The school students, who are members of The Interact Club under the Rotary International organised everything from the programme to decoration. ‘We have organised everything to spread festive joy among children of our evening school with on-stage performances, food and gifts,’ said Dighvij Chirimar, a student of Class XII and president of the Interact Club in St James’
Guests Hira Lal Yadav, district governor, Rotary International District 3291, India; Rajani Mukherji, past district governor; Arvind Agrawal, president of Rotary Club of Calcutta Victoria, and Apala Datta, present district interact committee chair, along with the chief guest, actress Anindita Banerjee Roy, and Terence Ireland, principal of St James’, lit the inaugural lamp
‘Everything is done by the students every year. It has become the school's legacy to celebrate Diwali with the children of the evening school. We have refrained from using firecrackers since the past few years and students are aware enough about the environment to accept that change. We only have some green sparklers. The celebration is all about lights, spreading joy and togetherness,’ principal Ireland said