GRAND FINALE – “JUBILARE
2015”
The 60 year
celebrations of Shri Shikshayatan School, Kolkata, that began on 3rd
January, 2015, with a plethora of fun filled inter school competitions, saw the
beginning of the grand finale on the 29th April, 2015. The month of
January saw a variety of programmes, starting with felicitation of Staff
members who completed 25 years and above being inspired by the motto Tamo sama
jyotirgomaya followed by an enriching panel discussion on “Women should not be
labelled as Women Achievers”. There were seven eminent panelists from different
walks of life - Dr. Rima Mukherjee, Ms. Antara Acharya, Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Ms.
Alokananda Roy, Ms. Helen La Fave, Dr. Kunal Sarkar, and Mr. Atri Bhattacharya.
A galore of Inter school events were organized like – Mudra Sync, Flip Book,
Street Play and De Improviso, to showcase the creative talents and critical
thinking of the young minds of the city. School events like Street play,
Kaleidoscope and Readers choice were events displaying multi talents.
The first day of the finale, on
29th April, began with the installation and felicitation of guest
who was the Director of Alliance Francaise with his wife Laura. The Secretary general
of the Foundation and School, Bratati Bhattacharyya delivered Welcome address,
to encourage all the young learners, the teaching staff and appreciated the
involvement of the guests. This was followed by a documentary, portraying the
journey of Shri Shikshayatan over long 60 years. The Director, Guest of Honour addressed
the gathering with his message which was extremely inspiring for the students.
Among other eminent guest were the President, Shri S.K. Birla, Mrs. Sumangala Birla,
Vice President B.K. Jhawar, Shri G.K. Khaitan, and all other Trustee members.
Imparting holistic development
has always been the mission and vision of the school. Appreciating Indian
culture and taking the best of the West and blending it with India’s
traditional ethos, had been the essence of the programmes that followed. “Open
windows to the world of Classical Ballet” – was a presentation based on the
composition of the masters like, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. It showed glimpses from renowned productions
such as – “Nutcracker”, “Swan Lake” and “Giselle” – bringing out beautifully
the nuances of this classical art form choreographed by Rhythmosaic – Ronnie
Ghosh and Prassanna Saikia.
“Shakuntala” – based on
Kalidasa’s “Abhigyanam Shakuntalam”, was the next presentation, concept by
Shilpi and Sudipto Mitra. The audience moved from the delightful Western
Classical music and choreography to the intrinsic traditional story and
heritage of India. Such a wonder it was for all, especially the young students
to have side by side, a feel of the best from the East and the West.
What everyone witnessed was an
outpouring of creative brilliance and an example of an all-round development,
which the school authorities and the teachers try to inculcate among all its young
minds.
This has been the character of
Shri Shikshayatan School and over years it has dedicated itself in academic
excellence as well as ensured the development of the Spirit, Mind and Body. The
school has thus grown in all dimensions to become a pre-eminent institution of
the city.
The vote of Thanks was
given by the Principal of the school, Indrani Ganguly.
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