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School Updates 2015-16

Abhyasa Celebrates its 19th Birthday

The 19th Birthday of ABHYASA International Residential School, Toopran was celebrated on 21st June, 2015 with enthusiasm, fun and frolic. The students of various grades got together and put up entertaining acts and musicals. The energy and passion of the students was visible in the performances that they put up. Our CEO, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, along with the Chief Guest Mr. Vijay Devarakonda, Film Actor and other esteemed dignitaries of the School graced the occasion and took part in the celebrations.

The event commenced at 19:00 hrs at Priyanka’s Play Pen inside the campus. There was a Yoga Demo in view of the International Yoga Day followed by Invocation song & General Welcome. It was an important day for all the students as Class Leaders, Dorm Leaders and Academic Coordinators were chosen for the year 2015-2016. As a part of Investiture ceremony, they were felicitated with a Badge by the Chief Guest. After the investiture ceremony our CEO Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla administered the Oath taking ceremony.

Later Our CEO declared the winners and runners of the inter house competitions held during 2014-15 and the Chief Guest presented the Winners Cup to SHIVA House and Runners Cup to SAKTHI House.

Abhyasa Alumni were also present during the occasion and the CEO of the school interacted with the Chief Guest Mr. Vijay Devarakonda and the students also posed some interesting questions to him which the former answered.

Our CEO, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla along with the Chief Guest cut the huge cake on this memorable occasion. The event turned out even more special with cultural performances (songs & dances) by students of Grade VIII, IX, X, XI & XII. The Chief Guest obliged to the requests of the students and danced to some filmy tunes much to the delight of everybody present. Later our CEO honored the Chief Guest with a memento of Abhyasa. The memories of the event etched in the memories of every one and playing in their mind while having a sumptuous dinner. The day ended with happy memories for everyone.
Aikhyata - Youth Unity Festival 2015

This event was conducted in our school campus on July 7, 2015 and was aimed at developing skills for success. UNITY empowers youth to make better choices as leaders, mentors and positive community role models leading to more productive citizens, safer schools, and healthier communities.

The Youth Unity Festival is our institution’s annual event. It is one of the most important events in our calendar as it presents the most gifted and talented youth students from 11 leading ICSE Schools from across AP & Telengana. Happening in July every year, Youth Unity Festival is an event celebrating performances of students in various cultural activities: Folk dance, Skit, Stamp Designing and Dialogue Writing, Spell Bee Contest, Character Discovery in Shakespeare’s dramas, Science behind situation, Model Presentation and many more.

The participants are adjudged by a Panel of Student Judges who were called and nominated by the participating schools themselves. This is a unique feature of this year. The Events were Non-Competitive in all Categories – but the Panel of Student Judges had judged the best items from among the various performances and displays – presented by various Schools in each category – to foster appreciation for excellence among students.

203 students from 11 ICSE and ISC schools took part in this mega event. Out of 16 competitions, Abhyasa Bagged 5 (First Prizes), 2 (Second Prizes) and 4 (Consolation Prizes). The Chief Guest Dr. K.S. Rathnakar, Chairman, Global Medical Education and Research Foundation, Hyderabad made all spell bound to his speech. He appreciated the ambience of Abhyasa and had given away the prizes to all the winners. Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, CEO of the school presented Abhyasa Memoto to all the schools, participated in Aikhyata Fest 2015. The event ended with the group photograph. The magnitude of participation from students and the fact that it had caught the audience’s attention, ensured that the event was a huge success.
Abhyasa Scores Hattrick in Horlicks Wizkids Competition 2015

Abhyasa scores HATTRICK by bagging Overall Championship at Hyderabad Horlicks Wizkid Competition 2015.

Over 5000 students from 22 schools from Hyderabad participated in the most prestigious event, Horlicks Wizkid 2015 held on 11th August 2015 at Sri Sathya Sai Nigmagamam, Hyderabad to experience “Dream, Explore and Perform” and Abhyasa proved to be the Champions once again. It’s the 7th time in the last 10 years for Abhyasa.

Besides vying for the Horlicks Wizkid title, the students also competed in various other competitions like Quiz, Sudoku, Search, Style Act, Melodious band, Freestyle dance, Hairstyling, Drawing & Painting, Cooking, Photography, Wizcross and Creative writing.

Though it was all about school children, teachers weren’t left behind. In the event ‘Mentor Minute to Fame’ also Abhyasa bagged Silver. They also participated in special shows meant for them towards the end of the day’s events. For the last 16 years, Horlicks Wizkids has been one of the most sought after platforms for bringing schools students across different geographical regions under one roof. This is a specially designed program for children that focus on their overall development.

While receiving the Champions award, our CEO & Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, made this mention. “Thank You Syed Sultan Ahmed!! The Architect of the HORLICKS WIZ KIDS COMPETITION!! The Abhyasa students spent weeks & months looking forward to this event… that creates a Dream, a Goal, an Ambition, a Direction, a Purpose and a Joy that makes their Life in a residential school more enjoyable!! Thanks for creating this Forum for kids to express their talents, gain so much confidence and satisfaction in life… I really don’t know how life at Abhyasa would been without the Horlicks wiz kids competition.. You really make us think, make us create, make us achieve… Thank you so much for making all this happen!!!
Abhyasa Times

The inaugural edition of Abhyasa Times magazine, the official magazine for Abhyasites, is now out.

The new publication was brought out by Abhyasa teachers and students working together and bringing their expertise to the table to create something special. This monthly magazine includes news, articles, stories, happenings etc. about Abhyasa and will be covered on a monthly basis.

