Inter School Competitions

The U-19 Boys’ team won the CBSE Basketball Championship, conducted at Sinhagad Public School, Kegaon, and qualified for the Nationals, which will be held in Delhi. The U-14 Boys’ team won a Bronze Medal. Our U-19 Girls’ team were the winners in their category, and they too have qualified for the Nationals, which will be held in Indore

Vivaan Ghule of Grade IV, secured the 1st Place in Kumite and 3rd Place in Kata and received Gold and Bronze Medals.
Tanmay Kargupta of Grade IX secured the 2nd Place in Kumite and received a Silver Medal.
Aahana Bandopadhyay of Grade XI secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and received a Bronze Medal.
Nehansh Kalbhor of Grade III secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.
Aaradhya Pote of Grade V secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.
Prithviraj Pawar of Grade IX secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.

A Football Competition was conducted on 30th & 31st of August by Lexicon School, Wagholi. It was a District level Competition and the Kalyaniites made a mark with their impressive skills. On the 1st of September, Kalyani School students from Grades I to XII, participated in the Maharashtra State Level Karate Championship. Their performance in all the categories was astounding. The impressive list of medallists is another proof of the growing skills of the Kalyaniites in various sports categories.

The list of the Winners is given below:

Rushil Veeragandham - Grade V - Gold Medals in Kumite and Kata
Nehansh Kalbhor - Grade III - Gold Medals in Kumite and Kata
Prerit Jain - Grade III - Gold Medals in Kumite and Kata
Kritika Nair - Grade IV - Gold Medal in Kumite
Siya Bajaj - Grade XI - Gold Medal in Kumite and Kata
Aahana Bandyopadhyay - Grade XI - Gold Medal in Kumite and Silver Medal in Kata
Mahi Takale - Grade V - Gold Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Arnav Pote - Grade VII - Gold Medals in Kumite and Kata
Darsh Agrawal - Grade XI - Gold Medal in Kumite and Silver Medal in Kata
Vivaan Ghule - Grade IV - Gold Medal in Kumite and Silver Medal in Kata
Rudra Khot - Grade X - Silver Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Yuvaan Mehara - Grade IV - Silver Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Tanmay Kargupta - Grade IX - Silver Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Prithviraj Pawar - Grade IX - Gold Medal in Kumite and Silver Medal in Kata
Eva Khatri - Grade IX - Gold Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Virshri Dhavre - Grade VI - Gold Medal in Kumite
Aaradhya Pote - Grade V - Silver Medal in Kata
Anselm Rosario - Grade II - Silver Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Anthony Rosario - Grade V - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Manav Punetha - Grade VI - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Krishika Sengupta - Grade III - Silver Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata
Heni Vasani - Grade II - Silver Medal in Kata and Bronze Medal in Kumite
Meghna Veeranki - Grade IV - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Advait Gaikwad - Grade V - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Nihaal Jobanputra - Grade V - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Ananya Mehlani - Grade V - Bronze Medals in Kumite and Kata
Gurjot Kaur - Grade VII - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Myraah Singh - Grade VI - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Anushka Saswade - Grade IX - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Ruana Missula - Grade VII - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Ziddan Nalwala - Grade V - Silver Medal in Kata and Bronze Medal in Kumite
Aarav Bansal - Grade V - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Vihang Pradhan - Grade V - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Indranil Ghavte - Bronze Medal in Kumite
Arihan Sharma - Grade II - Gold Medal in Kumite and Bronze Medal in Kata

The TKS Athletes have delivered a remarkable performance in the CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet, securing the 2nd Runners-up Championship Trophy, with 67 points and 19 medals. 77 schools participated in the Meet, which was held at the Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Atkari, Kolhapur, from 4th to 7th of September.

