A joyful, emotional reunion of Andhra Mahila Sabha 82 batch

Student life is one of the most cherished moments in everyone’s life. Taking out time and meeting friends become hard after college ends and as one starts working, it gets close to impossible to regularly catch up with friends. The 1982 batch of Andhra Mahila Sabha, Hyderabad, were all excited to meet each other in a college reunion after 34 years on January 4, 2017.

The college campus was filled with joy and cheers as the reunion started. The event was planned in a jiffy and the response was so spontaneous that everything fell in place one after the other. The icing on the cake was having our lecturers with us today and their enthusiasm to be part of this event is a matter of great joy for each one of us.

P Anuradha B Com Sharing her experience about the reunion Chitra Alai from B Com stream says, “Reunions mark the time that went by, a time to reconnect with the past. It evokes emotions far beyond words. There is the uncertainty of how others look… how you look for others… do you remember them and they you.

How life has treated each one of us. It is easy for one to remember the five professors who taught but for them thousands of students in these 34 years is big task. Today I know that each one of us has fared well in life. Our teachers can rest assured that they taught well to turn us into good human beings.”

“It was an emotional moment to see lecturers and students on one dais and that, too, after 34 years. I was in awe of all lecturers, how they remembered almost every student’s face. And I could see on all my friends’ faces child-like happiness,” Naga Rani, BA.

“It was a wonderful and exciting experience meeting my friends after 34 long years and still recognising each other,recollecting names and sweet memories of college days where we had lots of fun.

We are grateful to our lecturers for their guidance not only in college but the zeal they showed to meet all of us. It has definitely given us strength to go ahead in life with confidence,” says B V Lakshmi Ram from B Com stream.

“It was wonderful as well as memorable meeting friends and the ecturers after 34 years. Recognising and recollecting the old golden days and sweet memories. We are grateful to our lecturers for their guidance,” said J Padmavathi, B Com.

“Reunions are nostalgic. We travel down memory lane. Our lecturers and friends shared their feelings. It’s surprising how each one enjoyed college days and loved their lecturers and cherished all those years they spent at the college. It’s been 34 years, but we feel fresh as if it happened yesterday.

True, lecturers may not remember all the students, but they enhanced our personality and life too. We respected, loved and adored them for their personality. We felt as if it was only yesterday that we studied here. Some of us are grannies, the lecturers retired, but still feel their youthful, energetic, inspiring talk. We felt at home,” says, Kalyani Rachala, B Com Lecturers who were awestruck after meeting their students have mixed feelings; some were happy others were emotional and proud of seeing their alumni succeed in life.

“It was heartening for the bunch of veteran retired faculty to meet up with their 1982 batch of students. The transformation of our wards has been amazing – from bubbly, young, energetic girls embracing life with great enthusiasm and joy to these fine, mature women that are now mothers and grandmothers who are also balancing home with good careers.

Our heartfelt gratitude for the warmth extended by the students and here’s raising a toast to their health and happiness,” says Sheila David, former Principal of AMS Arts and Science College for Women, Osmania University.

“I was immensely happy to accept the invitation of my beloved students of 1982 batch and attended the get together with my colleagues. I am proud that all are well settled. May God shower blessings on each one of them? I am taking back wonderful memories with me as I go back to Nellore,” shared Satyabhama, Physical Director (Retired), AMS Arts & Science College for Women, Osmania University.