed much
tears as she declaimed. Many thoughtful spectators cried with the speaker,
while heartless spectators turned withdrawn and pensive with the power of her
speech.
Popular declamation piece, “Bad Girl” was
from Chung House. The contestant used varieties of props to supplement her
speech. She acted from the point of view of a rebellious teenager and deep
down, crying for help. She brought bittersweet feelings for all with the shift
in mood in her speech from rage to remorse and anxiety.
“Am I To Be Blamed?” was declaimed by Druk
House. With her exotic expression and action, she disseminated the powerful
message that, “there can be a touching story behind a crazy thief.” In her
declamation, stealing was her way to buy medicine for her ill mother.
Such
literary activity created wide platform to showcase the thespian talents of the
students. It also made students and teachers feel the power of words, actions
and expressions. Above all, such activity also imbedded timeless lessons of
life and living for all dazzling hearts.