The Kalyaniites have shown remarkable mettle in the following events:

High Jump: Vidhi Lade (Grade IX) - Gold Medal
Triple Jump: Naisha Doru (Grade XI) - Gold Medal
1500 m Run: Asmi Gupta (Grade IX) - Silver Medal
800 m Run: Asmi Gupta (Grade IX) - Bronze Medal
200 m Run: Sadiksh Velamuri (Grade XII) - Silver Medal
Long Jump: Sadiksh Velamuri (Grade XII) - Bronze Medal
U-19 Boys' 4 x 100 m

Relay Race: Bronze Medal Team members:

Sadiksh Velamuri (Grade XII)
Raunak Malhotra (Grade XII)
Aarihan Mukundan (Grade XI)
Aayan Anand (Grade IX) 8. U-19 Girls' 4 x 100 m

Relay Race: Silver Medal Team members:

Naisha Doru (Grade XI)
Vidhi Lade (Grade IX)
Mannat Bhattia (Grade XI)
Asmi Gupta (Grade IX) 9. U-19 Girls' 4 x 400 m

Relay Race: Bronze Medal Team members:

Naisha Doru (Grade XI)
Vidhi Lade (Grade IX)
Mannat Bhattia (Grade XI)
Asmi Gupta (Grade IX)
Avani Parashar (Grade IX)

The U-19 Girls Football Team of TKS, from Grades IX-XII, secured 3rd Position in the CBSE South Zone II Football Competition, held in Mount Litera Zee School, Goa, from 14th to 19th of September. It was a National level Competition.

The Kalyani School Katare Champs showcased their exemplary skills at the National Karate Championship held in Delhi from 1st to 5th of August. Each of them achieved success in their respective categories.

Vivaan Ghule of Grade IV, secured the 1st Place in Kumite and 3rd Place in Kata and received Gold and Bronze Medals.
Tanmay Kargupta of Grade IX secured the 2nd Place in Kumite and received a Silver Medal.
Aahana Bandopadhyay of Grade XI secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and received a Bronze Medal.
Nehansh Kalbhor of Grade III secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.
Aaradhya Pote of Grade V secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.
Prithviraj Pawar of Grade IX secured the 3rd Place in Kumite and in Kata and received a Bronze for each.

A Football Competition was conducted on 30th & 31st of August by Lexicon School, Wagholi. It was a District level Competition and the Kalyaniites made a mark with their impressive skills. The Girls’ U-17 team took the 1st Prize, proving their mettle against all the other contestants. The TKS participants were Ahana Bandopadhyay, Saachi Mundada, Nayna Puri, Nayra Puri, Tanvi Wigh, Urvi Jain, Gianna Khanna, Jagruti Tejwani and Naisha Doru.
In the same Tournament, in the Boys’ category, the U-17 Boys of The Kalyani School Football team were the Runners-Up. The Awardees were Kabeer Poplee, Devansh Jobanputra, Veer Gurbaxani, Praney Chainani, Shaurya Anand, Akshat Singh, Jay Kore, Aditya Lakhotia and Raunak Malhotra.

Tilak Bhimrajka of Grade X and Amishi Garg of Grade VI took part in an Inter-school Monsoon Drawing Competition, which was organised by Sadhu Vaswani International School. The event was conducted on 19th of July, in the school premises. Tilak won the First Prize in the senior category and Amishi received a Certificate of Appreciation for her laudable performance.

In a Table Tennis Tournament organized by Sanskriti School, for U-14 & U-12 Boys & Girls, the TKS champs have won many laurels once again. Aryan Arora secured the 1st Place in the Boys’ category, Rishi Rathi got the 2nd Place, and Avni Parashar secured the 1st Place in the Girls’ category

On May 6th, the Final match of the U-14 Star 11 T25 Interclub Cricket Tournament was played at the Rock 27 Cricket Ground, Loni Kalbhor. The Kalyani School Boys’ team beat their opponents, Rock 27, by 93 runs. Ansh Tilloo was declared the Best Bowler, and Neel Takale the Best Batsman of the Tournament. We congratulate the proud champs on their commendable feat and wish them success in all the matches to come.

