A beautiful school now stands alone,

Missing the one who nurtured it,

But now she’s gone.

Her flower still blooms,

And the Sun still shines !

The rows of flowers, the giant trees lie quiet beneath the Earth’s sky as a peaceful place of deep sorrows,

Where the stalwarts walked in times gone by….

It’s been an unusually regrettable year as we’ve lost both Indu Pillay Ma’am & Shekhar Sir to eternal sleep.  They may be gone but their Spirit lives on.  We all are tied together in the cosmic journey beyond space & time.

Some of the fondest memories of school life have always featured her smiling face.  She was a very special person for me as she received me the first when I sought admission to MIS way back in ’76.  She was the one who interviewed me while I sat on her lap.  She was an amazing influence in my life, having taught me Political Science for two consecutive years.  When I excelled in Political Science in CBSE as the subject topper, she was so proud. When I left school she cusped me in her embrace yet again, a moment of déjà vu for me – I felt I had time travelled & was a little girl again.  She always inspired me, her sarees, her dimpled smile, her sweet voice, impeccable English, her lectures in the morning Assembly & the way she would go in a trance like state while singing along…. These moments will stay with us for eternity.

Let us not mourn her loss as she continues to live in our hearts as a beautiful memory.  Let us seek her blessings today.

May she rest in peace !