Vadodara, June 25 -- The Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav at Maharani Shantadevi Primary School, Khodiyar Nagar, in Vadodara district, was celebrated with great enthusiasm on Thursday, under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and in the presence of Minister for Women and Child Welfare Manisha Vakil.

Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, on the occasion, urged teachers to honour the trust that parents place in them by shaping children's lives with dedication and sincerity, according to a release. He said, "Children should enjoy joyful, activity-based, and stress-free learning instead of rote memorisation."

He also encouraged teachers and parents to promote sports, science, music, and the arts alongside...