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GIS CELEBRATES 18^TH FOUNDATION DAY

Gulf Indian School celebrated its 18^th foundation Day on 20^th September 2011 with great fervour and zeal. GIS was honoured by the presence of His Excellency Mr. Satish Chand Mehta the Ambassador of India as the Chief Guest on the occasion. The owner and Chairman of GIS  Mr. Ghazi Faisal Al- Dabbous also graced the occasion with his presence. 

The programme commenced with the welcome speech by the head girl, Ms.Neha Thakur. The Chief Guest  in his inaugural address congratulated the Chairman, the Principal , Staff and Students on the excellent track record of the school and wished them all success. He stressed the need for punctuality and the importance of having dreams. He also encouraged the students to take an effort to know the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of things .The proficiency prizes were given away by the Chief Guest and the Chairman to the meritorious students from class I to XII. Parthasarathi Kuri and Tahmina Islam were awarded the Faisal Ghanim Al-Dabbous Scholarship.  

In her annual report the Principal Mrs. Shyamala Divakaran highlighted the commendable progress and achievements of the school in the past year. 

The theme for the event was ‘East Meets West.’ The whole show was a wonderful fusion of Eastern and Western culture by a harmonious blend of music, rhythm and dance. The programme began with a musical concert followed by the Invocation dance both of which were eulogized profusely by everyone. The fun and rhythm brought on stage by the stunningly attired Spanish dancers and the graceful moves of the Japanese dancers in their beautiful traditional costume brought loud applause from the audience. Other vibrant dances like Egyptian and Western mirrored the rich and varied cultures of the Eastern and Western World. The ‘flavours of Kerala’ enthralled the audience and brought back the festive Onam mood in the hearts of everyone present. 

The vote of thanks was proposed by the head Boy Parthasarathi Kuri. The programme ended with the lively Gidda leaving a beautiful resonance lingering in the minds of everyone.