What do parents want from Loyola these days? A parent whose son joins the upper kindergarten (UKG) this year shares his expectations. Note: This is a guest post. Author name witheld on request. Ever since my son was born, I have...
“If this is one helluva school, why have we not broken into the Big League? Fifty years of sifting and nurturing talent in Trivandrum, and none of international repute,” observed Rajkin in his article on...
Welcome to the inaugural post in the Reflections on Schooling series. Featuring guest posts by Loyolites, the series aims to deepen our understanding of ourselves and Loyola. Back to School, cerebrally! What does “Loyola”...
by MADHU C. MATHEN (1978) A recent news item in the Times of India stated that corporal punishment had been banned in schools in Thailand. My mind raced back over a quarter century, to an age in which the cane was a fixture in...
Guest post by AJAY GEORGE PALAKUZHY (2003 ISC) If I were to ask Loyolites what would be one of their happiest moments in school life I think the top picks would be the following : LaFest 11th standard School Day play Excursion...
Rev Fr KP Mathew SJ has been appointed the new Principal of Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram, according to the March 2013 newsletter of Kerala Jesuits. Rev Fr Varghese Anikuzhy SJ and Rev Fr Joseph Edassery SJ (the outgoing...
Babith George (1993 SSLC) enters Malayalam films as music director. Babith has composed songs and the background score for Dracula 2012. Watch and listen to his song “Paarijaatha Pookkal” here (via YouTube). And then...
On the Loyola School page in Wikipedia, there is a list of ‘notable alumni’. Er…there was. It’s gone. More than a year ago, on 13 June 2011 to be exact, it was removed by Wiki contributor Lettherebelight...
Recently, The Guardian newspaper carried a photo feature on classrooms from different countries. To me, this one came closest to our school. It’s from Bangladesh. The white wall, the tube light, the attendance register...
May 2012 was the Loyola music season. First off the block was Jishnu Dasgupta (1996 ISC), of the Bangalore-based band Swarathma. Their second album Topiwalleh was released in early May. Catch the title track. Or hear them live on...
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