At the Indus Cup Basketball Competition, conducted at Indus International School, Bhugaon, on 12th & 13th of April, the TKS boys once again proved their mettle. The U-13 and U-15 teams were the Winners, and the U-13 and U-15 Girls were the Runners-Up of the Competition. Vedant Singh of Grade X and Ansh Sharma of Grade VIII were declared the Best Players. In the Football Competition too, the U-15 Kalyaniites were no less prominent. They also brought home the Runners Up trophy.

The U-16 boys of TKS brought home the Runners-up trophy in the Inter-School Cricket Tournament 2024, conducted by Mount St. Patrick's Academy School, at their school ground. Neel Takale of Grade X, was declared the Best Bowler of the Tournament. Great work done, boys.

On 23rd of April, the boys of The Kalyani School team won the U-12 12 Crick 18 T20 Cricket Final Match against A-Square Cricket Academy by 62 Runs. They became the Champions in the Open Inter Club Tournament, in the U-12 age category. The tournament was conducted at Kings Cricket Ground (Dhanori, Pune). Rajveer Undre was declared the Best Bowler of the Tournament. He was also the Man Of the Series. Sarva Singh won the title of Best Batsman of the Tournament.

The month of November commenced with a melodious success. The Senior Band of The Kalyani School, Astrium, brought home the Third Prize in the Battle of Bands Regional Audition, conducted on 1st of November, at The HDFC School. Meher Ahuwalia of GradeVI received the Best Unique Instrument Award (violin). We are proud of their feat, and extend our heartfelt wishes for their future performances as well.

VIBGYOR School, Magarpatta, conducted a series of Competitions on 25th & 26th of November, in which the Kalyaniites displayed their skills brilliantly on the Basketball courts at the District level, and made us all proud as usual. In the U-14 category, the boys of Grade VI to IX, took the Runnersup Silver Trophy. The U-14 Girls lifted the Winners’ Gold Trophy. They also have qualified for Round II. Vanya Agarwal was declared as the MVP of the Tournament. In the U-12 Boys’ category, the young Kalyaniites got Bronze, by acquiring the 2nd Runner-up position. We tip our hats to these sports champs, and wish them all the best for their future matches too.

In a Quiz Competition organised by Times of India for the students of Grades VIII to X at the Ganesh Krida Rangmanch, the participating students of TKS, confidently qualified the Elimination Round and reached the Semi-Finals. It was a great learning experience for the students. They were quizzed on their Logical Reasoning, Basic Maths, General Awareness, and each one displayed a commendable scientific temperament while answering the questions. We congratulate their success in the Competition.

The girls of The Kalyani School decided to bid farewell to 2023 with resounding success. They left a blazing mark on the tracks, at the District level event, ‘Rise-up Women Athletics Competition’, which was organized by the Pudhari Newspaper, from 28th to 30th of November, at Baburao Sanas Ground, Swargate, Pune. We are very proud of them indeed. Go Girls, Go!!! Mishika Chaubey and Aarna Chavan, of Grade III, got First Position in the 50 m run and 100 m run respectively, in the U-9 category. Mishika Chaubey, Ananya Jerath, Naira Hebbar and Aarna Chavan of Grades II and III, got the Second Position in 4x50 m Relay Race in the U-9 category. Aarna Chavan of Grade III, achieved First Position in Long Jump in the U-9 category. In the U-11 category, Kamaira Mulchandani of Grade V, achieved First Position in High Jump. Vidhi Lade of Grade VIII, achieved the Third Position in 80 m Hurdles, in the U-13 category. Nayna Puri, Urvi Jain, Saachi Mundada, and Naisha Doru of Grades X and XI, achieved Second Position in 4x400 m Relay, and Third Position in 4x100 m Relay. Nayna Puri of Grade XI won the Third Position in Long Jump; and Saachi Mundada of Grade XI, achieved the Second Position in the 800 m Run in the U-19 Girls’ category.

