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October 6th, marked the beginning on Anand Utsav with the welcome address by the Principal Smt.Shanti Krishnamurthy and the Anand Utsav song by the school choir. Flag hoisting was done by the school council.The talk by Swami.Swaroopanandaji in the evening to the parents shed great insights on the importance of good parenting and education, as well as its relevance in the current scenario.

On the 2nd day evening Principal presented the annual report, followed by prize distribution to the rank holders of each class. The evening was made delightful by the cultural show on the theme ‘I LOVE YOU – DIMENSIONS OF LOVE’ performed by more than hundred children. The show conveyed the message that love should grow from the personal level to patriotism, blossom into a relationship with God and finally merge in the oneness with God. The entire show conveyed the strong message one should ‘rise in love not fall in love’. The programme was highly appreciated by the parents.

Apart from this, sessions on counseling for parents and students of classes X was conducted. Career counseling for students and parents of Class XII was another focus area of the Anand Utsav.

The Anand Utsav was grant success, blessed with warm weather, good organization of food, pandals, and movement between events. This was only possible due to the comradeship and good team work of CIRS family.

05.09.2009 - Teachers Day:

Students from standard eleven performed a snippet of dance during the break time in the quadrangle of Mathura block inviting the teachers for the evening programme. At three in the afternoon all the teaching and non teaching staffs assembled in the MPH for a special assembly programme organized completely by the students. Each teacher was thanked in a special way. They were escorted by the students to the stage. They were presented with a card as a token of honour for their contributions and thanked for their valuable services. The programme was concluded by inspiring words from Sw.Swaroopanandaji. He fondly remembered all his teachers who had inspired him and acknowledged the great Hindu tradition where teachers are respected as God ( Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu…). The students had also organized an evening of fun filled activities for the teachers followed by a special Aarti in which a film clip was shown depicting the greatness of teachers.

23.08.09 to 03.09.2009 - Ganesh Chathurti:

Lord Ganesha was worshipped for 10 days. At the end of the eleventh day, the idol was immersed in the pond in the campus during the “Visarjan” ceremony. Every day students and staff members gathered during assembly time and were addressed by Swamiji on the relevance of Ganesh Chaturti followed by pooja. Each class did the pooja, made Rangolis, sang Bhajans, told Ganesha stories and performed Aaratis keeping up the spirit of the festival. The highlight of the celebration was each and every student, teaching and non teaching staff, the catering service staff and security too participated in performing the pooja.

02.09.2009 - Onam Festival:

The dining hall and other important prominent venues were specially decorated with flower Rangolis which is one of the important rituals of the festival. A special Kerala lunch was arranged by the canteen staff, served in a traditional way on banana leaves. Children and staffs wore traditional dresses for lunch. A special Aarati was held in the evening where a presentation consisting of the various aspects of the Onam festival like the boat race, the Kathakali dance, the Kaikottikali dance forms of Kerala were shown. The programme ended with a Malayalam Bhajan devoted to Poojya Gurudev that was sung as a ‘Vanchi Pattu’( Boat Race song ).

15.8.2009 - Independence Day:

The function started with the welcoming of our Chief Guest Sw.Swaroopananda by the NCC Cadets of our school. After the flag hoisting, Swamiji addressed the gathering, explaining the true meaning of freedom and the symbolism of our National Flag. Swamiji also spoke about the challenges faced by our country today. He emphasized that surmounting these challenges is the responsibility of every citizen of the country not only in the role of a politician but also as a child in the country we live in. He went on to speak about the role of spiritual knowledge without which our country would not have achieved its past or present glory. The day ended with special programme and Aarti.

13.8.2009 - KrishnaJayanti:

The day’s programme started at ten in the night. We were all in for a special treat as Swami. Swaroopanandaji took the stage and lead us through a dance drama while he himself narrated and explained Shri Krishna Janma Mahima through a story how mother earth went and begged to Lord Narayana, to save the world due to the havoc created by the atrocious Kamsa. While Swamiji narrated the story of Lord Krishna’s birth, children enacted those incidents in a series of beautifully choreographed scenes. Then at midnight, the birth of Shri Krishna was celebrated by pooja and crackers. The programme concluded with an enjoyable and exciting “Matki Phod”

5.8.2009 - Raksha Bandan:

The day began with the ceremony of changing of the Sacred Thread. Then Archana was done to Lord Krishna. Swamiji addressed the gatherings by highlighting the importance of Raksha Bandan in the present world. The message conveyed through his talk was ‘Love is the greatest protector’. Sisters should protect the brothers with love. Then the sisters tied Rakhi to their brothers thus reminding and strengthening the bond between them. In the evening classes, the brothers showed their love and affection through a small performance. The faculty members also joined the celebrations. The day concluded with Swamiji’s talk and Arati.

3. 8.2009 - Gurudev’s Mahsamadi day:

The day began with Swamiji’s talk on the importance of “Aradhana Day” followed by Paduka Pooja. Swamiji spoke about how saints are remembered thousands of years even after their departure from the world, because of the way they lived their life. On this auspicious occasion the new student council members were inducted in a formal investiture ceremony. The Oath taking ceremony was presided over by the Principal, Smt. Shanti Krishnamurthy. She reminded the council members of their new roles and responsibilities, while the outgoing council members were presented with a memento in appreciation of their wonderful service for the last one year. In the Bhandara, both the students and teachers were reminded about the age old tradition of feeding the sages, followed by Vashtra Dana, which is a part of our Indian Culture. An inter house skit competition was organized where students had to use quotes by Swamiji. The day was concluded by a Melodious Bhajans sung by students along with staffs sharing their personal experiences with Gurudev.

7.7.2009 - Guru purnima :

The programme started by offering prayers of Bhagwan Veda Vyasa. Then Swami Swaroopanandaji addressed the gatherings, explaining the role and importance of teachers in our life. Swamiji mentioned worshipping Guru, is one of the unique feature of Indian Philosophy. Swamiji also pointed out the importance of dedicating some day to remember the people who had given immense love in life. So, today we celebrate Guru Poornima not only because he is the avatar of Lord Vishnu himself but also what is not written by him does not exist in world. We did Paduka Pooja of Veda Vyasji thus invoking blessings of entire Guru Parampara. In the evening 6.45pm to 7.30pm there was a beautiful Bhajan session by our children, power point presentation on Guru Parampara, also Swamiji narrated a story to prove devotion to the Guru. The entire students took the blessings of all teachers and it helped to build a strong bondage between the teacher and student.

8.5.2009 - Gurudev Jayanti:

The day started with the Paduka Pooja, Pradikshana Japa and Likitha Japa of Poojya Gurudev. All staff members and students participated with great enthusiasm as they participated in Gurudev’s Life Yatra. The various incidents in Gurudev’s life were displayed in the form of activities. This included the birth of Gurudev, school and college life, life in Swami Sivanandaji’s ashram, sanyas deeksha, meeting Tapovanji Maharaj at Uttarkashi, Guruji’s escape from The British surveillance during the freedom movement, to Ganga snan, first yagna, to name a few. One of the knowledge based activity of the entire Yatra was when the children had to display self control and self discipline through a primary test -keeping Jaggery in ones mouth without wetting it and then throw away chocolates without giving in to the temptation to eat them. The students who succeeded got to meet our very own student swami ‘Tapovan Maharaj’. The ones who succeeded met the great master and got to learn the famous four Mahavakyas along with the meaning. It was a memorable day for all of us who are dedicated to make His vision come true. The day ended with Bhajans and Aarti.