Indian schools in Oman compete in tourism promotion competition

Muscat: Six teams representing Indian schools in the Sultanate participated in a competition designed to promote tourism in the country.

The competition — called Inspiritourism and organised by Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir — saw teams from Indian Schools Ghubra, Muscat, Seeb, Muladha and Maabela participate in the competition which had two components: drawing up of a business plan to promote tourism in Oman and performing a dance depicting the culture of a given country.

The team comprising of Mahalaxmi Katari, Shawn Sabu and Sonu of ISWK won the first position in the business promotion competition, whereas ISG emerged winners in the dance competition. The host school, ISWK clinched the Overall Best School trophy. ISG finished as first runners up and ISM were second runners-up.

A statement from Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir said: “The Department of Commerce at ISWK brings in something novel and unique each year by way of a competition to help commerce students to hone their entrepreneurial skills as well as apply theoretical concepts to the real-world business propositions.

“It is hoped that the students’ active participation in this event broadened their outlook on real world socio-economic issues, as well as enhanced their understanding of certain key business concepts. The event also allowed them to exercise their creativity and gain self-confidence.”

The chief guest for the occasion was Ganesh Thangavel, chief financial officer at Bank Muscat SAOG. Thangavel is also a member of the ISWK School Management Committee. The panel of judges included Amira Al Khatri, head of Marketing at Salman Corporation; Pankaj Sharma, senior editor at Times of Oman; Jhumpa Chakraborty, and Aishwarya Sekar, both renowned personalities in the field of dancing.