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Utsav was an eye-opening experience. We learnt so much about our culture, its significance and how helpful it is in shaping who we are as a country today. The research topics we picked were varied and very interesting. Mr. Siddharth and Ms. Lakshmi were of great help in guiding and giving us very effective tips on collating our project ideas and improving upon them. Utsav gave us the opportunity to understand some lesser known but interesting aspects of our culture. Our mentor teachers extended their continued support.

India’s 71st Republic Day was celebrated with much patriotic splendour at Hari Shree. The celebrations began by hoisting the national flag and singing the national anthem. Everyone present recited the National Pledge. This was followed by performances scheduled for the day.

The repertoire included speeches in Sanskrit, Tamil and Hindi, a Bharatanatyam dance and foot-tapping musical performance. It was a memorable day filled with patriotism, pride and enjoyment

Amidst great fervour and enthusiasm, it was a traditional Pongal, the Hari Shree way. The grounds became a village courtyard decorated with rangoli and thoranams. The excitement on everyone’s faces turned to sheer joy at the sight of the cow and calf. Our Principal, acharyas and akkas and annas performed the pooja, to invoke the blessings of the Sun God at this auspicious time. Every minute detail was attended to, including worshipping the cow, cooking pongal in a vengala panai and distributing sugar cane to our students. The cultural programs in Tamil presented by our students made it a delightful day. At the end of the day we got to eat juicy sugarcane and lip smacking sakkarai pongal.

The smell of buttery popcorn, brightly-coloured game stalls and excited voices of the children drew everyone to Hari Shree grounds. It was the Junior Campus Sports Carnival that brightened up a Saturday morning. The children explored various fun-filled games, relished tasty snacks and enjoyed with friends on the bouncing castle. This summed up a beautiful and vibrant day.

This day was a new experience as we heard about the Read Aloud Day for the first time. It was like old times, where we got to sit together in a circle and cherish the moment with our classmates as our Acharya read captivating stories. With great involvement, we along with our acharya, were deeply engrossed throughout the session. We thoroughly enjoyed this day and are looking forward to more such sessions.

Bhagavad Gita Day was celebrated in January. Children recited shlokas from the scripture, listened to stories and also participated in a quiz. It was a proud moment for Ms.Visalakshi and all the Acharyas who had volunteered to help children learn these shlokas.

An orientation for students seeking admission to class XI was conducted. This session helped the parents and students understand the admission procedure, subjects offered and the possible combinations at the ISC level in Hari Shree.

The Art department of Hari Shree facilitated a Pottery and Tye & Dye workshop for parents as part of Varnajala, the Annual Art Exhibition.

The poster making competition was much welcomed, as it was for a good cause – Promoting Afforestation. We used one-sided papers to save our beloved, one and only planet. Truly, for all of us, it wasn’t a competition. Regardless of who wins, everyone’s a winner deep down, contributing for such a cause.

This year, the organizing committee made history when CHSVMUN 2020 was conducted online for the first time. Considering previous years this year’s conference was a perplexity in the beginning but we achieved a milestone by conducting it online, with Five Committees and 12 Chairs. Over the span of two days, four committees had four successful resolutions after four sessions of debate and discussions on the quality of worldly affairs. The IPC conducted a press conference, questioning delegates on their countries’ stance and decisions and their pertinence to the agenda posed. At the end of the conference the delegates were conferred with more than 40 awards spanning five committees.