Lawrence College Ghora Gali Muree
I had posted earlier a report of a visit by Sanawar Students to Ghora Gali, here is the Gallian's visiting Sanawar.
Tue Jul 3, 2007 3:09 am (PST)
(2006), Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree.
GALLIANS’ VISIT TO SANAWAR - INDIA
Ali Umair
Head Boy
Lawrence college,
Ghora Gali, Murree
29th September, 2006 was the historical day when Principal Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree Pakistan headed a delegation, comprising two staff members, College Head-boy, four Prefects along with twelve other boys from class 10th and 11th to India.
Gallians crossed the border on 30th September with great enthusiasm and spirit. They reached Amritsar where they visited Golden Temple and the DAV Public School hosted a lunch for them.
Madam Kalpana Bakhshi along with an other staff member from the Lawrence School, Sanawar received the guests from Pakistan warmly and remained with the young gallians throughout the trip.
Next day, in Chandigarh, the students visited the shopping mall and attended an excellent lunch hosted by the old Sanawarians. We met the two “Old Gallians” of 1930 and 1942 batch in India.
The Principal, Air Commodore (Retd) Farooq H. Kiyani presented the gifts to the old sanawarians and old gallins. The school songs of both of the Schools were sung by the Gallians and old Sanawarians respectively.
The excitement was at its peak at this stage, because now our destination was Lawrence School Sanawar which was about one and a half hour’s drive from Chundigarch. The reception was marvelous and gallians met their beloved Sanawarians, with great and high spirit of love and friendship. The road way from Chandigarh to Sanawar is very much similar to the Rawalpindi – Murree Road. As the time passed, we came to know the fact that not only the roads, motto, houses and boarding-life is similar but also the founder’s day celebrations, P.T., gymnastics and the habit of asking for holidays after the founder’s day is, also very much similar.
Gallians visited the hills of Kasuali after “Gandhi Jayanti” assembly on 2nd October. 2nd October was also of great importance for the reason that Lawrence School Lovedale was also attending the function on that specific day; and it was the great day when all the three Schools founded by Sir Henry Lawrence were assembling together, at one place. On 3rd October, the Founder’s Day celebrations formally started with the advent of athletics and marching, presented by Sanawarians. Gallians also participated in the show and did excellent marching in their own marvelous style. The Principal Lawrence College Pakistan was, the Chief Guest. On 3rd October’s night Sanawarians performed their traditional show called “Tattoo”; it included P.T., gymnastics, bhangra and dance etc.
4th October was the day, when Sanawarians performed NCC parade followed by that prize distribution took place. The Chief Minister Himachal Pardesh was the Chief Guest on that occasion. The Principal Air Commodore (Retd) Farooq H. Kiyani presented the College Crest to the chief guest on the occasion.
Annual Drama function was there, as part of the ceremony. Gallians performed their cultural show and represented the diverse colours under the flag of Pakistan. It was the time to depart from Sanawar.
“People meet to depart”, was the realization.
We reached Simla at night; and in the morning, we were to call on the Governor, at the Governor’s House. We visited Simla and enjoyed its beauty, cleanliness and shopping.
We reached Delhi by train, where we had our lunch in the Five Star Hotel hosted by the President of Old Sanawarians’ Association, Mr. Umer Abdullah.
We started our journey towards Ajmair Sharif on 6th October; spent our night in the famous Mayo College of the Ajmair. We visited the shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Moin-ud-Din and enriched our souls with the spirit of Islam. Afterwards, we visited the Mayo College and went back to Delhi.
We reached Amritsar on 8th October, spent the last night of our visit in India, did a lot of a shopping, had some fun and entered Pakistan on 9th October, 2006, with the tears of love, friendship and gratefulness in our eyes.
We are very thankful to the Sanawarians; and all the related people who hosted us very well. We’ll not be able to forget this historical visit of ours, throughout our lives.
GALLIANS SANAWARIANS DOSTI ZINDA BAD.
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Tue Jul 3, 2007 3:09 am (PST)
(2006), Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree.
GALLIANS’ VISIT TO SANAWAR - INDIA
Ali Umair
Head Boy
Lawrence college,
Ghora Gali, Murree
29th September, 2006 was the historical day when Principal Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree Pakistan headed a delegation, comprising two staff members, College Head-boy, four Prefects along with twelve other boys from class 10th and 11th to India.
Gallians crossed the border on 30th September with great enthusiasm and spirit. They reached Amritsar where they visited Golden Temple and the DAV Public School hosted a lunch for them.
Madam Kalpana Bakhshi along with an other staff member from the Lawrence School, Sanawar received the guests from Pakistan warmly and remained with the young gallians throughout the trip.
Next day, in Chandigarh, the students visited the shopping mall and attended an excellent lunch hosted by the old Sanawarians. We met the two “Old Gallians” of 1930 and 1942 batch in India.
The Principal, Air Commodore (Retd) Farooq H. Kiyani presented the gifts to the old sanawarians and old gallins. The school songs of both of the Schools were sung by the Gallians and old Sanawarians respectively.
The excitement was at its peak at this stage, because now our destination was Lawrence School Sanawar which was about one and a half hour’s drive from Chundigarch. The reception was marvelous and gallians met their beloved Sanawarians, with great and high spirit of love and friendship. The road way from Chandigarh to Sanawar is very much similar to the Rawalpindi – Murree Road. As the time passed, we came to know the fact that not only the roads, motto, houses and boarding-life is similar but also the founder’s day celebrations, P.T., gymnastics and the habit of asking for holidays after the founder’s day is, also very much similar.
Gallians visited the hills of Kasuali after “Gandhi Jayanti” assembly on 2nd October. 2nd October was also of great importance for the reason that Lawrence School Lovedale was also attending the function on that specific day; and it was the great day when all the three Schools founded by Sir Henry Lawrence were assembling together, at one place. On 3rd October, the Founder’s Day celebrations formally started with the advent of athletics and marching, presented by Sanawarians. Gallians also participated in the show and did excellent marching in their own marvelous style. The Principal Lawrence College Pakistan was, the Chief Guest. On 3rd October’s night Sanawarians performed their traditional show called “Tattoo”; it included P.T., gymnastics, bhangra and dance etc.
4th October was the day, when Sanawarians performed NCC parade followed by that prize distribution took place. The Chief Minister Himachal Pardesh was the Chief Guest on that occasion. The Principal Air Commodore (Retd) Farooq H. Kiyani presented the College Crest to the chief guest on the occasion.
Annual Drama function was there, as part of the ceremony. Gallians performed their cultural show and represented the diverse colours under the flag of Pakistan. It was the time to depart from Sanawar.
“People meet to depart”, was the realization.
We reached Simla at night; and in the morning, we were to call on the Governor, at the Governor’s House. We visited Simla and enjoyed its beauty, cleanliness and shopping.
We reached Delhi by train, where we had our lunch in the Five Star Hotel hosted by the President of Old Sanawarians’ Association, Mr. Umer Abdullah.
We started our journey towards Ajmair Sharif on 6th October; spent our night in the famous Mayo College of the Ajmair. We visited the shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Moin-ud-Din and enriched our souls with the spirit of Islam. Afterwards, we visited the Mayo College and went back to Delhi.
We reached Amritsar on 8th October, spent the last night of our visit in India, did a lot of a shopping, had some fun and entered Pakistan on 9th October, 2006, with the tears of love, friendship and gratefulness in our eyes.
We are very thankful to the Sanawarians; and all the related people who hosted us very well. We’ll not be able to forget this historical visit of ours, throughout our lives.
GALLIANS SANAWARIANS DOSTI ZINDA BAD.
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