The Progressive Teacher Vol 02 Issue 01

DEVELOPMENT
BLEND OF
STUDY AND
SPORTS
– Dr Hemantkumar S Pandya
It’s an irrefutable fact that study and
sports are just like two sides of a coin.
It is necessary to lift up the awareness
of health along with the intellectual level of
consciousness. Study alone is not enough to
boost the personality of a person. Needless
to say, those who yearn to have a charismatic
persona and strive hard to scale the heights
success should maintain uniformly the
physical and intellectual equilibrium. Some
students inflate their portfolios by bunch
of certificates but they are rejected during
campus interview because of their imperfect
health. The formalities of conducting exam
and declaring result are the part of school
curriculum but physical education blended
with extra-curricular activities plays a vital
role for the overall development of students.
There is an old axiom ‘All work and no play
make Jack a dull boy’. Therefore, sport
and its related activities are as essential as
knowledge for an overall development of
a true knowledge-seeker. It’s easy to cram
the topic in a parrot fashion but hard to
understand it. Similarly, just knowledge of
sports cannot serve the purpose unless you
practice it in the daily schedule of your life.
In this computer age students prefer to play
games either on mobile phone or laptop. In
this way they try to get recreation but such
amusement may change their mood but not
provide them physical strength and vitality.
It goes without saying: parents are equally
responsible to inculcate in the minds of their
wards the love of games, whether outdoor or
indoor. Cricket, football, hockey, volleyball,
Dr Hemantkumar
Sharadchandra
Pandya is not only
a qualified teacher
and an educational
administrator but
also a painter and
photographer of
repute. He has
received several
awards as Best Teacher and Best Principal.
He has published seven books and several
newspapers and magazines have carried
his articles, paintings and photographs.
Presently he is the Principal-cum-Director
of Rameshwar Shikshan Sankul and
Galaxy Global School, Ahmedabad. He
has also won many accolades in painting,
photography, etc.
tennis, badminton, etc. are popular outdoor
games and table-tennis, billiard, carom, chess,
etc. are games usually played inside the room.
It is advisable to come out from the shell and
flex your muscles to have a strong, sturdy
body. Your physical health reveals that you
are a man of steel nerves and muscular body.
Various competitions are held in our country
at state and national levels. The competition
of Olympic Games of summer and winter
games are conducted every four years and
more than two hundred nations take part in
the mega events of Olympic Games. Those,
who are physically fit for the games and
also in top form of their sports skills, may
participate in these events and also glorify
the name of the country. Such competitions
conducted on a global level also maintain
amity in the world. These contests of various
sports and games bridge the gap between
nations and enhance friendship. So, there are
many reasons to develop a passion for games
and sports.
In present times human beings have widened
their horizons and understand the importance
of good health. In all academic institutions it
is now mandatory to introduce games. With
no gender discrimination now a plethora of
sports, games and activities are inducted in
educational institutions. Boys and girls, who
add feathers in the cap of their institutions by
playing games, are getting rewards. They do
not rest on their laurels but move ahead to
heights of fame and success.
44 The Progressive Teacher Mar/Apr 2015