Hari Shree’s founder, Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiyar’s 115th birthday was celebrated as Tamizh Day, with a lot of fervour. On this day, students and acharyas involved themselves in various performances. The students witnessed a dance called Pinnal Kolattam, in which the dancers gracefully move with colourful ropes to tie and untie various intricate braid patterns. There was also a very insightful skit. The performances ended on a fun note, with an energetic debate on the topic, ‘Kind Teachers or Firm Teachers?’, followed by a session with Mr. Ka Pazhaniappan, our chief guest, who spoke in praise of the Tamizh language. Overall, it was a grand and memorable celebration. Our Tamizh Day celebrations happened on August 7th, to celebrate our founder’s 115^th birthday. The chief guest for the day was Mr. R P Shravan. We were treated to dance, music and drama performances. A few students gracefully danced to the famous song, ‘Kumi Adi’. Through a short skit, we learnt more about the lives of Avaiyaar and Bharathiyar, some of the most famous Tamizh poets and writers. It was a really fun experience.

- Dipika Srinivasan, grade V and Kavya Ramaswamy, grade VII

The inter-house quiz on the Indian Independence Movement was conducted for the students of middle and high school on the occasion of our 73rd Independence Day, focusing on the period between 1855 and 1947.

The pin-up board contest saw the students and teachers of the four houses working together with passion, talent, sincerity, enthusiasm.

To commemorate Tamizh Day, an inter-house debate was conducted on the topic, ‘Kind teachers or Strict teachers?’.  The teams were a mix of teachers and students, ready to represent their houses and win. The debate took many interesting turns until the conclusion was decided by the judges. Although strict teachers are what we need, kind teachers are preferred.

- S Parvatha Vardhini, grade VII and Divya Chidambaram, grade IX

On the 10th and 11th of August, a Leadership Camp was held for all the members of the Student Council. It was conducted by Mr Kuldeep Dantewadia, founder of Reap Benefit. This highly interactive session created the opportunity for a lot of intense discussions and open debates on leadership. The various activities in the camp made us realise that even if our ideas or actions are thwarted, we shouldn’t give up and if we build it again together as a team, it will be successful. We also decided upon values and a charter system for the problems we want to tackle in our school this academic year. After this camp, we began to look at leadership in a whole new light. The camp brought us all together, helped understand each other better, and exposed our vulnerabilities; set a common goal and a standard that we would live by.

- Anika Jahnavi Sridharan, grade IX and S Raghav, grade XI

This month, CHSV conducted its sixth inter-school cultural event, The Vizha. With 17 events and students from around 20 schools participating, the Vizha was a grand cultural extravaganza that proved to be an enriching experience. The chief guest, Mr. RJ Balaji set the tone for the event with his inspiring opening speech. Organized efficiently by the twelfth graders, ably supported by the eleventh graders, The Vizha was a wonderful amalgamation of excitement, talent and culture. Events like Bop till you Drop, Shipwreck, Gully Boy and Band Wars were extremely popular, with students gathered in the auditorium to watch schools battle it out on stage. After a day filled with countless activities like dance, music, comedy and cooking, PSBB KK Nagar emerged as the overall winners. We thank the school and our teachers for their undeterred support. Another notable highlight was the food court, where students from different schools flocked together to enjoy the wide variety of delicious snacks. Vizha 2019 was a great experience and we now eagerly await next year’s edition. (Vizha Core Team – C Sowmya, S Nida, Aditya, Ashank, D Devan Kochar, M.S. Pranav)

- Adithya Karthikeyan Sivakumar, grade XII

We made our very own Indian flags in school with pockets for seeds. The outcome of this activity was to sow the seeds to create a greener tomorrow. This was a wonderful way to commemorate our independence and give back to Mother Earth. Some of us even took this to outside communities as we didn’t want to limit the greenery to just our school!

- Sahana Vamsee, grade VII

Independence Day at Hari Shree started off with the traditional flag-hoisting event accompanied by marching by select members of the student council. This was followed by a series of performances by the four houses, such as multilingual speeches, patriotic songs and an energetic dance with a beautiful message. The celebrations ended on a patriotic note as the four houses represented the Indian flag onstage.

- Amrutha Nathan, grade XI