Zirakpur Kendriya Vidyalaya hosts language summer camp

PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, K-Area, Zirakpur held a seven-day Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp for middle school students, according to a report published by The Tribune this week. The programme introduced students to Indian languages and dialects through cultural and educational activities, the report said. The school said the camp was designed to familiarise children with India’s linguistic diversity. The event also fits into a wider national push for multilingual learning in schools under the Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp framework. (tribuneindia.com) ### What exactly did the Zirakpur school run? (cbseacademic.nic.in) The Tribune reported that PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, K-Area, Zirakpur organised the camp as a week-long educational and cultural programme for middle school students. The activities were built around exposure to multiple Indian languages and dialects rather than formal classroom instruction alone, according to the report. The Zirakpur school is part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya system and is listed by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan as Kendriya Vidyalaya Zirakpur. The school’s own website identifies it as PM SHRI KV K-Area Zirakpur. (tribuneindia.com) ### How does the camp connect to the national programme? CBSE said in Circular Acad-30/2026, dated May 13, 2026, that Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp 2026 should be organised across schools during the summer vacation. The circular said the initiative is meant to give students “joyful and experiential opportunities” to learn one more Indian language and promote the spirit of “Learn One More Bharatiya Bhasha.” (tribuneindia.com) The Department of School Education and Literacy separately launched the national Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp programme in New Delhi, according to reports published last week. Those reports said the initiative aligns with the National Education Policy 2020 and is intended to expand students’ exposure to Indian languages through school-based activities. (zirakpur.kvs.ac.in) ### What were students expected to do during the week? The Tribune said students at Zirakpur learned different Indian languages and dialects through cultural and educational activities over the seven days. (cbseacademic.nic.in) The report described the camp as a way to combine language exposure with local cultural learning. Guidelines surfaced through Kendriya Vidyalaya-linked documents show the broader camp model runs for 28 hours over seven days. Those guidelines say each Vidyalaya should aim to enrol 75 to 100 willing students and follow a day-wise activity schedule prepared for the programme. (msn.com) NCERT is identified there as the nodal technical agency. ### Who is behind the broader multilingual push? The Department of School Education and Literacy said the camp seeks to benefit students, teachers and schools across the country while strengthening national integration through the learning of multiple Indian languages and cultural exchange. (tribuneindia.com) In a press release, Secretary Sanjay Kumar said the National Education Policy 2020 gives multilingualism a central role in cognition, communication and foundational learning among children. The same release quoted Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti Chairman Chamu Krishna Shastry as saying India has 1,369 languages and that multilingualism helps build belonging and mutual respect across regions. (cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in) That framing mirrors the Zirakpur school’s stated aim of introducing students to the country’s linguistic diversity through a local school programme. ### What comes next after the Zirakpur camp? CBSE’s May 13, 2026 circular says schools are to conduct Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp activities during the summer vacation and publicise student performances, photos, videos and closing events. The guidance also says state education departments, SCERTs and DIETs are expected to coordinate implementation at state and district levels. (dsel.education.gov.in) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’s Chandigarh regional office oversees Kendriya Vidyalayas in Punjab and Chandigarh, including Zirakpur’s region, according to its website. That places the Zirakpur camp within a wider network of schools now running or documenting similar multilingual summer activities under the 2026 programme. (dsel.education.gov.in) (rochandigarh.kvs.gov.in) (cbseacademic.nic.in)