The first issue includes stories about:
  • Abhyasa’s 19h Birthday Celebrations.
  • Snippets of Students and teachers interviews with parents.
  • Students visit to ISRO, picnic etc.
  • Activity Management & Sports Management news.

The next issue is scheduled to publish by the end of August.
Medical Camp

On 8th August 2015 a free medical camp was organized by Abhyasa. A team of 6 Doctors along with their team from Mediciti Hospital from Hyderabad have come especially for the seva. The inauguration was done by Mrs. P.L.N. Swamy, Advisor; Mr. Karmachandran, COO and the team of doctors by lighting the lamp. The camp included ENT, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, General Medicine, Ophthalmology and surgery apart from the general check-up like height, weight, blood pressure, sugar, blood grouping etc.. Later free medicines were distributed to all the patients. Around 400 people from Toopran and surrounding areas have taken the advantage of the services and facilities provided. Students from Abhyasa have volunteered to the services and did all the arrangements as required for this camp.
Haritha Haram - Greener Abhyasa

Abhyasites have taken part in “Haritha Haram”, an afforestation program by the government of Telangana on 23rd of July 2015 in our school premises where in 200 saplings were planted. Mr. G. Srinivas, Toopran Mandal President launched the tree plantation program by planting a sapling of Teak. The other distinguished guests who attended the program were Mrs. Sivamma, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Toopran & Mr. Ali, Executive Officer of Gram Panchayat, Toopran. From Abhyasa, Mrs. P.L.N. Murthy, Advisor; Mr. Karmachandran, Chief Operations Officer; Mr. U. Srinivas Murthy, Principal; Mr. B. Vijay Kumar, Registrar & other staff members and students were present during the program.
HMUN India 2015

27 students and 2 faculty members from Abhyasa were a part of 3000 delegates from 106 schools across 15 countries participated in the Harvard Model United Nations Conference, at Novotel, Hitech City, Hyderabad from 13th August to 16th August 2015.

A model United Nations Conference concentrated on various global issues and ended in the formation of a draft resolution. Abhyasa students actively participated in the discussions and played instrumental roles in preparation of committee resolutions. The experience gained from the conference was a head ahead in the process of socialization. HMUN India V was a Cauldron of Culture, talent and diversity – an event that brought 16 countries together, an event that created simple resolutions to very complicated problems.

The interview with Mr. Raghuram Rajan, the Governor of RBI created awareness about the importance of decisions. He said Right decisions taken at right time is as precious as gold. The delegation from Abhyasa was ably guided and trained by the HMUN-Abhyasa Coordinator Mr. V. P. Raveendran.
69th Independence Day Celebrations at Abhyasa

‘Cowards die many times before their death’,

But, the valiant never taste their death, but once’.

The 69th Independence Day was celebrated with giety and splendor at Abhyasa. The flag hoisting ceremony was conducted in amphi theatre. The School COO Lt. Col. Karmachandran hoisted the Tricolor by 08.45 A.M. The entire school later witnessed the students marching in rhythm with perfect unison and coordination on the drum beats and saluted the Tricolor. The School Registrar Mr. Vijay Kumar, school Principal Mr. U.Srinivasa Murthy, Vice Principal Dr. Vandana Patluri, were also present during the program. Free School Uniforms were distributed by SAT members to the Aalingana children.

As a part of the Independence Day celebrations, the social studies department conducted various competitions which included patriotic songs, dances, fancy dress etc. for school children of different age groups. The winners were awarded with prizes. The Competitions were co-ordinated by Mr. V.P.Raveendran, History Teacher.

Lt. Col. Karmachandran, COO; Mr. Srinivas Murthy, Principal; Ms. Geetha, Commerce Teacher and Mr.Shashank Sekhar, Social Studies Teacher spoke on different topics on the occasion.

Sweet distributions were arranged outside of the Amphi Theatre. Students and teachers enjoyed the program very much. It was a day for all of us to re-dedicate our commitment towards our nation.
Aalapana - The Music Fest 2015

Aalapana – the Music Fest was celebrated on 6th September 2015. Sri Ayyagari Shyamasundaram, Sangeetha Nataka Academy Awardee, “Veena Vadhya Vidya Visharada”, “Sunada Sudanidhi”, “Mahathi Kalanidhi”, “Sangeetha Vidwanmani” was the Chief Guest for the evening. “Anubhav – The Amphitheatre” was beautifully decorated for the program. The Students of Abhyasa had presented a variety of songs starting with an invocation song of Lord Ganesh followed by many devotional and famous Movie songs. The singing was so melodious that even rain god could not resist and started pouring cats and dogs, when the agile teachers and students had to shift the program to the adjacent ‘Priyanka’s Playpen”.

The heavy rains could not dampen the spirits of the students and the audience. Later, Sri Shyamasundaram enthralled the audience with his oratory skills and interacted with Abhyasites and gave them some inspiring messages and advised them to look beyond engineering, medicine & management and to take up Music as a career option. The program ended with our Advisor, COO and Principal, felicitating the Chief Guest. The Chief Guest then had dinner with the School SAT Members and assured to visit once again to interact with the blooming singers of the School.
Abhyasa celebrates her Annual Sports Day

Abhyasa celebrates her Annual Sports Day every year normally on the last working day of the first semester. This year it was held on 18th October 2015 at the school campus. The preparations began almost a month back with all the students and staff practicing for the day. Excitement was at its peak for the event as well as for the vacation which was about to begin. Mr. T. Vikram, IPS, DIG, CISF, NISA Hyderabad was the Chief Guest for the Annual Sports Day. The Chief Guest was accompanied by Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, CEO & Founder Director of the School in a procession from the Administrative Block to the ‘Priyanka’s Playground’. The procession was led by Poornakumbham, followed by Vedic chanting, dandiya dance, school band and escorts marching in a slow march. From the entrance of the playground they proceeded for the inspection of regiments on an open top jeep. The chief guest inspected the parade of the students and then declared open the sports meet by releasing 2 white doves and balloons. He then lighted the Sports Meet torch which was carried by 5 Ace sportsmen who won National Medals for Abhyasa and was handed over to Master Kumar Devanand to light the Sports Meet Flame.

