I wanted to draft my impressions on the reunion that I just
came out of while it is fresh in my mind.
The School: Though I
happen to study only from 6th to 10th in SRKV, for me it
is “the school”. Earlier to SRKV, my
schools were either small huts or a platform with no cover, so I couldn’t be
happier when my dad got me admission to SRKV in 6th class. Unlike
the schools today which ask for “donations” for a seat, SRKV made me earn it.
In 2 months of summer holidays I have studied full English medium curriculum,
passed in all the subject final exam paper and then got admission. It was a sweet feeling that can’t be bought
with money. It also helped me gain confidence.
The Organizers: When
Kranthi hinted me that there is a reunion being planned after 28 years of
passing from school, I thought it is impossible. Though Social Media can help
in finding few people, it felt like lot of work. And then there are genres of
folks like me who stay away from Social Media, making life of organizers a nightmare.
I was proved wrong by them through resounding success of the event in terms of effort
undertaken and bringing us together for a memorable weekend.
The Tribe and the Vibe:
After 28 years gap and with everyone in 40s, expecting to remember
names, or even to link names to faces is not a reasonable expectation. Interestingly we had zero awkward moments and instantaneously came together as the SRKV
tribe. The vibe has set the resort of fire and kept us warm despite the winter
chills of Hyderabad.
The Teachers and teachings:
It is emotional moment for all the students and the teachers to meet after
such a long gap and felicitate them properly. The teachers are as kind towards us
as we were. జనులా శిష్యుని (పుత్రుని) కనుగొని పొగడగ అన్నట్లు they didn’t try to
hide the fact that they are proud too! And
they still have a thing or two to teach us and continued from where they left.
In their speeches they emphasized on importance of values, inculcating
them as part of parenting, friendship, innovation, and importance of continuous
learning. Heartening to hear from
teachers who couldn’t make it to the meet due to various reasons but spent time
recording message or available on voice call.
Their blessings will surely help us reach new heights in life.
The Spectrum: Like we
were in school, we are not alike and form a spectrum that ranged from entrepreneurs,
engineers, doctors, educationalists, supervisors, managers to caregiver parent.
Which ever sphere of work we are in, we inculcated the values imparted by the
school and the teachers and put excellent efforts earnestly.
The Friendship and Affection: To be honest, I was not the popular, noisy or
attention-grabbing sort in school. There
are many like me. Then there are few who hog the limelight. I am overwhelmed by the reception from fellow
classmates. The bond created at that
tender age is built on such a formidable that I felt as if we were in constant
touch all the time. There are friends I
went to same tuition but I failed to recognize them. But the warmth with which
they approached me and enquired about the well-being left me dumbfounded and
slightly embarrassed for my poor memory.
Handsome men: Day1
men donned white shirts and denims as they get closest attire to the school
uniform of SRKV. And the Day2 everyone
wore the Tshirt with SRKV emblem engraved on it. Both days Camera men didn’t miss
capturing the handsome men parading in resort as you will see from the pics captured.
Beautiful Ladies: As
it happens all the time, the ladies % is 20-25%. But that is good enough to lit
the place and add beauty to the otherwise monotonous colour palette. I always carry this regret in my life and if given
another chance to life my life again, I would shred my shyness , get benefitted
by the maturity and diverse perspective female friends bring and become a
better person than I am today. Their beautiful
minds and hearts reminded me what I missed.
Sharing & Caring:
28years is a long time. Each of us have got a story to tell. Grit and
determination stories are of that paved way from failure that they used to step
on to next success. Perseverance stories in which someone fought and stood by
loved one. Proud stories included our own friends competing at highest level in
Global Orgs and having track of working with who&who’s of world. Struggle stories friends have undergone to
settle in life and become financial stability. Heart break stories friends had to
undergo unduly in life. Each story has a
lesson and has made us incredibly proud of each other.
Games: We became kids again as we competed fiercely as we
did in the school days trying to score a win for our groups. It also helped us renew the bond and reduce
our age by 3 decades. We defied age by engaging in volleyball sport even at the
risk of getting sprain.
Teary eyed sendoff: The 2 days gone by so fast that it felt
like 2 seconds. As we reached end we couldn’t
hold back our emotions. Each of us wished well for all the friends and left with
renewed commitment to do better than meeting after 28years next time around.
Overall I would qualify this weekend as the best weekend of
the year 2024.
