La Martiniere alumni association hosted the La Martiniere Annual Reunion dinner called ALMA, in association with The Telegraph, at The Royal Calcutta Turf Club last month. Former students of the institution — belonging to different batches —attended the event to remember their school days. The alumni association also celebrated their 187th Founder’s Day at the reunion. It was a ride down memory lane for alumni members, starting with a speech by the current principal of La Martiniere for Girls Rupkatha Sarkar talking about the morning assembly to singing the school song together and pulling pranks on each other. The warm evening of meeting and greeting ended on a happy note for the former students by matching steps with each other to ’80s rock-and-roll songs on the dance floor. Glimpses.
Band Bluemist performed evergreen songs like Stayin’ Alive by Bee Gees, Time Of My Life from Dirty Dancing and many more.
(Left to right) Romit from batch of 1998 with wife Purvasha and (r-l) Sourish Mitra from batch of 2004 with wife Priyanka Bhattacharya. “It feels like it was just yesterday that I left my school and today I’m here with my wife. It feels nostalgic,” said Romit.
The ALMA committee members posed for a picture. (Sitting left to right) Vice-president of the association Jayajit Biswas, president Vishal Jhajharia, former president Romi Bhandari and secretary Payal Chitlangia. (Standing left to right) Committee members Shelly Desai, Ashish Jhunjhunwala and Tejvinder Singh Chatta with junior secretary Isha Arora. “Founder’s Day reunion of La Martiniere is a tradition. Every year on this day of September, we meet for dinner and have some good time. We rewind and relive nostalgic memories of our school days. We love organising this event year after year,” said Jayajit Biswas.
Rupkatha Sarkar, principal of La Martiniere for Girls, said: “I’m very happy to be reunited with my boys and girls after two years of pandemic. This is a wonderful fellowship.”
Batch of 1961, the oldest batch present at the reunion, posed together.
Manish Dalmia from batch of 1992 with his daughter Shivali Dalmia, a recent pass out from the institution. “Reliving old and happy memories is always healthy. Today is extra special as I have come with my daughter who is also from this institution,” said Manish.
Former students posed for a group picture at the reunion.
Pictures: Rashbehari Das