The parade was led by Kumar Devanand followed by the Vice-Captains of the school. Apart from the eight contingents – 4 each of the two houses Shiva and Shakthi, there were also contingents of all the 9 student management groups viz. Academic, Activity, Art & Culture, Campus, Discipline, Mess, Rural Service, Spirituality, Sports and Value Champion. There was a separate contingent for the 6 values of Abhyasa.

Opening ceremony of the Sports Day began with a traditional Lambadi dance, a dance on patriotic song by Aalingana students, display of Kung-fu, Yoga and mass drill. This was followed by a 4×100 meters relay race for the super senior category which was won by Shiva House. Parents also participated wholeheartedly in the run specially organized for them. Gents had an 80 metre run whereas for ladies it was musical chair. Prizes were distributed to the students and parents who excelled in various inter house events held across the year. Prof. Shastri, a Governing Body Member had placed before the audience the Annual Report for the year 2015. The Chief Guest spoke on the values required for the current generation and how Abhyasa is contributing towards the same. The sports meet ended with vote of thanks by Mr. Vijay Kumar, Registrar. The CEO & Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla later felicitated the Chief Guest with a Shawl and Memento.

The students then left for the Dussera – Diwali vacation with lots of fun and memories.
Abhyasa overall championship of the AP & Telangana Regional Sports Meet
After the Hat-Trick win at the Horlicks Overall Champions the winning spree of Abhyasa did not stop. Winning the overall championship of the AP & Telangana Regional Sports Meet, which is an equally important event for the sports enthusiasts, was the next challenge. The winning of Horlicks had given the required momentum and every single person was super charged to bring accolades to themselves and for Abhyasa. With a lot of determination and dedication everyone was giving their 100 percent all out efforts. Even though Abhyasa lost in Basketball, Football and Cricket in the boy’s category, the senior girls winning bronze in Basketball and senior boys winning silver in the Volleyball gave some hope. The students in other events bucked up and made good the loss. It was time for Aquatics and the swimming team gave a total wash out performance by winning 11 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals – a total of 34 medals. The Badminton, Lawn Tennis and Quiz teams also won 3 Silver and 5 bronze medals in the senior’s category and were able to showcase their talents in their field. It was now time for the Athletes to prove their Mettle. It was a Grand event which took place at Gachibowli Stadium. Kumar Devanand led the contingent by winning gold and a bronze in 100M and Long Jump respectively. Thereafter there was no looking back as medals started flowing in Abhyasa’s kitty. The senior boys and girls team won gold in 100M relay whereas the junior boys team won bronze in the same event. Vaishnavi Ghatole wrapped a silver and bronze each in Shotput and Discuss throw respectively. The day 1 ended with 20 medals. The day 2 started with Kumar Devanand winning 2 golds in Triple Jump and Hurdles where as Aishwarya won silver and bronze in Triple Jump and High jump respectively. At the end of the event Abhyasa was adjudged the Overall Champions in both the Senior Boys and Girls categories. Abhyasa also bagged the Runners-Up trophy for the Best March Past. The Athletic events ended with a Bagful of Medals and with a hope and promise from all the students that the coming year all the Individual Championships as well as the Overall championships also come to Abhyasa.
The final medals tally of Abhyasa is as follows:
Founders' Day Celebration 2015

Founders’ Day was celebrated on 23rd September 2015 in “Anubhav – The Amphitheatre”. On this day, birthdays of all the Founding Members of Abhyasa – Mr. Rangadas Kalletla, Mrs. Padmavati Kalletla and Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla is celebrated. The magnitude of the program had to be grand, given the celebrations of three birthdays together. The entire school campus was decorated with lights. Not a single tree or a plant was left out. The path starting from the Amphitheatre entrance to the stage was lit with lights. The stage was well decorated with balloons and cut-outs.

The Founders were received right from the toll gate on the National Highway by a group of Motorists and were led in a Motorcade consisting of 12 bikes and a car till the School Gate. At the school gate they were given a grand and traditional welcome with nadaswaram, vedic chanting and blowing of conch shells. They were then seated on a big chariot drawn by 2 horses and were taken in a procession till the school temple. The procession was led by a student carrying Poorna-kumbham, followed by vedic chanting, dandiya dance, School Band and nadaswaram followed by the Chariot. After a brief stop at the school temple the procession again started to the amphitheatre – the venue for the celebrations. The celebrations started with an invocation song and a dance. Later some group songs and dances were performed. The Advisor of the school Mrs. P.L.N. Murthy then presented a power-point presentation depicting the various avatars of our respected CEO & Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla viz. as a son like Rama, a disciple like Eklavya, a Dhyanayogi like Vivekananda, a Philanthropist, a movie Director, a music Lover, an Artist, a Sculpture, a dancer, a chef, a Vanamali – garden lover etc.

