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Pragati College Principal Dr Soumya Nayyar pats a student on the shoulder to congratulate her on her performance as Department of Commerce & Management Head Dr Amit Singh Thakur applauds during the Children’s Day celebration in the Colle campus on 14 November 2026. Photo: channel24india.com via Pragati College
The Department of Commerce & Management celebrated with classroom games, and Principal Dr Soumya Nayyar congratulated a student on her standout performance.
Key Highlights
- Pragati College’s Department of Commerce & Management celebrated Children’s Day in Raipur on 14 November 2026.
- Principal Dr Soumya Nayyar congratulated a student on her standout performance as department head Dr Amit Singh Thakur applauded.
- Students built paper-cup pyramids, drew blindfolded at the chalkboard and took part in a tabletop game using straws.
Raipur: A student broke into a smile as Principal Dr Soumya Nayyar gave her a congratulatory pat on the shoulder during the Children’s Day celebration at Pragati College on Saturday, 14 November 2026. Dr Amit Singh Thakur, Head of the Department of Commerce & Management, applauded beside her. The moment captured the spirit of a programme that gave students a chance to play, try something unfamiliar and cheer one another on.
The department organised the celebration around hands-on games. In one activity, students stood at a table in front of a colourful Children’s Day slide and built pyramids from patterned paper cups. Each row had to support the next. The photographs show two participants concentrating on their towers, with a loose cup lying on the table in one frame and a single cup crowning the pyramid in another.
Across the classroom, three blindfolded participants stood side by side at the green chalkboard. Each worked on a sketch while those nearby watched the drawings take shape. The familiar task of drawing on the board became a test of how well participants could judge the position of their chalk without seeing what they had already drawn.
Students sketch blindfolded at a chalkboard and build paper-cup pyramids during the Children’s Day celebration organised by the Department of Commerce & Management at Pragati College, Raipur, on 14 November 2026. Photos: channel24india.com via Pragati College
The video clips take the story to another table, where students lean forward with straws during a game as others watch. The footage catches the concentration of the participants at close range, while the still photographs show the wider classroom and the arrangements for the day.
For the college students, the celebration offered a chance to revisit the simple pleasures associated with childhood. A stack of paper cups and a piece of chalk were enough to turn familiar classroom spaces into places to experiment and have fun. The photograph of Nayyar congratulating a student brings that idea into focus through a small gesture of encouragement.
Faculty members Dr Nirupama Gauraha, Bulbul Rastogi, Bhagyashree Behara and Onkar Kaur Bhamra guided students through the Children’s Day games, offering pointers as they worked to complete their tasks.
Students take part in a tabletop game using straws during the Department of Commerce & Management’s Children’s Day celebration at Pragati College, Raipur, on 14 November 2026. Video: channel24india.com via Pragati College
