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Former captain of the Indian Cricket Team Sourav Ganguly, inaugarates Annual School Festival "Youthopia 2010" at Heritage School, Kolkata on 6th May

The moment Sourav Ganguly got off his blue BMW at The Heritage School on Thursday, he was as sure about his next move as he was about half-volleys outside the off stump.He strode past the children who had gathered to welcome him, towards a physically challenged girl sitting in the distance.The gesture won more hearts at Heritage than all of Sourav's runs in IPL 3.

"I was sitting there just hoping to catch a glimpse of him. I couldn't believe it when I saw him coming towards me. When he shook my hand, all the cameras turned towards me... it was a nice feeling... it was the happiest moment of my life," Harshita Bajaj of Class IV, the girl Sourav had walked up to. The cricket hero left Harshita's side only after he was assured that another kid was on standby to help the girl into the auditorium where Sourav was to inaugurate the school's first fest, Youthopia.
The welcome speech by principal Seema Sapru after the inauguration was drowned out by the voices of 900 children from 14 schools who were cheering to images of Sourav on a big screen, waving his T-shirt from the Lords balcony, hitting sixes and celebrating his centuries. The loudest applause was reserved for a diving catch in IPL3.
Formalities over, Sourav was asked if he would like to answer a few questions from the students, and he promptly agreed. Only students were supposed to ask the questions, but teachers too couldn't resist posing a few queries. The first question - if it was difficult for players with puritan techniques to adjust to T20 cricket - made Sourav step out.
"Look at it like this. Try to get your technique right and it will serve you in all forms of the game. If you see the IPL3 batting records, top Test batsmen were the top run-getters," he said.
Along with Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis, Sourav and Suresh Raina were the highest scorers in IPL 3. The next question by Satyaki Ganguly of St Thomas was on the young left hander: does "sir" see a shadow of himself in Raina?
"No," said Sourav, and then added: "I would rather name Gautam Gambhir. He has scored runs in all forms of the game. Raina will have to score a lot of Test match runs before he can be compared with me or even Gambhir." The southpaw stressed the need for physical fitness during the interaction. "Just like you won't do well if you start studying three days before an examination, you won't do well in international sports unless you have prepared throughout the year."
What goes through your mind when you have scored six in 14 balls in a T20 match, asked another student. Sourav didn't bat an eyelid before responding: "I try not to get to that situation but with bowlers bowling well it can happen. Then I simply think I have to make up for this and I can." Arundhati Gupta, an alumnus of The Heritage School now studying biotechnology at Sourav's alma mater St Xavier's College, made Sourav think with a simple question: "What was your best moment in this IPL?"
After puffing his cheeks and looking at the ceiling for about 30 seconds, the former Team India skipper said with some amount of embarrassment: "Well, personally, it was the 500-odd (493) runs I scored. But it doesn't matter because KKR is still looking for its best moment." Laughter blurted out. Sportingly, Sourav joined in.
The fest includes lots of exciting programmes like:-
Introduction of the chief guest
Welcome ceremony of the delegate members
Singing competition
Dance competition
Bow & archery
Rock Climbing
Group song
solo drama
Interaction with the Chief Guest and many more.

Many sponsors are associated with the fest like Greenply ( major sponsor) and others to mark the event memorable. The first day of the fest started with a host of programmes where the students got the opportunity to interract with the Chief Guest and learnt the various practical aspects of Cricket including the heated discussion of IPL twenty- twenty. The fest was also presided by honorable trustee member of Heritage School, Shri Vikram Swaroop with his son and other officials of the school management committee. Almost more than 500 participants enjoyed the gala ceremony with exciting events to make it a memorable day for Heritage. 
Indeed a motivational event and great applauds to the Heritagians............. For more information read 7th MAY, The Telegraph news paper Calcutta edition Pg:-20


 Notes to Editor


Heritage School is a school with a difference inculcating core values among the children of the nation. The school has a fabulous infrastructure with all the necessary facilities required to nourish the young tender minds through a value- based teaching -learning process.


For details log on to :- http://www.theheritageschool.org/

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