The Kalyani School sports kids brought home more laurels in December. At the Schoolympics Athletics Competition, organized by Sakal Newspapers, from 10th to 14th of December, at Baburao Sanas Ground Swargate, Vidhi Lade of Grade VIII, won the Third Position in 80 m Hurdles, in the U-14 Girls’ category. Kavish Bhasin from Grade IX, won the Second Position in 100 m Hurdles, in the U-16 category. Naisha Doru from Grade X won the Second Position in Triple Jump, in U-16 Girls’ category. Ridam Satre of Grade X, won the First Position in Triple Jump, in U-16 Boys’ category. We are proud of our Champs. More glory to you Children!!

On 15th of December, the TKS Girls’ Handball teams participated in the Viva Handball Competition, at VIBGYOR School, NIBM. It was a District level Competition and each team performed commendably on the fields. The students of Grades V to VII brought home laurels, by winning Gold, and lifting the Winners’ Trophy, in the U-12 category. Grades V and VI girls, also in the U-12 category, were the Second Runners-up and got Bronze. The U-10 girls of Grades IV and V were the First Runners-up and received silver medals. The U-14 girls, from Grades VII to IX, also achieved Silver. Their Competition was conducted on 16th of December. The Grade VII and VIII U-14 team were the Second Runners-up, and received Bronze.

In the District level Behes Competition, conducted by Lexicon School, Wagholi, on 16th and 17th of December, the participants from TKS have impressed the adjudicators with their skills of articulation, logical thinking and confidence. Drishti Agarwal of Grade XI, achieved the Fourth Position (Gold) in the 14-18 years category, and qualified for the Nationals, in the Lions’ group. Sia Jakhetia, also from Grade XI, achieved the Seventh Position (Silver), and qualified for the Nationals. Arjun Dwivedi, Dhruv Iyer from Grade IX ranked Twelfth (Silver), Eighth (Silver), respectively. They were qualifiers for the Nationals too. Suvir Arora, of Grade IX, achieved the Third Position (Gold). He was the Champions’ team leader and Nationals’ qualifier. The entire team has made a mark with their achievement, and we wish them the very best for the National Rounds, which will be conducted later this month.

Celebrating the exceptional talents at the ZP Athletics Competition! 🏅 🌟 Ridam Satre, a student of grade X, soared to an impressive 2nd place in Triple Jump among U19 Boys. The event, organized by the Pune Municipal Corporation and the District Sports Office, Pune, took place from October 16th to 19th, 2023, at the Baburao Sanas Sports Ground, Swarget. Ridam's dedication and skill shine at the district level! 🌟 Naisha Doru, also in grade X, showed her prowess in U19 Girls by securing 2nd place in Triple Jump, 4x100 Relay, and 4x400m Relay. Her remarkable achievements were part of the same ZP Athletics Competition. 🌟 Nishtha Upadhyay, a grade XII student, excelled in the U19 Girls category, securing 2nd place in 800m run, 4x100m Relay, and 4x400m Relay. 🌟 Maanya Utreja, another grade XII student, stood out by clinching 2nd place in the 4x100m Relay and 4x400m Relay in the U19 Girls category. 🌟 Siya Piyush, a grade IX student, exhibited her skills by securing 2nd place in the 100m Hurdle for U17 Girls. Congratulations to these talented athletes, and kudos to the organizers for fostering sports excellence! 🙌👏

A massive shoutout to our incredible U-14 boys' team for their phenomenal performance in the DSO District & Division level competition! 🏆 🌟 Kriday Zende, Yuvraj Kavrani, Rishan Saha, Vedant Singh, Aryan Godani, Shreyan Jinturkar, Neil Tandon, Dhruv Somani, Aryan Sharma, Aarsh Mulla, and Huzaifa Bohori, spanning grades VII to IX, made us proud.Their outstanding teamwork and skills led to a triple triumph: DSO District winners, Division winners, and qualification for the state level competition. The event, organized by DSO Pune & DSO Ahmednagar, took place on October 17th and 18th at Gold. 🥇🎉Congratulations, boys, and best of luck at the state level! 🌟👏

