KANERKHED HOUSE
The motto of the house is, “Vidya Bhanti Sadguna”.What is Kanerkhed?
The roots of the Scindia family can be traced to the village of Kanerkhed, 16 miles East of Satara in Maharashtra. The early Scindians joined the Maratha army raised by Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath in the 16th century.
About the Housemaster:Mrs. Manisha Singh, faculty of Social Science, joined The Scindia School in October 2016. She has a Master’s degree in Economics and Bachelor’s degree in English and History. She has also done her B.Ed. Ms. Singh has been in the teaching profession for 13 years in various institutes. Her students have excelled in Economics and Social Science under her mentorship as an educator. She worked as the Academic Coordinator at Sarti International School Gwalior. Her hobbies include listening to music, craftwork, and dance. Apart from academics, she has trained her students in dance and craft also. Her belief is, each child is unique and must be given personalised guidance through real-life examples.
As a teacher, her greatest motivation is the admiration she gets from the students and the belief that every child has something special that can be built upon with positive reinforcements. Her other interests and areas of engagement are exploring novel ways of teaching Physics, conducting quizzes and organizing workshops for teachers and students.
RECENT WINS
Awardees
- Best in Sports: Ayaan N Krishna and Arpit Lohia
- Best in Academics: Vedant Jaiswal and Bhavni Jain
- Best in Discipline: Sutirtha Banerjee
- All Rounder: Yajur Chaudhary
- House’s Cup: Rudraksh Bansal
Appointments
- Prefects in Rotation: Yajur Chaudhary, Krishdeep Singh Sidhu, Rudraksh Bansal, Aryan Raj
- Monitor (Discipline): Sutirtha Banerjee
- Mess Committee Member: Aryan Raj
- Joint Secretary, Chess Society: Ayan N. Krishna
Academic Achievements
- Rudraksh Bansal: Attended VP’s Breakfast, Scholar’s Banquet, and signed the Honors Book for the academic year 2023-24.
- Tennis Tournament (2023-24):
- Winner: Rudraksh Bansal
- Runners-up: Reyansh Goyal
- Honours: Rudraksh Bansal received HALF COLOUR in Tennis and attended the Sports Banquet.
Co-Curricular Achievements
- Inter-House Hockey Tournament:
- 2nd Place (Captain: Yajur Chaudhary)
- Table Tennis:
- 3rd Place (Captain: Neil Agarwal, Best Player in Solo category)
- Inter-House Athletics Meet:
- 2nd Place (Long Jump, Group B): Abhiyansh Pahariya
- 2nd Place (High Jump): Yajur Chaudhary
- 3rd Place (Shotput): Anhad Juneja
- Cross Country:
- 3rd Place: Krishdeep Singh Sidhu
- House won the overall trophy.
- Inter-House Basketball Tournament:
- 3rd Place (Captain: Ayan N. Krishna)
- Inter-House Chess Tournament:
- 2nd Place (Captain: Chirag Raj Goel)
- Most Promising Player: Rudraksh Bansal
- District Selections: Ayan N. Krishna and Rudraksh Bansal both selected for Chess Districts and participated in the FIDE-rated National-level tournament.
- Brass Band:
- Five cadets participated in RDC Camp 2023-24; four competed in the Brass Band IPSC competition, with the school emerging victorious.
- Music:
- 1st Place: Inter-House Group Singing
- 3rd Place (Classical Solo Singing): Vibhansh Baghel
- Best out of Waste:
- 1st Place: Vedant Jaiswal
- Hindi Elocution:
- 2nd Place (Prose Section): Yuvraj Singh Sikarwar
- House overall secured 2nd place.
- Hindi Debate:
- 3rd Place: Team of Garvit, Krishdeep, and Yajur
- English Elocution:
- 2nd Best Speaker (Prose Section): Yajur Chaudhary
- House overall secured 3rd place.
- Quizzes:
- Ramanujam Trophy: KD House won for 2023-24
- 2nd Place (Science Quiz)
- 1st Place (Inter-House English Quiz 2023-24): Chirag Raj Goel excelled.
- IT Week:
- 1st Place (Photo Editing): Ayan N. Krishna
- 2nd Place (Website Designing): Rudraksh Bansal and Chirag Raj Goel
- 3rd Place (Multimedia Presentation): Harshvardhan Goyal
- 2nd Place (IT Quiz): Krishdeep Singh Sidhu
- Arts and Crafts:
- Manika Ghosh Memorial Art Competition Winners: KD House
- 1st Place (Wood Work): Arpit Lohia and Rudraksh Bansal
- 1st Place (Clay Modeling): Ajandeep Sidhu and Bhavni Jain
- 2nd Place (Metal Work): Atharv Pratap Singh and Reyansh Goyal
- 2nd Place (Paper Mache): Garvit Agrawal and Hitansh Gupta
- 3rd Place (Painting): Sutirtha Banerjee and Ayan N. Krishna
Representing the School
- IIMUN, Gwalior:
- Participants: Yajur Chaudhary, Rudraksh Bansal, and Neil Agarwal
- The Scindia School emerged victorious.
- Kishangarh Shield Triangular Tournament:
- Participants: Vibhansh Baghel, Ajandeep Singh Sidhu, Abhyansh Pahariya, Abhay Garg, Raghuveer Kochar, Madhav Saraf, Smayan Batra, Vedant Jaiswal, Tanush Gupta
- Aryabhatt Astronomy Quiz:
- Finalist: Garvit Agrawal (16th Rank)
- Dharohar Art Fest at SKV:
- 1st Place (Group Singing): Aryan Raj
- District-Level Tennis Tournament:
- Participants: Rudraksh Bansal and Reyansh Goyal secured 2nd place.
- RDC Camp 2023-24:
- Five KDians represented the school at the prestigious one-month camp in Delhi.
- NCC Day Celebrations, Bhopal:
- Participants: Aryan Raj, Arush Singh, Atharv Pratap Singh, and Kartik Agarwal
