Guru Teg Bahadur N.P.S.S. School

About

Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) National Public Senior Secondary School (GTB School Dakha) is a school in Dakha village of the Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It is a Senior Secondary school affiliated to the Punjab School Education Board.^[1]

History

GTB School Dakha was establised by the Major Gian Singh Charitable Education Trust. The land was donated by philanthropists for the formation of the school.

Academics

The school offers classes from kindergarden to grade 12. The education is offered in English medium though the language most spoken is Punjabi. The school is a co-educational school.

Subjects

Offered until grade 12 unless specified otherwise

Language

• Hindi (until grade 10)

• Punjabi

• English

Mathematics (optional after grade 10)

Science (optional after grade 10)

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

Social studies (optional after grade 10)

• Economics

• Civics

• Geography

• History

Divinity

Mechanical Drawing (until grade 10)

Computer Education

Physical Education

Sports

• Gymnastics

• Basketball

• Football

• Kho kho

Activities

Morning assembly starts with kirtan— usually the shabad ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਤ ਧਿਆਈ ॥^[2] followed by the English prayer Father, we thank thee for the night^[3] and pledge. Afterwards, the physical education teacher conducts some physical exercises. Then a student reads news for the day from the daily newspaper .

The school organizes literary and arts competitions round the year and participates in the ones organized by other schools, colleges, and organsations. The school has close ties with the Satnam Sarb Kalyan Trust, Chandigarh which organizes competitions all over Punjab. The school has won gold, silver, and bronze medals in this trust's competitions in lecture, poetry recitation, kavishari, kirtan, and more.

Annual Sports Meet

This annual event displays the sports and athletics of school. Students compete with each other and with rival houses. The houses do a march past in the presence of a chief guest.

Guru Teg Bahadur Shahidi Purab

The biggest event of the school is the shahidi purab of Guru Teg Bahadur— the ninth guru of the Sikhs. Three days before the event, an Akhand Path is started. Students are allocated duties to serve the granthis round the clock. Saroop (body) of Guru Granth Sahib is kept at the examination hall for the first two days and nights. On the day of the event, tents are drawn in the main assembly ground and the Saroop is brought to the main stage. A separate lower stage is set-up just beside the main stage where students do kavishari, kirtan, recite poems, and sometimes do a play— all based on the life and teachings of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib ji. The sangat comprises of students, staff, administration, parents, and local sangat. After the ceremony is concluded, langar is distributed amongst the sangat which is prepared and distributed by students. No classes are held the day after this event.

References

1. ^{a b} "School Details". Punjab School Education Board. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

2. ^ "Sri Guru Granth Sahib". www.searchgurbani.com/. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

3. ^ "Random Prayers of Celebration". www.worldprayers.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.