Sparks of nostalgia, reunion of shared emotions, and a sense of gratitude have been the principal energies on the campus of Hyderabad Public School (HPS) for the last four days.
The school, which was established in 1923, is celebrating a glorious 100 years of educational excellence and producing students who have made meaningful contributions to the world.
Raghuveer Mendu, who now runs large corporate businesses and is also known to be the pioneer in setting up one the first software product companies in India, in the 1980s.
“It was an era when students looked up to their teachers,” shares MM Pallam Raju, a former Cabinet Minister for Human Resources Development and Minister of State for Defence.
There was no dearth of space in classrooms or bedders in the boarding facility, says Raju. Each batch had approximately 30 students, each batch had four sections.
“School taught us how to live with others. We learned to value relationships with our friends. There are ups and downs, but we learn to adjust, and give and take,” elaborates Raju.