1980 batch, 1980-81 batch, 1980-81 ISC batch, 1982 ISC batch, 1983 ISC batch,

Exam boards: 1977, 1978, 1980

Twenty years on .. Miss Suares and The Order of Facebook (Part Two)

Left to right: NK Nandini (batch of 1981), Nazu Tonse (1981) Nalini Manasseh (1969), Supriya Hegde (1980), Marjorie Suares (1942), Heera Nawaz (1975) Hazel Suares (1940s), Edna Benn (1951)

Left to right: Anu Kurien, NK Nandini, Nalini Manasseh, Supriya Hegde, Marjorie Suares, Heera Nawaz, Hazel Suares

What a lovely evening it was. There was so much to talk about, so many memories - of school days, sports events, all the people whose lives we had all been a part of. Miss Suares hosted us to a little tea party too.

Miss Suares is going to turn 87 this November - 87 years YOUNG. She's full of life, full of memories of all us girls. She sets a clear example of what a life full of sport and exercise can do for one! Although she's now recovering from a back problem, and wears a brace around her waist for extra support, she's so full of zest and enthusiasm. We must confess that before we met her, we were wondering if we would be meeting a frail bedridden lady, so it was such a lovely surprise to meet her and find her so alive and alert and very much present! As Rajshree had pointed out in an email recently, "She was always indestructible .. "

To be continued ..

Lights... Camera... Action

Remember the drama of all those school concerts, plays and Inter House Dramatics Competitions.... the hours spent in rehearsals, preparing costumes and props...all leading up to the big production?!!!! Well here's a sample of those momentous occasions in the next three posts.

The Shoemaker and the Elves - Standard II, 1971.

This item was presented by Mrs Dickson’s class in 1971. I can’t remember all the names…but here's a shot -

Front Row: The Shoemaker's children: Madhu Matta, Kumuda, ?, and Marina Joseph; the Shoemaker’s wife Viji R, The Shoemaker: Nalin?, Queen: Nurith, King:Bobby Gupta, Prince: Thomas?, Princess: Firdaus, The Six Elves: ? has their head down, Suja Philips?, Shiney Ninan, ?, ?, Leena.
Back Row: Other Customers: John Arul, Sandra Marley, ?, Nina Dhruve.

Barton House presents Sganarelle, a play by Moliere - 1978

Barton House performed this play in 1978 and went on to win the competition that year. Notice the amazing props that were painstakingly put together by all the Bartonians in the boarding! ...and don't you just love Sganarelle's (Lakshmi Daniel) head gear?!

Cast (picture on the right)

Standing: Sganarelle:Lakshmi D; Sganarelle's wife:Madhu; Celie:Sumathi, Celie's betrothed Lelie:Sharmila, Celie's father:Anuradha.
Seated: Lelie's servant:Krishnamani, Celie's Nurse:Leena

Also in this picture is one of our favourite places at Cotton Girls - the tree in the middle of the Quad

The Dear Departed - Prize Day 1979

I'll bet they've lost track as to how many times this one's been performed!!!!

Cast: Elizabeth Jordan:Sumathi, Henry Slater:Vijaya, Abel M (the grandfather):Malika, Victoria Slater (the granddaughter):Firdaus, Amelia Slater:Christine, Ben Jordan:Leena

Another picture from 1979

This is another picture taken on the day of the sponsored walk for the International Year of the Child. If my recollection is correct, the banner was being passed from institution to institution on its way from Kanyakumari to Kashmir!

Class of 1980

This photo was taken sometime in 1979 before the class set out on a sponsored walk as part of the International Year of the Child

In this picture:

Seated: F1Chandra, F2Nusrat Shah, F3Amina, F4Veena Sadhwani, F5Rajini, F6Kalpana, F7Lalitha S, F8Geetha Velayudhan,F9Shoba M, F10Mary A, F11Mary I, F12Kalpana K, F13Hiriya

Standing 1st Row: M1Sandhya R, M2Roopa, M3Kumuda, M4Nalini, M5Jayanthi, M6Anita John, M7Sudha Kurup, M8Latika Bali, M9Nina Dhruve, M10Leena Athyal, M9Prema Furtado, M10Kajal Nagpal, M11Nandita, M12Anita Koshy, M13Jyoti C.

Standing 2nd Row: B1Sheela Nambiar, B2Supriya Hegde, B3Gowri, B4Seema Sood, B5Christine Marley, B6Tripti Sinha, B7Luxshmi Soundernayagam (head only), B8Vijaya Ramachandran, B9Nandini Doreswamy, B10Firdaus Hashim, B11Gayatri, B12Sumathi Bedi, B13Gita Sanadi, B14Brigitta George, B15Suja Philip, B16Ruth, B17Mita Panjwani (head only), B18Gina Ramachandran, B19Dipali Mukherji, B20Rajalakshmi D