CEO & Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla then did padapuja to his parents by washing and offering flowers at their feet. He garlanded and gave away gifts to them. He then did puja to Mrs. & Mr. Murthy and gave away gifts to them. The Governing Body Members of the school Prof. A.S. Shastry and Dr. B.V. Pattabhiram then blessed Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla. A staff and student of Abhyasa later washed the Founder Director’s feet and took blessings from him. Harathi was given to all the Founder Members by the female staff of Abhyasa. 3 big cakes were made for the Founders to cut and celebrate. The Founder Director was fed a piece of cake by his parents and vice versa. He then gave a piece of cake to a few staffs and students who were present on the stage. The staff presented to the Founder Director with a birthday card and a gift. Then students of different classes also presented him cards and gifts. A lavish dinner was arranged for the Founders, their invitees and Governing Body Members in the Playpen whereas for staff and students it was arranged in the school dining hall.

After the dinner it was time for the felicitation of the winners in Horlicks Wizkid 2015 and AP & Telangana Regional Sports 2015. It was a nostalgic moment for all the achievers to be felicitated and being given so much of honor and gave other students motivation to out-perform themselves in the coming years so that they too get a chance to go on the stage and get the honor.

Later 9th Graders released their batch name in style and chose to be known as ‘Amandans’.
Parents Picnic & Commerce Fest 2015

Vanabhojanam is a ritual annual picnic undertaken during Kartika masam (November – December). Every year in the first week of December Abhyasa arranges Parents Picnic and Commerce Fest at a place away from school in the midst of trees, water bodies and mountains. This year it was arranged on 6th December 2015 at Kistapur, 5 kms away from Toopran. The location is surrounded by rocks and trees.

The Commerce Fest is a commercial activity by Students of Grade IX and XI wherein they form different companies, plan, organize and execute various commercial activities. The Grade IX students formed a company named ‘Pegasus’ whereas the Grade XI students named their company as ‘Flash’. In this commerce activity the students contributed money, bargained with dealers and distributors and bought goods at a discounted rate and sold them at a slight margin to the parents and others who attended the picnic. The items on sale ranged from eatables to clothes, from toys to modern games to electronic gadgets, ice-creams, Pizzas and Burgers, fashion accessories etc. and arranged many entertaining programs as well. The profits earned from these activities are then used for Social activities as Gram Seva, etc.

Close by in another tent entertainment programs for the parents were arranged by the school staff. Games and quiz were arranged to keep the parents entertained. Parents were invited to showcase their talents in dance, music and others. Lot of parents voluntarily came forward and participated in the activities and displayed their sportsman spirit. Winners were awarded with prizes.

A sumptuous lunch was organized by Abhyasa for the parents. Then the CEO and Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla launched a Mobile Application of Abhyasa and addressed the gathering. After the presentation, Snacks were served and it was the time to bid farewell. In all everyone enjoyed the picnic and many parents thanked for the thoughtfulness of arranging such activities wherein they could spend some quality time with their children in such beautiful surroundings away from daily hustle and bustle of life.
Abhyasa Mobile App

Abhyasa International Residential School has launched its own Mobile App on 6th December 2015. The CEO and Founder Director of Abhyasa, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, launched the application by pressing the button in the presence of students, parents and staff during Annual Parents Picnic in Kistapur near Toopran. Now parents of Abhyasa International can get all info from the school campus at their finger tips. Abhyasa has always been the first in the Telugu State to introduce and provide up-to-date-technology for the convenience of the students and parents.

Youth Games

Every year Abhyasa organizes Youth Games for Toopran Mandal Youth. Nearby village Youth Clubs, teams & schools come and participate in different games and athletic events. On 21st November 2015, the games were inaugurated by the auspicious hands of Toopran DSP Mr. Venkateshwarlu Garu who was the Chief Guest for the Opening Ceremony. As per the tradition of Abhyasa the Chief Guest was taken in a procession from School Temple to Priyanka’s Playground by school band and the escorts marching in a slow march. After reaching the dais the Chief Guest hoisted the National Flag and declared the Toopran Mandal Youth Games Open. Later he lighted the Games Torch which was carried by the last year’s champion and ignited the Youth Games Flame. The Chief Guest, in his speech, motivated all the players and asked them to play the game with sportsman spirit and by abiding to the rules and regulations of the game.

This year three games were organized in two different categories, one for Youth & Private clubs and another for School level. For team events, 2 games viz. Volley Ball and Kho-Kho, and for Individual events – Athletics (100mts., 200mts. And 400mts) were organized. Around 20 teams participated for Volley Ball in Youth and School Category and 10 teams for Kho-Kho in School Category. More than 400 students participated in different games. The games were conducted for two days wherein team games were played on the 1st day and the finals were played on 2nd day along with Athletic events.. Lot of talented players was seen fighting for their teams in Volley Ball and Kho-Kho. The basic aim to conduct these games is to create awareness about sports and games and to identify and felicitate talent in and around Toopran.

Toopran Mandal President Mr. Gummadi Srinivas and Sarpanch of Toopran Ms. Shivamma Garu were the guests for the closing ceremony. A grand prize distribution ceremony was arranged for all the winning teams and individual champions of Athletics. All the students were very happy and expressed their gratitude for being provided a platform to showcase their talent. Free food was served by Abhyasa student volunteers to all the participants on both the days. The final results are as follows:-

Volley Ball (School):
  • Manoharabad ZPHS- Winners
  • ZPHS Toopran – Runners UP
Volley Ball (Youth):
  • Nalanda Youth – Winners
  • Manoharabad Youth – Runners UP
Kho- Kho (School):
  • Telangana Residential School (B)- Winners
  • Telangana Residential School – (A) – Runners Up
Individual Champions for Athletics:-
  • Rupesh for School – 3 Golds in 100, 200, 400 Mtrs run
  • Vinay for Youth – 2 Golds in 100, 200 & 1 Silver in 400 Mtrs
Guru Divas (Teacher's Day) 2015

It’s the day to express gratitude to all the Teachers in our life. If we are proud of what we are today, we ought to thank our teachers. Yes it’s Teachers Day and Abhyasites have honored them in style with a delightful and colorful offering.

