At the Gurukula Hare Krishna Primary School, children receive a holistic, Krishna conscious education that nurtures their individual talents and guides them toward engaging those gifts in the loving service of Lord Krishna. Alongside academic learning, great importance is placed on cultural training, helping students grow in confidence, creativity, and devotion to the Supreme Lord.
An expression of this training was recently seen when many Gurukula pupils participated in the New Year’s Eve programme at Bhaktivedanta Manor. The children had the auspicious opportunity to open the evening by melodiously singing Worship Hari, the English rendition of the well-known Vaiṣṇava bhajan Bhaja hu re mana, setting a devotional mood for the programme that followed.
This was followed by the Manor’s Got Talent show, which featured a variety of performances by both children and adults. Gurukula students are trained in singing, dancing, music, and drama as offerings to Krishna, and their performances beautifully reflected this mood of service. The acts included comedy, a Bharatanatyam dance depicting Krishna’s divine pastimes, a Hindi song glorifying Lord Rama (from the 1963 film Luv Kush), Rubik’s Cube magic, and a live band performance.
Remarkably, despite competing alongside adults and secondary-school students, the top two finalists were Gurukula pupils. Dhriti and Nanda Priya presented a graceful Bharatanatyam dance illustrating various pastimes of Lord Krishna, while a group of Year 6 boys formed a band called Mahaprabhu’s Mission. They wrote and performed an original rap glorifying Śrīla Prabhupāda and the mission of spreading the holy name throughout the world.
The judges were highly impressed by the children’s talent, confidence, and devotional spirit—a sentiment shared by many guests in attendance. Such programmes vividly demonstrate how, through proper guidance and spiritual culture, children can joyfully develop their abilities in Krishna’s service and become bright representatives of our Vaiṣṇava tradition.