The students of the 1975 SSC batch of Bal Bharati Vidya Mandir (BBVM), Ribandar on 12th April held a memorable Reunion on the occasion of their Golden Jubilee. Theirs was the first batch of 10th SSC.
The get together was organised in the school premises at Ribandar and was also attended by some of their former teachers who in their address recalled fond memories of yesteryears. The occasion was also graced by the current Administrator of the school educationist Panadurang Nadkarni and Headmistress Apolonia Fernandes.
The teachers of the 1975 batch who attended the Reunion included Timothy Lobo, Ashok Shenvi, Irene Cardozo and Vishvanath Halarnkar.
Rich tributes were paid by the students and teachers to the founder Principal of the school late Gurunath Shetye who along with his wife toiled tirelessly to set up the foundations of the school and take it to great heights.
Avdhoot Kamat, Madhav Bhide, Santana Rodrigues, Naresh Naik, Nisha Panvelkar, Milan Nagarsekar and Vanita Sardesai coordinated the arrangements of the reunion and the sumptuous homemade lunch.
In his welcome address, Aires Rodrigues highlighted how we owe our teachers for moulding us into what we are as people and what we have achieved in our various careers through their guidance and knowledge in the Temple of Learning.