Teachers Day was celebrated as Guru Divas in Abhyasa on September 5, 2015, in a traditional way by doing Guru Pada puja. The day started with the students escorting all the teachers and staff to the amphitheatre. Each student offered flower petals, kumkum, akshat and prostrated obeisance at their Gurus’ feet after washing them. Later they were welcomed traditionally by sprinkling scented water and showering flower petals. This traditional program was followed by felicitating all the teachers by the School Advisor Mrs. P.L.N. Murthy. Thereafter the students performed cultural program in which dances, skit and songs were presented. Students organized fun games for the staff which involved Antakshari, Dumb Charades and Tug-of-War.
Rural Service arranged an Old Age Home visit

In an attempt to inculcate Social responsibility and simplicity, TEAM Rural Service arranged an Old Age Home visit on Sunday, 29th November, 2015. The Students of Abhyasa have an opportunity to do things differently.

The students of grade 9th along with Social Service Coordinator Mr Ravindran, started the journey by 2.30pm and by 3.30pm they reached the Danghoria Old Age Home in Narsapur. In spite of fighting with the odds, their heartwarming welcome made the hearts of students skip a bit. Their laugh made the students cry. The students of Abhyasa interacted with the inmates for about 2 hours. They whole heartedly heard the inmates and their problems.

The students distributed fruits and biscuits to the inmates. They also distributed shawls to the elderly people to fight against the chill weather. The students wanted to spend more time with the inmates but for the time constraints and had to return with heavy hearts and taking a vow that they will never abandon their parents and send them to old age homes.

For all of them these memories will be cherished for their lifetime and surely many of the students decided that they will surely contribute to such worthy causes in their adult life.
Film Making Workshop at Abhyasa
Day-1 of  Choreography

With an aim to impart skills on Film Making, Abhyasa organized 7-days Film Making Workshop starting from 13th December 2015.

Students from Class-VI to XI participated in the workshop to learn the minute details of the movie making. The participating student’s have been divided into 5 teams who will be making a short film after the completion of the workshop.

This workshop is being conducted under the guidance of the Stalwarts from Bollywood.

Day-1 – ‘Choreography’ by Ace Bollywood Director of Choreograpy, Bhaavesh Gandhi. He trained the students on different dancing styles, how to break a song into bars and choreograph each bar, nuances on placing camera in different angles, the techniques of wipe out etc. He later taught the participants some dance moves for a song. The participants thanked him very much and had a group photo with him. Bhaavesh shared his email-id with the participants and told them to be in touch with him at any time for any guidance.
Day-2 - Music & Technology
Mr. Suresh Peters, famous music composer and singer of A.R.Rehman group had conducted the workshop sessions on the Day 2 of the 7-day Film Making Workshop on 20th December 2015. He explained in detail the various software used for composing and mixing music. He also detailed how sound effects are given to a movie scene or advertisements. He divided the participants into 2 groups and asked them to write a song on a product for its advertisement and then taught them how to musically compose them with suitable music and signature mnemonic codes. The participants learnt about scene gathering, sound effects and mnemonic codes. He later showed his proficiency in playing guitar and drums. The student participants also learnt how to work in team, how to think creatively and out of the box.
Day-3 - Fashion designer

Mr. Ken Ferns, a multi talented person and a Fashion designer had conducted the workshop on 3rd day of Film Making Workshop at Abhyasa on 27th December 2015. He showed the students different design patterns, jewellery designing, product embellishment, fabric enhancement, packaging, accessories, tie and dye and ramp walk. During the workshop the students learnt how to creatively design a dress depending on the occasion and theme. The participants were divided into groups and were given different themes and were asked to design their dress. The focus of the workshop was on the skill development among the participants of the workshop.

Day-4 - Cinematography

Mr. Mukesh G., Cinematographer of Lunch Box, Dear Dad etc. fame was the speaker for Abhyasa Film Making Workshop on 3rd January 2016. He started the session with narrating his struggle to become a cinematographer. He spoke in details regarding the conditions required for shooting a film as well as the technical details about the light, camera, sound and the ISO standards. He explained to the participants about the various cameras and lenses required to shoot the film and the required number of frames per second. Later he asked the participants to shoot a video and corrected them and suggested the techniques related to color balance, camera angles etc.
Day-5 of Film Making Workshop - Scriptwriting

Mr. Niranjan Iyengar who created the Magic of Bollywood Blockbusters like ‘Kal Hona Ho’, ‘Jism’, ‘My Name is Khan’, ‘Wake up Sid’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Heroine’, ‘Ra-One’ etc. was the guest at Abhyasa Film Making Workshop on 17th January 2016. He interacted with the participants on all the aspects of story and Scriptwriting. He divided all the participants in 5 groups and asked each group to write a story and discussed in detail about its pace, style etc. He shared his experience as a scriptwriter and a movie maker.
Abhyasa gets Tollywood Bigwigs for Grand Finale of 7 Day Film Making Workshop

The 7-day Film Making Workshop, a first of its kind ever held for any School by Bollywood specialists and experts concluded here in at Abhyasa International School located in city outskirts. The Workshop concluded with screening of Five Short Films, made by the five teams out of the workshop participants. Awards were presented to the teams for their outstanding works in Filmfare Awards style. The Grand Finale of the Workshop was graced by Allu Bobby, Director of Geeta Arts; Rajkumar Roy, Professor at Ramanaidu Film School, Actor Arvind Krishna and Director & Short Film Maker Vijay Das.