A fantastic team achievement at the CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet! 🥈 Maanya Utreja, Nishtha Upadhyay, Urvi Jain, and Naisha Doru, spanning grades 10th to 12th, secured the second position in the 4x100m relay event in the U19 Girls category. This incredible accomplishment took place from October 27th to 29th, 2023, at Sanjay Ghodhawat International School, Kolhapur. The event, organized by the school, attracted talented athletes at the Cluster level. The teamwork and dedication of these young athletes shone through, and their success at the Cluster level hints at a promising future. Well done, team!

An exceptional achievement by the powerhouse team of Maanya Utreja, Nishtha Upadhyay, Urvi Jain, and Naisha Doru, representing grades 10th to 12th, at the CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet! 🏆🥇 Their synchronized efforts led to an outstanding first-place victory in the 4x400m relay event in the U19 Girls category. This extraordinary feat occurred from October 27th to 29th, 2023, at Sanjay Ghodhawat International School, Kolhapur. Organized by the school, the event drew talented athletes from the Cluster level. Their triumph signifies not just local glory but also their selection for the prestigious CBSE Nationals. Bravo, team!

On 10th of September, the students of TKS participated in the ‘Annual State Level Karate Championship, 2023' and the Trophy for the 2nd Position. They gave a laudable performance by winning multiple medals in this Championship.

On 17th of Sepember, the Kalyaniites participated in yet another competition. It was an Inter-School Athletics Competition, conducted by Maharishi Mandal at Swargate, Pune. They gave a splendid performance, and won multiple awards.

The girls of TKS are never to be left behind either. The U-14 Girls Basketball team won the Finals against Wisdom World School. A huge congratulations to them. May they continue to excel and keep the School Flag flying high always.

The Kalyani School students continue their success story on the sports fileds, without being deterred by the unspeakable heat. The boys of the U-14 Football team won the Finals against Ryan International by 4-0 and became Champions of the Indus Cup. Kudos to you. You indeed do us proud.

In Khel Utsav Tournaments, played in the month of February, the TKS U-14 Boys’ Team won the Mumbai Indians Jr. 1st match against Aryans World School, by 6 wickets. They were the winners in the second match too, beating Prodigy School by 9 wickets. The 3rd match was played against Jai Hind School, where again the TKS team won by 168 runs to reach the Semi-finals.

With immense pleasure we would like to share that our school band won the Third Position in the Inter School Music Band Competition held on 17th of November at Euro School, Kharadi. There were 13 bands who had participated from Pune, and the Kalyaniites stood out, as usual. The proud participants were, Aniruddh Nambudiri, Astha Joshi, Vanshika Singh, Ivan Ambep, Nandgopal Verma and Naisha Doru. Congratulations team TKS! We are proud of you.

On 6th of August, the Under-14 team of our accomplished Footballers secured 3rd place amongst 80 teams in the Subroto Mukherjee Football Cup by defeating St Vincent’s High School by 4 goals to 2. It was another feather in the cap for the young heroes, who are balancing their academics and sports interests admirably well. May they go from strength to strength.

Our boys of the Under 14 Football Team came home triumphant, beating the Bishop’s Undri team by 2-0 at the Bishop’s Invitational Football Tournament in the Final Match, on 23rd of July. The ever increasing number of trophies prove beyond a doubt, that The Kalyani School is becoming a name to reckon with, in the field of sports too.

The Kalyani School boys shone in the sports field this summer. The Under 14 team brought home the Football Victory Cup, 2022 on 5th of May. They defeated the opposite team by 5-1 in the finals at Legends 13 Sports Club, Bibewadi. The boys of Grade XII brought in more accolades, when they won the Summer Fest on 22nd May, at PSA Sports Arena – Gangadham. May our heroes continue to amaze us and do us proud.