BGS School, Dharwad, held the Akshara Abhyasa ritual for its young learners with a traditional pooja performed by a Pandit using turmeric rice and sacred inscriptions. Writer Dr Siddalinga Pattanashetty conducted the ceremony. BGS Hemagiri Branch Secretary J N Ramakrishna Gowda, Rehamat Kanchagar, Pramodh, teachers, and students were present on the occasion.