Wheelbarrow-ing. Sports day '79

Gloria and Melani A lead the charge of the not so light brigade! This classic from Kala (extreme right) includes a number of familiar faces...Kiran, Rekha, Malika, Vijaya, Seema and Akila.

Do add the names of the others in the comments and we'll update the caption.

1979 - SPORTS DAY

Maiden house is just not doing well ...I think, just look at those faces! Gloria Woolger, Supriya Hegde, Shoba Mathew, Anita John, and...

All That Poetry

Happy Birthday to Lord Alfred Tennyson
"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward,
all in the valley of death rode the six hundred.
Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns! he said:
Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred."

Gotta love that poem! - Raj

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

Cottonians - 1960

Padmini Janakiraman's batch - picture of a picture taken during a party at Nergis (Batliwala) Sabawala's home.

(We had originally listed this as Malini Jairam's batch .. but I just got a mail from Padmini's sister Malini who corrected me - and also informed me this pic was taken in 1960 - Nazu, 15/10/08).

Relaxin n Chatting

Here's Mrs. Seshadri relaxing and chatting - taken a few years ago

They don't make them like they used to!

Okay these aren't quite the usual school photos! But Yasmin and I visited school some years back (actually I think it was in the 90s) and found the old name boards stacked in a corner of the old library (what used to be the old hall and what is now the main reception area, principal's office etc).
The names may not be clearly visible here but if you click on the picture an enlarged version comes up.

Oh - and they LITERALLY don't make them like they used to .. apparently the class sizes increased so much that they stopped making these boards by the 90s.

Obstacle Race

Sports Day -1979
Seated on the bench-Kalavani, someone, Rukshi, Shama
Standing- someone and Brigetta George?
Seated below- Supriya.
Running-??

1977

Tesse Peter, Savitri A.Pillai, Mary I, Shoba Mathew and Supriya Hegde

1983, I think...

Mirai, Sindhu, Sharmila, Reshma, Mariam, Asha

I just love this one. Reshma says it was at the opening of the new auditorium, though I don't remember when that was. Perhaps someone here will remember.