The classrooms and outdoor areas at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Tariq Bin Ziad School vibrate with the voices of children playing traditional games and chanting folk melodies taken from Qatar’s heritage – all part of the goal of revitalising folklore and preserving national identity.

Najeeb Kanthapuram, a member of the Kerala legislative assembly from the Perinthalmanna constituency, was recently in Qatar. He was given a reception at MES Indian School.

Indian teenager Alan Byju ruled the Filipino Chess Players League (FCPL) Under 20 individual chess tournament recently (September 23) at Uno Café – Doha Souq Mall, besting 50 participants in a 7-Swiss round format.

Our Kitchen Garden Doha's Organic Agriculture Festival Season 9 was officially inaugurated by Indian ambassador Dr Deepak Mittal at an event at the Birla Public School auditorium. He presented the prizes to Karunya Giridharan, Fathima Nisar, Izzah Zafreen and Anamika Devanand, the winners of the 'Yo

Loyola International School (LIS) in association with North Indian Association – Doha (NIA-Doha) organised an inter-school Hindi debate competition under the aegis of the Indian Cultural Centre.

The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)-Qatar Chapter celebrated the 74th Engineers Day with the theme 'Engineers for Sustainable & Green Planet' recently. Bangladesh ambassador Md Jashim Uddin, was the chief guest.

Marathi Toastmasters Club, under District 116, Division B, hosted an open house recently.

Ideal Indian School hosted the 6th Annual Interschool Uswa- E- Rasool Elocution and Recitation competition recently.

Apart from its regular beach cleanup drives, the Doha Environmental Actions Project (Deap Qatar) held a series of talks and lectures this month at various schools across the country.

United Nurses of India-Qatar (Uniq) organised its second cricket tournament for Indian nurses in Qatar. More than 230 nurses from various healthcare facilities were among the 16 teams participating in the tournament.

The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association Qatar (Amuaaq) held a discussion on the topic, 'Role of Aligarh Movement today in promotion of peace, progress and harmony,' recently.

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar’s (VCUarts Qatar) Office of Research and Development recently organised a research week at its campus in Education City.