14 Nov: Children's Day Celebration
All the TCV Schools grandly observed the Children's Day on the 14 November, the Birth Anniversary of the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Visionary, Politician, Statesman and an immense lover of children. After his death in 1963, his birthday has been celebrated as Children's Day in India. He was always Chacha Nehru-Nehru Uncle. Children's Day was a day to remember a leader who, in his quiet but determined way, laid the foundation to convert a nascent nation into a world power.
In the Tibetan Children's Villages and Schools, the staff and teachers jointly organized grand programs for the children during the day. Some of the main activities takes place are formal function in the morning followed by prize distributions for schools captains and prefects, children's academic performances, special contributions to the school and other co-curricular activities. At the end of the morning program, sweets cold drinks and other eatables were distributed for the children.
After a sumptuous lunch for the children at their homes and hostels, various tournaments like basketball and cricket games were organized between the Staff and Students. The main program of the Children's Day came in the evening where the various events from dancing, singing to skits and humours were performed by the school staff and quenched the thirst of the children's long waited stress. All the children had a great time altogether during the day…a day to be cherished time and again in their life!
8 Nov: Ms. Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary, US State Department, Ms. Lisa Myers, PRM, Ms. Nisha Desai, US Embassy, New Delhi, Ms. Beth Hogan, Deputy Director amd Mr. N. Ramesh, USAID, New Delhi visited Tibetan Children's Village School Dharamsala on the 8 November 2007.
The visitors were given warm welcome and greetings by Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, the President of TCV Schools along with other Heads, staff and children of Tibetan Children's Village Dharamsala Cantt. They were guided and taken around the school campus and later hosted with tea, coffee and snacks. The visitors have immensely enjoyed the short tour of TCV School campus and had gave very positive remarks about the school.
7 Nov: Visit of Mongolia and Republics of Kalmykia, Buryat and Tuva of the Russian Federation
A five-day Mongolian and Russian Buddhist festival began on 6 November morning with an art exhibition by Mongolia and Republics of Kalmykia, Buryat and Tuva of the Russian Federation, at the Tibet Museum here in Dharamsala. The Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche was chief guest at the inauguration of exhibition and also present at the time was Telo Rinpoche, head of the Kalmyk Buddhists. He said the very purpose of their visit was to strengthen the historical bond between the Tibetans, Mongolians and the Russians.
The group visited Tibetan Children's Village School Dharamsala and Gopalpur and performed their unique cultural songs and dances during their stay in Dharamsala. Besides, they toured around the Dharamsala and its adjoining places of tourists interests. The group further enjoyed the special religious hearings from His Holiness. Last year, People of Kalmykia awarded their highest award "White Lotus" to His Holiness and this year with Mongolia and Republics of Tuva and Buryat, they offered long life prayer to His Holiness and showed the intensity of our relationship.
