KQ Matters: Grandest celebration of knowledge at IESK
Bhavans embraces Indianism
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 2: “If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.” Justifying this great thought, the Indian Educational School Kuwait, every year organises KQ (Knowledge Quotient) Matters, one of the most prestigious and sought-after quizzing events organized by an Indian school in Kuwait. The ninth edition of KQ Matters – an exciting quizzing fest unfurled in the Indian Educational School (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) auditorium recently, with the theme Indianism as its core element of celebration, in the placid yet charged evening.
Alan Andrew, a well-reputed manager of one of the world’s biggest single-phase Oil Refinery builds located in Kuwait, accompanied by his daughter Ms Jennifer added grace and elegance to the synergic cerebral battle. The quizz enthusiasts from the vastly branched up Bhavans Fraternity, the parent community, the cheer leaders and the teachers of the participating schools congregated in the school auditorium to witness the young gladiators fight it out for the coveted prize.
The events of the evening commenced with the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by the prayer song, and the Bhavans Anthem sung by Bhavans junior choir. The succeeding invocation dance by Ms Reshma Gopinath, a faculty member of Bhavans Rythymscapes, radiated divine energy all across the auditorium.
The ceremonial lamp was then lit by Andrew, Ms Jennifer, N.K. Ramachandran Menon, Chairman, Bhavans Middle East, T. Premkumar, Principal, Indian Educational School and Mahesh Iyer, Principal, Smart Indian School.
The exultant finalists of the KQ Matters 2018 made it to the grand finale by beating 120 teams from 13 schools in the preliminary round of KQ Matters held in May this year. The host school ensured fair play, and the schools picked their lots to decide their tables on the stage for the KQ Matters Grand Finale 2018.
The six teams, comprising two participants each from Indian Community School (Senior), United Indian School, Gulf Indian School, Carmel School Kuwait, Indian English Academy School, and the host, Indian Educational School were ushered onto the stage by the cadets of Bhavans Service Scheme (BSS). The young and dynamic quiz masters for the day Sriee Aswathaman (Department of French), and Liju Joseph (Department of English) were then welcomed by Saji Joseph and Ms Athira Pratap (Department of English).
The rounds of quizzing themed on the Indian tradition and culture were named Bhasanipuna (English Round), Sanganakavingyanavid (Google Doodle/Inventions Round), Tarkavid (Math Round), Sakalakalavid (Art & Cinema/ Sports), Rajyapati (Rapid Fire on Indian States) respectively. The quizzers as well as the quizzical audience enjoyed and celebrated the war of the versed warriors fought with grit and zeal. The commanding quiz masters intrigued the audience with their verbal eloquence and mastery of the subject.
The results were declared by Premkumar. The prize-winning pair of United Indian School, Aksa Merin Abraham and Rameez Muhammad earned 217 points. The second position was bagged by Arjun P. Sujith and Jovan Jose of Indian Community School (Senior) with 175 points. The third place was won by Meghna Sara Binoy and Alan Ginad of Gulf Indian School with 130 points.
A cash prize of KD 500, certificates and the ever-rolling trophy were presented to the champions by the Chief Guest. The first runners-up received a cash prize of KD 300, trophies and certificates and the second runners-up KD 200, trophies and certificates.
All the proud finalists were awarded certificates and mementos for their telling tale of intellectual brilliance in the arena of one of the grandest quizzing extravaganzas in the country.
Ramachandran Menon then presented the Chief Guest and his daughter, mementos as tokens of Bhavans reverential gratitude and love.
Andrew thanked the Management of Bhavans, Kuwait for the invitation. In his address to the audience, he stressed on the importance of education, and recounted that skills and qualities like planning, investigation, commitment and determination can help us overcome all the hurdles in life and be victorious at the end of the race.
Photos from the event