THE LAUNCH OF "GLIMPSES OF A GLORIOUS PAST"

 THE LAUNCH OF "GLIMPSES OF A GLORIOUS PAST" 

"Glimpses...." was formally launched by Rukhmini Reddy Krishnan, President of the Old Lawrencians Association during the AGM held on May 22, 2017.

Pictures on this page are through the courtesy of : Wg Cdr Joseph Thomas (Retd) 

Rukhmini Krishnan and other senior OLs before the start of the AGM 

We present below the relevant extracts :-

Minutes of the Old Lawrencian Association Annual General Body Meeting, held at 2:30pm on 22nd. May 2017 at the Prep Hall, Junior School, The Lawrence School, Lovedale

11) OLA President’s address –

The School history book ‐ “Glimpses of the past” was the brain child of Nithya Mathai (1977), and Mr. Thomas George. Both were teaching staff at the time; Mr. George still is. They researched and sought material from the school archives and the “Lawrencian”magazines. It was for them a passion and though painstaking work, in addition to their teaching responsibilities, the material was collected and sent to Prem Rao (1967). Prem collated the masses of material, rearranged and edited it, adding considerable supplementary material. Joseph Thomas (1957) stepped in and was instrumental in contributing researched information on Sir Henry Lawrence, on which subject he is an expert. JT dreamt that this project see the light of day; today his dream and that of the team will be fulfilled.  Beena Belliappa (1970) encouraged the team and motivated them to carry on, when they were about to give up. 

Then it was the turn of the OLA to assist and we suggested the book be uploaded the OLAwebsite. So, almost ten years later, the first 50 years of “Glimpses of the past” is to be launched. In a little while we will launch the book

12) Book Launch – “Glimpses of the Past.”Nitya Cherian Mathai (1977) presented a brief introduction to the book and thanked all theindividuals who were instrumental in bringing the project to fruition.The book was launched by Joseph Thomas (1957), who gave an overview. Currently, only Part 1 of the book has been hosted on the OLA website. The other parts are to be hosted in due course. At the end of this book launch, Nitya Mathai was made a Honorary Member of the OLA bythe OLA President.

Thomas George, Nitya C Matthai and Joseph Thomas 

17) Vote of Thanks – Paul Sabapathy – 1957 thanked all attending OLs and wished them the very best.