Class VC meets peers at the AlBashaer School in Cairo on 7 February 2022

Ms Asha Lakshmi arranged an online interaction for class V C with Ms Salwa Youniss and her students at the AlBashaer School in Cairo on 7 February 2022.

The session started with a power point presentation on India and its culture by Hemakshi Talwar, Aryan Singh, Vivaan Arora and Reyansh Luthra.

Hemakshi showed visuals of the different classical dance forms of India and explained their characteristics. She explained that classical dances in India are sometimes more popular than folk dances because of their connection with Indian mythology and their enduring value.

Aryan described the varied cuisines in the different parts of India and highlighted the more popular ones. Vivaan Arora familiarised the virtual visitors with the numerous languages spoken in India. Reyansh shared visuals of famous monuments in India and explained their history in brief.

The Egyptian students, too, displayed a keenness to talk about their country. Ms Salwa and her students shared a video of the swimming competition at their school. They asked questions about the Indian flag. Arshjot and Hemakshi responded with a lucid description of the tricolour and its significance.

In turn, Aryan wanted to know about the Egyptian flag. Abdel Rehman responded that the flag of Egypt consists of red, white and black horizontal stripes, and the eagle in it represents strength and power. The red in the flag denotes the sacrifice and the blood of martyrs, the white symbolises peace and the black represents the dark period when Egypt was occupied by the British.

Impressed, Priyal, Hemakshi and other students were also keen to know about the monuments in Egypt, especially the pyramids. The Indianites were delighted to know that the most famous pyramid, the Giza is unscathed by the ravages of time, which has taken its toll on most other pyramids.

The students on both sides interacted in bonhomie and camaraderie. They eagerly taught each other greetings in their native languages. The virtual gathering echoed with Namaste and Marhaban.

It was an exciting and informative session for the students, and they enjoyed every bit of it.

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