The short films that were made by students include: “Dil Ka Raastha”, “Her or Smoking”, “I Don’t Know”, “H2O” and “Mera Badla Jahaan”. These films of 7 to 10 minutes duration were screened for the 500 plus gathering of students, parents and panel of judges in an open air theatre of the school. Subsequently judges announced awards for the meritorious films and presented awards to them. “Mera Badla Jahaan”, based on real life story, got maximum recognitions. It got recognition for Best Visual Design, Casting and Cinematography. Best Editing and Best Direction went to “Her or Smoking”; Best Theme to “I Don’t Know” and Best Story award was bagged by “Dil Ka Raasta”. Sharan of “H2O” Short Film adjudged as the Best Actor and Akanksha of “Her or Smoking”, Best Actress.

Prior to the presentation of Awards Abhyasa students showcased a beautiful ‘Style Act’ by walking on the ramp. The confidence, the personality that they carried on the ramp was the best and comparable to the best of the best professional models, commented one of the parents, who is also into Fashion Designing. “Film Making is the business of honesty. It is wonderful to get film making into school curriculum”, said Prof Rajkumar Roy of Ramanaidu Film School addressing the students.

“Film Making is a broad subject. I come from film family. I wish i had such an opportunity to study film making as an extracurricular activity in my school” said Allu Bobby, Director of Geeta Arts, who is a son of Allu Arvind.

There is no formal education offered to get into Films. If you cultivate right bent of mind of film making from early childhood, it will work wonders commented Arvind Krishna, Film Star. Story is very important. We need to tell stories in a job interviews, to investors in companies and everywhere. You must understand the importance of it, Allu Bobby told the audience.

Earlier welcoming gathering Mr. Vinayaaka Kalleetla, CEO & Founder Director of Abhyasa Residential Public School and a Film Maker said that it was first of its kind of a workshop ever held in any school in the country. That too bollywood specialists and subject experts coming and addressing is something which the school has taken a very conscious decision. He underlined the importance of Fine Arts. It must be made as one of the most important co curricular activity in the school. Education in Fine Arts is an integral part of the development of each human being. When a child learns Fine Arts, it refines his behavior, changes his or her attitude. It teaches the most important and a rare commodity – Creativity. When will our Indian Cinema change? When will it go global? he questioned. Fine Arts should be inculcated from school level, he said.

Abhyasa, the modern school with Gurukul ethos is known of its innovative curriculum. Moving away from routine activities, Abhyasa School kicked off a 7 Day Film Making Workshop on 13th December.The expert faculty of the Film Making Workshop included Art Director and Bajirao Mastani fame Sriram Ieyengar on Art Direction; Ace Bollywood Director of Choreography, Bhaavesh Gandhi; Script Writer, the fame of ‘Kal Hona Ho’, ‘Jism’, ‘My Name is Khan’ Niranjan Iyengar; Music Director, rapper/Singer whose notable songs include “Chikku Bukku Rayile” from Gentleman and “Style” from the film Sivaji: The Boss – Suresh Peters; Fashion Designer, a visiting faculty at some of the finest fashion schools in the country, namely N.I.F.T, Wigan & Leigh, L.S Raheja, S.N.D.T – Ken Ferns; Cinematographer, fame of Lunch Box – Mukesh G.

Total 50 students of 8th to 11th standard participated in the workshop. Out of which five teams

comprising of 5 members each were selected to produce short films in a duration of 10 days. Given the time frame and limitations, they have produced some outstanding work which is evident from the feedback and learning they shared on the dais.

All most all the short films made had a very good social message. The budding Film Makers also learnt important lessons from Jury such as “Passing exam is not very great. But getting prepared for life and doing well in it matters the most”. They also leant that when they produce a film they must keep in mind the attention span of audience and accordingly they must trim the shots and content.

The evening ended with Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, CEO & Founder Director of Abhyasa felicitating the Panel of Judges with mementoes and gifts.
Abhyasites Visit To Satish Dhavan Space Research Centre, Sriharikota

The Sriharikota Range, the Satellite Launching Station of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), popularly known as SHAR is situated on an island of Sullurupeta-a small town in Nellore district, of the state Andhra Pradesh. Geographically Sriharikota Range(SHAR) is situated at 80 Deg. East and 13 Deg. North. The launch Centre located at Sriharikota island, was named as Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR(SDSC,SHAR) in September 2002, in memory of Prof Satish Dhwan, who was Chairman of ISRO from 1972 to 1984. SHAR Centre is recognized the second best location for launching the rockets.

The students of Abhyasa International Residential School got the opportunity of visiting SDSC, SHAR on 24th June, 2015 along with the members of Space Adhyaan , one of the education partners of Abhyasa. It is a rare and pleasant opportunity provided to school by the ISRO. Soon after reaching SHAR, the students of Abhyasa were at first taken to the Auditorium and shown them a movie on all the stages of Rockt Launching. After the movie, the students interacted with Shri.Viswanath Sharma, HOD of Technical Department, SDS SHAR.

