Doha: MES Indian School emerged as the overall champion for the third consecutive time at the prestigious Qatar Kalanjali Arts Festival 2025, reaffirming its dominance in the inter-school cultural arena. The school clinched the title with an impressive total of 1,610 points, followed by Rajagiri Public School with 912 points and Ideal Indian School securing third place with 520 points.

The grand arts festival, organized under the auspices of Media Pen, brought together more than 4,000 students from 21 Indian schools across Qatar, competing across multiple art, music, dance, and literary categories. Judges invited from India lauded the exceptional talent displayed by the students and commended the festival’s high organizational standards and cultural vibrancy.

This year’s Kalanjali Kalathilakam titles were awarded to:

·       Vaishnavi Suresh Pillai (Senior Category, Barwa School)

·       Ardra Sudheer (Intermediate Girls, DPS Monarch International School)

·       Devananda Dinesh (Intermediate Girls, Bhavans Public School)

·       Devapriya (Junior Girls, Rajagiri Public School)

·       Aadhya Amit (Sub-Junior Girls, DPS Monarch International School)

In the boys’ categories, the Kalapratibha titles went to:

·       Gurshan Singh (Senior Category, Rajagiri Public School)

·       Kenkannath (Intermediate Category, Rajagiri Public School)

·       Stefano Antony Shibu (Junior Boys, Shantiniketan Indian School)

·       Darshant Krishna (Sub-Junior Category, MES Indian School)

The closing ceremony, held at Ideal Indian School, Doha, was graced by H.E. Vipul, Ambassador of India to Qatar, who praised the initiative, noting that the Embassy would continue to support the festival in the years ahead. He commended the platform for nurturing young artistic talent among the Indian expatriate community.

The event also saw the presence of renowned figures from Kerala’s art and cultural circles, including celebrated poet and lyricist Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma, acclaimed playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Palakkad Sreeraman, singer Avami, and playwright Binoy Nambala.

True to its inclusive spirit, the Kalanjali stage welcomed performances by differently-abled children and teams of school teachers, earning heartfelt appreciation from the audience.

The festival was spread across four vibrant venues — Mayuri for dance, Amruthavarshani for music, Sahitya Hall for literary competitions, and Rangoli Hall for painting contests. The judging panel, comprising experts from various states of India, finalized the results after several days of spirited competition.

Prizes, shields, and certificates were presented to the winners by Ambassador Vipul, alongside distinguished guests including Kalanjali Chairman Hassan Kunji, Radio Malayalam CEO Anwar Hussain, Apex Body Chairpersons A.P. Manikandan and Shanavas Bava, film producer Chandramohan Pillai, Kalanjali General Convener Binukumar, MES Indian School Principal Hameeda Kader, and Ideal Indian School Principal Hameem Shaikh.

The Kalanjali Arts Festival once again proved to be a grand celebration of Indian culture, creativity, and community spirit in Qatar - a platform where young talents continue to shine and make their schools proud.

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