GSSS Bharmour Celebrates World No-Tobacco Day with Awareness Programs

World No-Tobacco Day Observed at GSSS Bharmour

Mahinder Patyal
Bharmour: On May 31, 2025, the Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS) in Bharmour, located in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, hosted a special awareness program in honor of World No-Tobacco Day.

Under the guidance of Principal Aruna Chadak, the initiative aimed to educate students and the local community about the detrimental effects of tobacco consumption.

During her address, the Principal highlighted a notable change in the attitudes of young people, remarking that “today’s youth are much less likely to smoke bidis or cigarettes compared to earlier generations.” She pointed out that while new forms of substance abuse have surfaced, the prevalence of such habits among school children and villagers has significantly decreased. “The use of traditional smoking methods like hookah has almost disappeared,” she added.

To commemorate the occasion, the school organized various competitions, including slogan-writing, poster-making, essay-writing, and declamation, all focused on the theme of tobacco prohibition.

Competition Winners

In the slogan-writing contest, Anshika from Class 11 secured first place, followed by Aneesh and Naitik, both also from Class 11. For poster-making, Deepika from Class 12 took the top spot, with Anshika and Mohini from Class 11 following. In the essay-writing category, Ruchika won first place, with Ansh and Hari Haran taking second and third, respectively. Ansh from Class 11 emerged victorious in the declamation contest, with Ritika and Hari Haran in second and third place.

A rally was conducted under the supervision of Nodal Officer Vijay Sharma, engaging students and teachers in spreading awareness throughout the local community. Numerous faculty members, including Krishna Pakhretia, Vijay Kumar, Om Prakash, Ashok Sharma, Chaman Singh, Shankar Paul, Jagdish Chand, Karnail Singh, Omendra Singh, Rekha Vaidya, Parveen Kumari, Lajiya Devi, Monika Devi, Anamika Thakur, Anamika Sharma, Neelam Thakur, and Poonam Rani, actively supported this initiative.