In January this year, on a Thursday evening, Nesa Aunty had a visitor from across the globe – Beulin Naladha from Adelaide, Australia, who was in India for a vacation. This is an account of that evening. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- “It wasn’t a deliberate decision actually –[…]
The Blog
The Many Faces of Jabez
We have many phases in this one life, but few people have as many faces as this particular alumni. Meet Jabez from the class of 2008. Jabez’s interest in photography is obvious to anyone on social media. But arguably what he is most famous for,[…]
My Top Five Songs – by Daniel (Volume 1, Issue 2 – The Dohnavur Post)
This is my most loved topic and I should not have any trouble writing on this. But I would not take this as lightly as it would seem, because the picture in my memory is just a little smudged. And will take some digging into[…]
He played Basketball like an Angel – A Short Story by Dani (Volume 2, Issue 1)
It was the yearly picnic from our church. We had decided to go to a small beach a little away from our town. The bus was overflowing with food, fun and laughter as we drove away from the church. I smiled and looked at my[…]
My Favourite Teacher – An Essay by Angie (Volume 2, Issue 7 of The Dohnavur Post
At 5:00am we would hear a soft voice calling “Get up, girls”. The call would be repeated a few times and to those unresponsive, a gentle tap would follow. Once you feel the tap, we move to the praying posture. After a minute you’d hear[…]
Mudslides – An Essay by Eby (Volume 3, Issue 1 – The Dohnavur Post)
Do you know what a hillock is?? I didn’t when I first saw one over two decades back. This one was peculiar, yellow, almost limestone like, and lined with a certain shrub I haven’t seen since; a shrub that, for me and other people I[…]
A How-to blog for a How-to blog
In this blog we answer two important questions: 1. How to stay updated on the alumni news 2. How to subscribe to the SVAA website so that you can stay updated on the alumni news To be honest, what we are going to describe in[…]
The Epidemic Memoirs
by Ruth Thaveedhu It would be surprising if someone made it through SV without being infected by any of the annual epidemics. With bunk beds stacked together like the Nazi camps, infections easily went viral. For at least a month, each year, half[…]
The Eleventh Commandment
Peter, our very own Wodehouse, treats us to yet another classic rendition of stories from boarding school. Excerpts from The Eleventh Commandment The results were out; it was a foregone conclusion that those who did not make it through in the exam would taste wood.[…]
The Routine
Boarding school is a special place. A place where adventures are waiting to happen. A place where ingenuity is forged on the anvil of monotony. It’s a magical world. It’s the land of the fresh and the young. It’s a special place. It’s also a[…]