Diamond Jubilee – Carmel School Digwadih

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Diamond Jubilee – Carmel School Digwadih

Carmel School, Digwadih has celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 7th December, 2014 with much colour and gaity. Carmel School, which was founded with the initiative of four AC Sisters Mother Violette, Sister Terese, Sister Marie Helene and Sister Rosaline in a tiny hut in the CFRI colony in 1955, under the name the "Hill Bunglow" has now grown into the present Carmel School, the pioneering institution for the education of girl child of the coalfields of Dhanbad.

The students, staff and the Management put their all effort to put up a magnificent cultural programme to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee of the school's existence.

The festive galore began with the reception of the Chief Guest Rt. Rev. Felix Toppo S.J., Bishop of Jamshedpur Diocese, along with other distinguished guests of honour Rev. Sr. Lily D'Souza A.C.,Provincial Superior of Patna Province, Dr. T.K. Lahiry, Chairman and Managing Director, BCCL, Lodna Area, Fr. Victor Misquith S.J., Director, DNS, Dr. Amalendu Sinha, Director, CIMFR, Dhanbad, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, G.M., Tata Mines, Jamadoba and Smt. Kunti Devi, MLA, Jharia.

They were majestically escorted by the newly furnished well groomed school band and were given a warm welcome by a spectacular opening, dance performed by the senior students of the school. The Chief Guest along with the other Guests of Honour lighted the lamp to inaugurate the celebration. Thereafter, the sparkles of various cultural items kept on appearing that captured the audience. The students had put up some of the fantastic performances through plays, songs and dances.

They depicted the history of the foundation of the school through various stage performances. The entire school was divided into four squads namely - Shanti, Jyoti, Neeti and Preeti. Each squad took a special theme to show-case its artistic skill. Squad Neeti highlighted on the foundation of the Carmel School against many odds and difficulties - The members of this squad performed the Tribal Dance as well as the Tandava Dance. They also communicated the message of the stance of the school that prioritises the valued of discipline, faith in God, love for fellowmen, fruits of the hardwork, responsibility, charity, respect for women. All these values were made important through the Principal Dance.

Squad Neeti's elegance will be remembered for their beautifully choreographed Joy Dance through which they manifested the beauty of God's creation of nature. This squad also highlighted on the Empowerment of women. Squad Jyoti presented the importance of hope, light and optimism through the anecdote 'Excelsior' - they propagated the perpetual value of light that eradicates darkness and bring everything to brightness – the sparks of light and hope enkindles everyone's heart to stand against any sort of corruption and oppression.

Love is the most essential element without which our life is incomplete. A woman receives love in various forms from various kinds of people through various stages of her life. This reality was put up through a skit by the performers of the Preeti squad depicting the nature and essence of love in a woman's life received from her mother, father and her husband. They also put the stage on fire by their tantalizing Fire Dance and Water Dance.

In India, the safety of a woman's life is still at a stake. Infact, being the weaker sex, none really comes forward to be at her side to give her perfection when she is faced with any danger or attacked by any beast-like man. But, the Carmelites do think nor the same - they have empowered themselves to be at their own guard - this pledge was manifested by a spectacular presentation of the Martial Art by the girls of the Neeti Squad.

The Diamond Jubilee festival of the Carmel School will be remembered for its Grand Finale in which the girls of all the squads came up on the stage to show the Unity in Diversity through various forms of folkdance of our country representing the cultural heritage of various states from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Finally, all the participants joined together to express their joy and the pledge to be true Carmelites and joined their melodious voice together to sing the Carmel School Anthem – they have proudly lifted the Carmel banner high. Indeed they all united to lift the flag on high.