ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), KOLKATA
150 YEARS JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
VENUE: COLLEGE GROUND

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

The sesquicentenary celebrations were planned for five days. It began on 16th January 2010 with the visit of the Prime Minister. It was followed by Valedictory and Convocation day of the College for which the Home Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram was the chief guest. The third day was Prayer Day. A multi-religious prayer service – that combined readings from various sacred scriptures, reflections, songs and dance – was the speciality of the third day. The fourth day witnessed the Holy Mass in the morning where the main celebrant was His Eminence Telesphore Cardinal Toppo. A cultural programme by the school and college was planned for the evening but it could not be held since the State had declared two days of mourning due to the demise of Mr. Jyoti Basu, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal. The cultural programme had to be shifted to the 21st instead, making the celebrations not five but six days. The fifth day witnessed a scintillating performance of fusion music by Ayaan and Amaan Ali Khan and Gino Banks followed by Sandip and Sanjiv Vyas with a musical soiree that made the crowd dance their hearts out. Though not planned earlier, the sixth day was the cultural programme by the school and college students followed by Dinner for Fathers, all the staff and many Alumni. It was a well-attended dinner for over 800 persons. That brought the jubilee celebrations officially to an end. Now let us see what went on behind the celebrations.

THE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

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