Later, the students visited “Space Museum” and read the history of ISRO and its future plans. They saw the models of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle) GSLV(Geo Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle), GSLV MK III. Then They were taken to Rocket Launching Pad where they were Shown the First Used Launching Pad and the Current Launching Pad and explained to them how the rockets are launched from there. In live, they saw the Meteorological Satellite and the UK Commercial Satellite which is going to be launched on 10th July, 2015. It is told that Abhyasa is the first school that has been allowed to visit the Rocket Launching Pads ever since 2002.
Hemanth Utsav 2016 - A Spectacular Cultural Extravaganza on TOLERANCE

Hemanth Utsav, the Annual Cultural Night of Abhyasa International Residential School held at Shilpakala Vedika on January 10, 2016, Sunday evening. Mr. A.K. Khan, Director General of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau Telangana State had graced the occasion. The Chief Guest inaugurated the Hemanth Utsav 2016 by lighting the lamp amidst Vedic Recitation.

Chairman of the Abhyasa Governing Body, Dr. Roddam Prabhakar Rao, Retd DG of Police welcomed the gathering.

On this occasion Abhyasa 20 years Logo was unveiled by the chief guest Mr. A.K.Khan.

Later Investiture Ceremony of School Captain and Abhyasa Student Management Team was also held. Gold Medals were presented to the students for their Academic Excellence in Class X and XII Board Examinations of March 2015.

The Theme of the Hemanth Utsav 2016 was TOLERANCE a dance and drama cultural extravaganza wherein all the 400 students of Abhyasa hailing from all over India and abroad participated, as part of the Abhyasa policy: ‘No Child Left Behind’.

  • Politics without Principles: Just as a citizen of this country is punished for breaking Law, Politicians should also be made accountable for breaking promises. Things will not improve till then.
  • Education without Character: Education is for Life, not for Living. The end of education is character. Education without character is useless. Our character is reflected in our words, behavior and conduct in daily life. Intolerance in Society is reflection of lack of individual character.
  • Science without Humanity: We live in a world of “guided missiles and misguided men,” where we are technically advanced but we find it impossible to cope with the most basic of life’s challenges: Humanity & how to live together in peace and health.
  • Freedom without equality: Gender inequality is rampant in India. In Vedas it is said – Yatra Naryastu pujyante! Ramante tatra Devata – Where WOMEN are respected, GODS are Happy.
  • Commerce without Morality: Profit motive in business has been exaggerated out of proportion. Morality, Ethical behavior and Social responsibility has been forgotten to earn more profit. Money comes and goes but Morality Comes and Grows.
  • Religion without Sacrifice: People are fighting in the name of religion. The prophets came to unite all people – But today we divide ourselves in the name of the Prophets and even fight on behalf of them. There is only one religion, The Religion of Love, there is only one Caste, the Caste of Humanity.
  • The program concluded with vote of thanks by Prof. A.S.Shastri, Abhyasa Governing Body.
  • More than 2000 guests and parents have attended the event.
15th SOF National Cyber Olympiad

The 15th SOF National Cyber Olympiad was conducted at Abhyasa International Residential School. Medals of Excellence have been awarded to 2 students for achieving the top ranks in the State and were qualified for the Level – II. A total of 16 students were awarded with medals out of which 9 students received Gold, 4 students received Silver and 3 students received Bronze medals.

The medal winners list is as follows:

NameClassMedal
K DigvijayXI SciGold – Medal of Excellence
K ManikantaXI SciGold – Medal of Excellence
Toshik SarafXI ComGold
Ganesh UttarwarXGold
T Nitin SaiIXGold
Cholleti TejaVIIIGold
Tejas NairVIIGold
A JashwanthVIGold
G Praceeda ReddyVIGold
Pawan KumarXSilver
V Nachiketh ReddyVIIISilver
Shree Raj MVIIISilver
Akarsh Reddy AVIISilver
Srinidh JillaXBronze
Pavan Kumar MachaVIIIBronze
Govindraj JagdishVIIBronze
SOF National Science Olympiad

The 18th SOF National Science Olympiad was conducted at Abhyasa International Residential School. A total of 20 students were awarded with medals out of which 9 students received Gold, 6 students received Silver and 5 students received Bronze medals.

The medal winners list is as follows:
9th SOF International Mathematics Olympiad

The 9th SOF International Mathematics Olympiad was conducted at Abhyasa International Residential School. A total of 23 students were awarded with medals out of which 8 students received Gold, 9 students received Silver and 6 students received Bronze medals.

The medal winners list is as follows:
67th Republic Day Celebrations 2016

The 67th Republic Day was celebrated with pomp and splendour at Abhyasa. The celebrations started with all the students participating in a short Marathon Run from the Toopran Police Station to the Abhyasa School Campus. Mr Venkat Reddy, DSP. flagged off the run. As the DSP signalled the flag all the boys and girls started their run with full enthusiasm, spirits and efforts. The winners of the run in both boys and girls category were given the honour to hoist the National Flag in the presence of Principal Mr. Srinivas Murthy. Master Santosh Reddy and Miss Aishwarya Wadiyar of Class XI won the race in boys and girls category respectively by reaching the finishing line first. After that the students walked in rhythm on the drum beats. It was wonderful to watch all the students walk in perfect unison and coordination. Class IX boys won the winner’s trophy for the best march past.

