Many educational institutions in the city are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the school- or college-leaving class has a memorable ceremony to mark their big day. Prominent speakers are chosen, and special arrangements are made to cater to the large number of guests who attend the ceremony.
“Around 2,000 parents and grandparents are expected to attend the graduation ceremony. We have made special arrangements to accommodate all guests. Around ten food counters were set up,” said Princess Franklyn, principal of Bishop Cottons Girls’ High School.
“We have invited eminent people like Subrato Bagchi of MindTree, so that the students can meet some inspiring people and listen to them during the graduation ceremony. We also plan to invite Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon next year,” Franklyn said.
Themes of popular movies too are finding their way into the graduation ceremony. “It is extremely important to identify the special talents of students, and encourage them to blossom to their full potential. That is the theme of the recently-released Three Idiots, and we will be incorporating that message in the graduation ceremony too,” said Anupama Nayar, coordinator of the graduation day celebrations at Christ Junior College.
There are school managements that are even taking care of the dress that students are expected to wear at the graduation ceremony. “We place bulk orders for sarees with a single weaver. We collect money in the beginning of the academic year, and use it for the purpose,” said Princess Franklyn.
The students are pleased with the ‘much ado’ over graduation. “This is still not such a trend in other Indian cities. Graduation elsewhere is no different from other days in most other cities. But it’s nice to have something special around the day. The special ambience and the unique dress code add a quality of charm to the graduation day,” said Antara Chakraborthy, a class 12 student of Bishop Cottons Girls’ High School.
The students also receive little parting gifts from the school. “Around 250 students graduated from our school this year. We gave them all a DVD, a book with the history of the school and a memento. It cost us a few lakhs to organise the event,” explained Fr Celestine Sera, principal of the St Joseph’s Boys High School.
“Over the last few years, the budget of many graduation day celebrations has increased. Our campus gets jam-packed, and the increase in the number of guests results in a bigger budget for the function too,” said Sudarshan PV, a lecturer at St Joseph’s PU College.
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