26-27 Oct: PEACE JAM 2009 took place in the TCV School Dharamsala Cantt. from 26-27 Oct 2009 with H.H. the Dalai Lama as the chief guest along with 3 other Nobel Peace Laureates namely Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Corrigan Maguire. They all gave an elaborate speeches concerning the Tibet and its people who suffered numerous loss in the last 50 years under Chinese occupation.
They further read the statement signed by 8 Nobel Peace Laureates to the Dalai Lama assuring him of their support for his non-violent efforts to resolve the issue of Tibet. This was followed by speech from His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the audience comprising TCV students and staff, CTA delegates, interested western followers as well as media persons.
The Peace Jam 2009 was finally wrapped up with lots of appreciations and thank you notes by the organizers to each and every peson or associations who took part in making it a grand success.
23-25 Oct: 49th TCV School Anniversary
TCV School Dharamsala Cantt. celebrated its 49th Founding Anniversary on 23 Oct 2009 with lots of style and so much fanfare. The annual Anniversary (Lingka) was blessed with the grace of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Rinpoche as Chief Guest.
Hundreds of children took part in various programs like march pass, songs and dances and calisthenics, etc. Thousands of people of all walks attended and enjoyed the Anniversary (Lingka), which in a way is one of the most funffilled event of the year.
After all the speeches from guests, various prizes were distributed including TCV Staff 20 year Service Awards, TCV Common Exam Toppers Awards and DoE's Best Boy and Best Girl Award to the respective recipients.
In the afternoon, students of TCV Schools in Himachal State performed lots of Songs & Dances for the guest and entertained the public. At the same time, TCV Junior Section held an interesting Exhibition on "Global Warming and Tibet". Group of teachers and students put lots of hardwork in making it as informative and interesting as possible for the public.
