SOUVENIR

CELEBRATING--- THE SPIRIT OF SPICMACAY COIMBATORE-TOUR

Silver Oaks had sent a team of four students, Shivnath and Prajjwal from Grade XI and Shreya and Vaishnavi Pal Reddy, from Grade VIII along with a faculty member Ms. K. Bhudevi to DPS Coimbatore for Intensive Workshop conducted by SPICMACAY. SPICMACAY  is a movement and not an organization meant for entertainment.

Coimbatore is known as the “Manchester of South India” has a wonderful Ancient history. It is one of the ancient city that even existed before 2^nd century A.D. Coimbatore was ruled by Cholas, Irulas Tribes, Nayaks, Mysore, East India Company. It is a city with a wonderul ambience.

  The core purpose was to let every child experience the inspiration and mysticism embodied in Indian culture and Heritage. A five day intensive experience was provided for school students in the fields of Yoga & Meditation, Classical Music and Dance, Paper Mache, Pottery, Painting workshop, Calligraphy etc.

The students and the teacher had been waking up at 3.45 A.M. and slept late at night around 10.00 P.M.

My students got a wonderful opportunity of having a close interaction with Artists who are legends in their own field. These brilliant artists are awardees of Padmashri and Padma Bhushan.

During the Intensive we got to see two Movies, 'The Great Dictator' by Charlie Chaplin, and the second one was 'Koormaavatar' by Girish Karnavalli.

We had also visited few beautiful places like the Heritage Temple Isha Yoga Foundation, Perur Temple which  is  2000 years old with great Art and Architecture; and the Kovaikurtalam waterfalls.

 This was also a medium of communication as my students met other students from across 17 schools in  India who had come from parts of the country's North, South, East, and West , summing till about 300 hundred participants.

This helped the students understand the need to conserve and promote awareness about the rich cultural tapestry of India, the need to appreciate deep values, and they had also a need for an inspired perspective.

I am personally thankful to Silver Oaks for giving me this wonderful opportunity and I feel lucky to be among few to see and be a part of this workshop, personally. Me along with my team gained experience from old culture merged with modern influences in a charming and peaceful town that tugs my heart strings. I feel this was a memorable experience that left me sweet memories to cherish.

                   -Bhudevi. K