Reported jointly by:
Varsha Mohan, Class 6, PSBB, T. P. Road,
Saniya Surana, Class 9, PSBB, K. K. Nagar,
Saranya B. J, Class 10, K. K. Nagar,
Gurmeet Kaur, Class 9, PSBB, K. K. Nagar,
Ananya N. S. Class 6, PSBB, T. P. Road.
Held on August 21, 22 and 23, the PSBB group of schools celebrated its 50th anniversary at Kamaraj Memorial Hall.
The theme of this year’s anniversary was ‘Samaanyaan Sadanaiyaalan Aagiraan’ which means ‘The Ordinary achieves the Extraordinary’.
The chief guests on these days were M. V. V. Prasada Rao, danseuse.Anita Ratnam, actor Revathy and Savithri Vaithi, social worker.
A mixture of dances, music events and dramas formed part of the shows put up the different schools of the PSBB group – the T.P Road, Nungambakkam and K. K. Nagar schools.
Click here to view photo gallery – By Saranya B J
Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Anandha Loke’, and ‘Bharatha Desha Hitaaya’ by Pooya Sri.Swami Dhayanandha Saraswathi celebrating 60 years of independence were the songs of the choir.
The tiny tots put up their show with an extract from Enid Blyton’s ever-famous Noddy.
Next up were Mickey Mouse and his pals disclosed the six secrets for achieving a man’s dreams. This performance redefined “cute” to a whole new level, so much so that Anita Ratnam herself couldn’t help but join them on stage and shake a leg with them.
Stories of Tenali Rama, Valmiki and from Panchatantra came alive on stage.
After the Bravery awards were presented to students, the Nungambakkam School, hosted ‘Koffee with Kavya’, where turning points in the lives of well-known personalities like Oprah Winfrey, APJ Abdul Kalam, Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln.
‘Bombay Dabbawaalas’ showed the perfect delivery management of lunchboxes to the respective persons on time, everyday
The grand finale was nothing short of dazzling. It was Alchemy, a play on the lives of Charlie Chaplin, Robert Lee, Helen Keller, and John Logie Baird. It was a great evening, which left the students, teachers and parents with lingering memories.