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 The 45th Anniversary celebrations of the PSBB Group of Schools titled "Desha Videsh Sabhyata" was a spectacular extravaganza. The four-day edutainment programme dealt with the Indus Valley and the African Civilizations. A veritable galaxy of celebrities were invited to witness their
programme.
The religious practices, the beliefs, the worship of the Peepul Tree, etc. showed that even in this cyber age we worship the same Gods and Goddesses. In no other Bronze age civilisation can we find this unconditional continuity with the past.
The most striking feature of Harappa is the bronze dancing girl, quite unlike anything in the work of other civilizations. The crafts, the naturalistic models of toys and the charming pinheads, beads, baubles and bangles that
adorned the women were effectively portrayed. The costumes, the make up, etc. deserve special mention. The entire programme reflected the hard work and research put in by the students and teachers.
 The cultural beliefs, myths, mysticism and legend that Africa holds were very well portrayed. This presentation was a fitting tribute to Africa's spirit of freedom and fortitude.
Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G.
Parthasarathy, the Dean and Director of PSBB Group of Schools must be congratulated for conceiving such a wonderful albeit an abstract theme, as the World
Civilizations presented in total theatre for this year's anniversary. Kudos to her!!!
Edutaining Extravaganza
 "How to name it? - Oh no, It's not Illayaraja's musical album. It is about an educational entertainment provided by the students of Padma Seshadri School. I don't know how to name it. It was entertaining, educating and enlightening too.
Is there a better way to learn about the rich Indus Valley and African civilizations, other than watching the school kids enacting the play? Certainly not. Today's kids are very bright indeed. By practicing just for fifteen days, how were they able to come up with such brilliant performances on the stage of Kamaraj Hall ?
Teachers of this well-famed school seemed to be equally multi-creative as their students.
"Like father - like son
Like teacher - the students"
 Right from deciding about the background music to selecting costumes and make-up, the teachers had given their full co-operation and emerged with a fusion of brilliant ideas.
"Isn't it hard to train 850 students to enact the Indus Valley Civilization and 1000 more for African Civilization?" This is the only question which emerged from the audience who watched the play in Kamaraj Hall.
"Certainly not. It's more of a pleasure than pressure," answered the cool staff of this ever creative school.
Nalini Sampath Kumar
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