Monday 3 February 2014

Annual Day Celebrations



‘Incredible India’, the programme incorporating a unifying skit, songs and dances articulating the typical art forms of the various states, conveyed the astounding  unity in diversity of our country. Each and every student of the school became a joyful participant involved in contributing his/her best to the mighty event, enthralling the audience.
 The Principal of Orchids, Ms. Mona Mehdi gave the welcome address highlighting the achievements of Orchidians during the year. The Chief Guest of the function was Prof. Faiz Ahmed Khan, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad and the Guest of Honour was Mr. M. Venkata Narayana, Chairman of Orchids and Gowtham Educational Institutions. They emphasized the role of educational institutions in making students global citizens with human values.
Merit certificates (to Archana Dinesh and B. Sai Rohit of the academic year 2012-13) and House trophies were given away by the Chief Guest who also released Chrysalis-2014, the school magazine.
The participants in the skit were from classes IX, VIII, V and III. The whole theme was interlinked with their conversations which unified all the events into one major event. The songs of the Annual event included the School Song, Songs in French and Chhattisgarh and the song ‘We are the world’. Dances began with a prayerful, traditional dance of invocation ‘Ganesh Stuthi’ continued with a dance of the pre-primary section and folk dances of Andhra, Goa, Bengal, Gujarat, Punjab and Kashmir. Fashion Show and Qawali formed the other attractions of the day. The Grand Finale, ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’ conveyed the most incredible ‘Unity in Diversity’ of the country.
The programme was well attended by dignitaries, parents, grandparents and guardians of Orchidians and sustained their attention from the beginning to the National Anthem which concluded the day’s programme.