Teacher's
Day(05.09.08)
Teachers
day was a day when students displayed their
appreciation towards their teachers in various
ways. The first event of the day was a "mock
assembly" in which students impersonated
teachers and acted out any unique traits or
sayings that teacher had. the students went
to the extent of dressing just like their
teachers and even mimicking their voice. This
was followed by a set of unique games for
teachers such as face painting and musical
chair. The day ended with a special program,
in which the students awarded prizes to some
of the teachers conduct insightful interviews
of teachers.
Ganesh
Chathurti(03.09.08)
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Ganesh
Chaturthi was celebrated with great pomp and
show for ten days with joy and devotion towards
the bulky Lord - Lord Ganesha. The beautiful
rangolis made by the respective classes everyday
were simply captivating to see. They depicted
the lord in various patterns. The poojas in
the morning and the bhajans in the evening
were fantastic. Everyone was involved.
The
visarjan took place at the end with a blast
of music and crackers and all enjoyed dancing
on the way. It was just right way of bidding
farewill to the Idol of the Lord and not the
Lord since he lives in our heart always!
Krishna
Janmasthami(23.08.08)
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The
day was full of various festivities pertaining
to the birth of Lord Krishna. The main event
was an evening program revolving around the
9 forms of worship and how it was applied
in various stories. The students put on marvelour
spectacle, with each class performing a different
story. The program ended at just before midnight
and Swami Swaroopananda then addressed the
audience, describing Krishna's birth. At exactly
midnight we all welcomed the Lord's birth
by singing bhajans and even getting to rock
the baby cradle in which a "symbolic
baby Krishna" slept. THis was followed
by the ever famour ritual of "Matka Phoda".
The boys and girls of all the class were given
various locations where a pot hung in the
air. Annas on the roofs would pull the pots
higher as students reached them. At the end
every class was successful in breaking their
pots and eating the goodies inside. The experience
was unforgettable.
Raksha
Bhandan(16.08.2008)
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The
bond between the brothers and sisters of CIRS
was celebrated on the 16th of August. This
day was celebrated by the girls or better
called "sisters" tying raki's to
their brothers and also by giving chocolates
and sweets to each other. To enrich the ambience
of that day, the day before Rakshabhandan,
class wise the boys of every grade conducted
a program "brotherhood" for their
adorable sisters. Some by imitating the girls,
and some by having fun with them. Towards
the end of the day there was a wonderful skit
by Br.Rishi Bhaiya and our dear Darshini Didi
which reminded us of the memorable moments
with our siblings. It was really a touching
skit, specially for those students whose siblings
were not with them during the celebrations.
Investiture
Ceremony ( 3rd August 2008): - Gurudev’s
Mahasamadhi Day
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Gurudev-
The Visionary, who guided us in all our endeavours,
on this day left earth for heavenly abode.
On this day, we don’t mourn his leaving
us but celebrate the merger of his soul with
the lord.
On
3rd August 2008, we had many programmes starting
with the worship of Gurudev’s “Charan
Paduka”, holding talks about him, writing
his name 108 times, chanting mantra, watching
video clipping of many moods of this great
soul.
Same
day we had investiture ceremony of the new
students’ council. School Deans Aniruddh
Belle and Stuti Khemka with the captains of
the four houses, sports and cultural secretaries
took oath formally to do their duty diligently
and honestly. The band, the march, the pride
and the glow everything was perfect –
in sync with the mood. We expect the new council
to attain greater heights as they were blessed
to take oath on Gurudev’s Mahasamadhi
Day.
If
anything could be grand then this day was
indeed.
15th
August 2008 – Independence Day
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After
62 years of independence, the spirit of patriotism
is alive and can be seen in every individual
at CIRS. The glory of the nation and the grand
show at CIRS proved the true Indian spirit
in CIRS students.
The
15th August’s dawn marked the gathering
of all the students and teachers with the
National Flag pinned up on their shirts. We
marked this ceremony with the hoisting of
not one but 62 National Flags symbolising
62 years of independence.
In
today's world we can see that there is just
enough for everyone's need not for anyone's
greed. Those who are reading this article
must know that we are the fartunate ones who
live on the island of plenty but unfortunately
there are those who are drowning in the ocean
of depravity. IB believes in all holistic
development of an individual which includes
the sentimental feelings towards others. We
are taught through our course to help these
people.
The
CAS students of the IB I Year have worked
out a program to help a nearby tribal school,
Sadivayal, and their students. We have decided
to make their stay happier and more fruitful.
We have decided to educate them instead of
giving them something-for once if a man is
taught how to catch fish, he will never starve.
We have done this in a variety of ways including
teaching of Basic English and patriotic songs
including the National Anthem. They showed
our school their appreciation by performing
a skit on Independence Day.
We
have had a great learning experience and a
wonderful time interacting with all the children.
The joy of elevating someone in life is limitless......
An
exhibition was put up by students called “Bharat
Darshan” depicting our culture, heritage
and achievements. We also had “Puja”
of National Flag.
In
the evening, there was an Inter-House Patriotic
Song competition. This day was grand indeed
and at the end of the day we all felt as if
we had a wonderful tour around India. This
emotionally charged day made us all inspired
towards the betterment of our Country.
