THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, KUWAIT

'AASHIRVAAD 2018'-BLESSING CEREMONY FOR THE OUTGOING CLASS XII STUDENTS AT ICSK





The Indian Community School - Senior, organized the Blessing Ceremony for the outgoing batch of class XII on 15th February, 2018, at the auditorium. The children were blessed by the invited dignitaries and the ICSK fraternity. Good byes are always painful with reminiscences both bitter and sweet. It is not easy to bid good bye to fourteen years of laughter, tears and accomplishments but, the journey of life is always an onward march, those who are left behind, pray and wish all the best to the ones marching ahead.

The Chief Guest of the occasion was His Excellency Shri. Jeeva Sagar, the Ambassador of India to Kuwait. Members of the Board of Trustees, Principals and Vice Principals of all the other branches of ICSK, Heads of Departments; teachers, parents and special invitees were present on the occasion.

Dr. V. Binumon, the Principal of ICSK Senior welcomed the gathering with warmth and gratitude. He welcomed all the invitees to the grand event and addressed the students affectionately with tenderness and emotion. While wishing the students success for the upcoming examination, he reminded them to be the torch bearers of their alma mater in the years to come and persuaded the students to think beyond their grades. He exhorted students to dream big, providing an impetus to excel in every phase of life. Everything begins from a small spark of light, so was the magnificent evening with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. The invocation of the divine, by lighting the ceremonial lamp, filled the atmosphere with serenity and solemnity appropriate to the occasion.

The school was honoured to have the magnanimous presence of The Chief Guest, His Excellency Shri. Jeeva Sagar, the Honourable Ambassador of India to Kuwait. He advised the students that to achieve success in life, everyone's blessings were as important as the hard work one put in. The address was power packed with earnest advice on life. He emphasized upon the importance of respecting and valuing one's elders especially teachers and parents. The students were reminded of the importance of having an aim in life but very judiciously with a few alternative plans because life is full of surprises and disappointments. He told the eager students that for them life is at its easiest phase but as they move ahead numerous uncertainties and difficulties are in store for them. The students were also told to uphold high moral values to reach great heights.

Mementoes that represent the blessings and good wishes of the teaching fraternity, were presented to the students by the dignitaries. 420 mementos were given away to the students of Class XII. Students, along with their proud parents, accepted the mementoes. With hopes, expectations, aspirations and a sense of pride, each one of the students walked on to the stage to accept the honour from the dignitaries present. The subject toppers of each stream were honoured with certificates of merit and the students who gained 100% attendance were also acknowledged with the same. The programme was telecasted live through the web for the members who could not attend the function.

Nostalgia rained in as student representatives shared their reminiscences of school life. Sweet and bitter memories shared in the tanginess of tears of separation left the audience emotional. The reminiscences shared by the student representatives, Master Aneez Ahmed - the School President, Ms.Gayathri Nair, Master Aditya Narayan, Ms. Shreya Sajeev and Ms.Sakina Abbas brought back the images of bygone years into the minds of all the distinguished members and talked of the bitter sweet memories of the past 14 years at the school. All of them talked eloquently of their dear school and teachers. The expressions with definite clarity of vision and expectations of future electrified the audience with feelings profound.

Mr. George Swamy, Coordinator for Aashirvaad - 2018 rendered the vote of thanks to all the invitees and the ICSK fraternity. The soft notes of farewell song echoed further creating the right mood of bidding good bye. Candle lights symbolic of knowledge was passed from teachers to the students flooding the whole place in the golden hue of candle lights. The Exhortation ceremony followed, in which students promised to abide by the laws and values imbibed by the school .The Vice Principal, Dr.Sam T Kuruvilla, read out the oath upon which the students promised to follow.

As the students took oath, they received the lit candles that also signify the dispelling of darkness of ignorance as also conveyed by the ICSK motto 'From Darkness to Light'. The young promises then moved out of the auditorium ready to step out of school and face the outside world, through a corridor of blessing where all the teachers showered their love and blessings for a happy and peaceful life ahead. Though specked with glitter of tears and strong emotions, the farewell was well said. It is the tryst of destiny which brings each batch at a threshold to bid farewell from school life. These formative years of learning never come back in every one's life and therefore farewell usually becomes tearful gathering. The end of this memorable event marked the beginning of a new journey.