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SEVEN INFORMATIVE

EPISODES IN PARIKSHA
PE CHARCHA

Seven informative episodes were organized
under Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025. Eminent
personalities from various fields came together
in this program to guide the students.
n Sports and Discipline: On this topic, MC
Mary Kom, Avani Lekhara and Suhas Yathiraj
discussed goal setting, coping skills and stress
management through discipline.
n Mental Health: Famous actress Deepika
Padukone talked about emotional issues and
mental health.
n Nutrition: Experts Shonali Sabharwal, Rujuta
Diwekar and Revant Himatsingka motivated
the students on food habits, sleep and
nutrition.
n Technology and Finance: Gaurav Chaudhary
and Radhika Gupta interacted with the
students on the topic of using technology as
a tool for acquiring knowledge and financial
literacy.
PM MODI PLANTED
n Creativity and Positivity: Vikrant Massey and SAPLINGS WITH STUDENTS
Bhumi Pednekar motivated the students to
stay away from negativity and remain positive. Referring to the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’
campaign with the students, Prime Minister
n Concentration and Mental Peace: Sadhguru
Narendra Modi also planted saplings with
gave a mantra on the topic of mental peace
them. He also explained the method of
and concentration.
watering the plants. He said that a clay pot
n Success Stories: Toppers and participants should be placed next to the trees that have
of UPSC, IIT-JEE, CBSE, NDA, ICSE shared the been planted. It should be filled with water
impact of Pariksha Pe Charcha on them. once a month so that its growth will be faster.

you were not the Prime Minister, but a minister, and is so much noise in these streets, Why do you sit
someone asked you to take a department, which with your pen, writing a ghazal? What do you
department would you have liked? So I replied, I wish to write on the pages of that book? What
would have taken the Skill Development thoughts fill your mind, full of endless questions?
Department. Perhaps the ink itself is writing the answers.
Then why do you gaze at the sky? What do you
WHEN A STUDENT RECITED A POEM seek in these stars? What is it that lingers in
There is so much noise in these markets, There your thoughts? n

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