The 7th Sanawar Lit Fest & Basantar Memorial Invitational English Declamation was held at The Lawrence School, Sanawar on 16th November, 2022 as a part of their Dodransbicentennial (175th) Anniversary Celebrations. Four of our students participated in the various events ranging from Art Competition, Caption Writing, Turncoat and Declamation. In all, nine schools participated in the event. (H-526) Ira Anupkumar Satpathy was declared the winner of the Art Competition, (F-285) Yatika Singh stood first in the Turncoat event, (H-116) Gauri Nanda stood second in the Caption Writing Contest and (B-550) Avika Mantri won a trophy for the eponymous ‘Basantar Memorial Invitational English Declamation’ competition. The Basantar Memorial Declamation is an Annual Competition held in the memory of their alumnus, 2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal who was martyred in the Battle of Basantar in the 1971 war. The trophy for this declamation is presented by 2nd Lt. Khetarpal’s Regiment ‘Hodson Horse’ to The Lawrence School, Sanawar each year. Congratulations team!