Wednesday, December 12, 2012

An euphoric evening at the auditorium

  It was a beautiful evening and a special one at that.  It was my daughter’s ex-school’s  and my son's annual day function which happens at the fag end of the year.  We were one of the special invitees for the function. Every year the function is based on a theme  llike here. This year's theme was " Krishna ke anek rang, radha aur meera ke sang". 

  I entered the  auditorium a bit late, my  husband dropped me at the venue enroute to the airport.   I occupied  the corner seat near the exit door when the chief guest was giving his speech.  A feeling of pride enveloped me as I was a privileged invitee to be there along with 19 other proud parents of achievers in the Standard X exam.  The chief guest's speech would be followed by the awards function and then the cultural program.

As I sat there, waiting for the awards function and my daughter’s name to be announced, my mind raced back to the first day when my dot started her schooling.  After a lot of vacillations between should we put her in a montessori  or a proper school, we decided to put her in a  ICSE school in Bangalore at the age of 2.6

 I  took her to school on the first day, the usually bubbly child was teary eyed that day  but never spoke out her fears. She appeared in control  and recited the shloka of “ yaakundendu tushara haara davala …” after me,  and my matured dot tried to conceal  her tears. She diverted my attention from her by showing me a poster of "Stuart little" pasted on the wall enroute.  She was also  infact concerned about her two month old baby bro back home.

  On reaching school, when she went into the arms of her smiling and welcoming teacher Suma Lokesh and seeing other children she seemed normal and happy.  It was my turn to be teary eyed. With a heavy heart I left her at school and thus started the journey of our lovely girl child  and she moved into this CBSE school when we shifted  here.  She beautifully balanced her studies, arts, music and sports and won many allrounder awards and co-scholastic  certificate of excellence without any external tuitions. 

 She never crammed or rushed during exam times or never believed in studying a week before her exams. She would do follow-ups on a daily basis, played and attended her music and art classes even a day prior to her final exam.  A child who is sensible and sensitive to other’s needs that sometimes  I wish she  put herself before others.( a mom’s heart you see)


And  13 years later, there I was seated in the auditorium with bated breath to witness  the awards function. The announcer called out my dot’s name and said “Toppers award for securing CGPA 10 in the AISSE”.  I clapped and clapped till my heart’s content along with the other invitees.  Tears of joy filled my eyes , recording that moment as one of unforgettable moments of my life when I got goosebumps too.  I turned around to see everyone in the auditorium clapping for her and that euphoric moment became another special moment worth recording.



                                                                A glimpse of the evening

                                  ( a diagonal shot from my seat, the school does not allow parents to click photos)
My husband unfortunately missed the event due to his travel plans.

20 comments:

  1. Congratulations - a proud moment indeed. Too bad daddy missed it! My kiddo is only 28 months old...she will start preschool next year....and another such journey will begin for her!

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    1. Thank you, Shachi:) Yes, your princess will certainly have a much better journey. Here's wishing you and her all the best for the preschool.

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  2. //yaakundendu tushara haara davala // this was my school prayer song too..wow..congrats...truly produ moment. may there be many many more such moments to cherish and kandipa adutha eventuku appava kootitu poidunga :) all appa's miss moments like these and u wl never believe until you see how emotional they can get to see their kids on stage :)

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    1. Thank you, Gils:). Kandippa adutha eventukku appava kootindu poidren, he also felt bad about it. This appa has never missed such moments but he had an international travel scheduled and hence could'nt postpone his travel.

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  3. When we see our kids do well or see them in action, as mothers our eyes fill with tears and heart swells with pride! Congratulations to you and your daughter! And wishing her more success at every step! Cheers :)

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    1. Well said about the mother sentiments. Thanks for the wishes, shilpa,Oh yeah, cheers:)

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  4. Awwwww. Such are the moments that make a life.

    How do you stop your heart from bursting with pride ? And how can you hold the torrent of tears.

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    1. // Such are the moments that make a life//- such precious moments which no material comfort or million bucks can match, Isn't it? You are so right there.

      Thank you, Ramesh:)

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  5. What could be the best moment for parents other than this? You should have been proud really and Congrats to the four of you :) Cheers :)

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    1. Absolutely, hari and thank you for those beautiful words. Cheers:)

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  6. wonderfullllllllllllllllll ah ha the school annual days ..

    and when kids to so well .. my best wishes and congrats to your daughter ..

    Bikram's

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    1. yes, those beautifullllll annual days, sometimes reminds me of my own too.

      Thank you, Bikram:)

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  7. really a moment of pride.....

    Congrats and my best wishes Asha ji....:)

    Regards,
    irfan.

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    1. After a long time, welcome back to the blogsville. Thank you Irfan ji:)

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  9. Congratulations Asha to you and your daughter.When children do well,how our hearts swell with pride, I can understand your excitement and happiness.
    Enjoy!

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    1. yes, you are right about the pride.Thank you, Rama:)

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  10. :-) The diagonal shot is blurry but worth keeping.

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    1. yes, it is blurry. the school does not allow parents to click or record since the parents crowd near the stage and obstruct the audience. The school has taken better pictures, will buy a copy and that will be for keeps. Thank you :)

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