By 9:15am the much awaited cultural program started. The school conducted various competitions for the students in the following events: Quiz (History of India from 1865 to 1947), Stamp Designing (Role of youth in Nation Building), Elocution (Pros and Cons of Technology) and Group Dance (Patriotism / Secularism). Sweets were distributed to all the students after the morning session. Prizes were distributed to the winners in each of the competitions. The Principal addressed the gathering. He enlightened the audience through his eloquent speech. Filled with patriotic spirit and enthusiasm, the program ended with singing National Anthem by 11:00 am.
Adventure Camp on 26th January

Abhyasa conducted an adventure camp for the students on the Republic Day in its sprawling campus. The camp started at 8:00am and went on till 6:00 pm. The students enjoyed the day with lots of adventurous activities like Commando net, Flying fox, River crossing, Rappelling, Burma Bridge, Double rope bridge, Hop scotch, Jumaring, Swinging Ladder, Artificial wall climbing, Stepping stones (Balancing) and lots of Fun games.

Abhinaya - The Dance Fest 2016

Dance and Music play a very important role in the overall development of a student along with studies. Dancing soothes and relaxes the minds of over-stressed school-children and at the same time educates the children and stimulates their concentration and creativity.

Abhinaya – The Dance Fest is an integral part of Abhyasa which is celebrated every year. Abhyasa gives an opportunity to its students to discover and hone their dancing skills and find their vocation in Indian Classical Dance. This year Abhinaya was celebrated on 31st January 2016 at its campus. Andhra Natya exponent Guru Kalakrishna Garu, a renowned Kuchipudi dancer both at national and international levels, was the Chief Guest for the evening. 75 students from across Classes IV to XII presented their skills in different forms of Indian Dances from different parts of the country such as Dandiya, Bengali Diya Dance, Rajasthani, Garbha, Bhangra & Gidda, Lavani, Koli, Goan and last but not the least a fusion dance comprising of Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Mohiniyattam. Later all the 75 dancers joined together on the stage for a grand finale amidst a loud applause from the entire audience. The Chief Guest spoke about the origin of dancing and the different forms of dancing in a lucid way. He also showed some steps used in Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam. The Chief Guest was felicitated with shawl and memento by our CEO and Founder Director Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla for gracing the occasion. The program ended with singing the National Anthem.
Abhyasa U-12 Soccer Team wins the Runners Cup Celebrations

The Abhyasa U-12 Soccer Team won the Runners Cup in the inaugural 5-a-side Dr. Sanjeevi Rao Memorial Under-12 Soccer Tournament organized by Oro Sports at Gandipet in the outskirts of Hyderabad on 5th and 6th February 2016. More than 30 schools and Football Academies participated in this league cum Knock-out tournament. Shreyas Munge of Class VI won the ‘Golden Boot’ award by scoring total 10 goals in the tournament. Mietul Chandranna of Class V came close by scoring 9 goals. Mr. K.T.Tama Rao was the chief Guest for the event and gave away the prizes to the winning teams. Team: Nayan (C ), Shreyas, Yash, Shivam, Aayush, Anshul, Vatsal and Mietul.
Visit to Sriharikota Rocket Launching Centre

75 students of Abhyasa International Residential School got the opportunity of visiting SDSC, SHAR on 4th February, 2016. Soon after reaching SHAR, the students of Abhyasa were at first taken to the Auditorium and shown them a movie on all the stages of Rocket Launching. After the movie, the students interacted with Shri.Viswanath Sharma, HOD of Technical Department, SDS SHAR.

Later, the students visited “Space Museum” and knew the history of ISRO and its future plans. They saw the models of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle) GSLV (Geo Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle), GSLV MK III. Then they were taken to Rocket Launching Pad where they were shown the First Used Launching Pad and the Current Launching Pad and explained to them how the rockets are launched from there. The students made notes of all the details of various Launching Vehicles.

The Sriharikota Range, the Satellite Launching Station of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), popularly known as SHAR is situated on an island of Sullurupeta-a small town in Nellore district, of the state Andhra Pradesh. Geographically Sriharikota Range(SHAR) is situated at 80 Deg. East and 13 Deg. North. The launch Centre located at Sriharikota island, was named as Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR (SDSC,SHAR) in September 2002, in memory of Prof Satish Dhwan, who was Chairman of ISRO from 1972 to 1984. SHAR Centre is recognized the second best location for launching the rockets.
Children For Heritage Walk Celebrations

On 6th February 2016, Abhyasa students participated in the ‘Children for Heritage’ program initiated by Architecture and Design Foundation of India. It is an initiative to organize walks for schooinfinfol children to various heritage sites in and around the twin cities. As a part of this program Abhyasites visited Moula Ali Dargah and Mahalakha Bai Tomb. This adventurous and informative walk has given students the value of heritage and the importance of its preservation. The students after the walk have swept and cleaned the sites before returning to the campus.
Visit To Surendrapuri

On 9th February 2016, the students of Class IX of Abhyasa visited Kunda Satyanarayana Kala Dhamam, an abode of all Divine worlds, an epitome of artistic and cultural excellence at Surendrapuri near Yadagirigutta. This mythological wonder offers the visitors a chance to gain blessings from all gods at one place. The students have taken almost 3 hours to tour the entire centre full of different sculptures and fascinating sights of 18 Sakthipithas, Nagalokam, Patalokam, Chakravyuham, Vykuntham, Lankini Vadha etc. The students returned with spiritual insights and Divine Bliss.
Investiture Ceremony Of Scouts And Guides Celebrations

Abhyasa, as a part of the Overall Development of the students, has started the Scouts and Guides program where in all the students of class VI to VIII have joined. The investiture ceremony of all the students was performed on 21st February in the presence of the parents, teachers and other staff members of the school. The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Mr. Vinaayak Kalleetla, CEO and Founder Director of Abhyasa. The other dignitaries for the evening were Mrs. P.L.N. Murthy, Advisor, Mr. Srinivas Murthy, Principal and Mr. Vijay Kumar, Registrar of the School. The Chief Guest was brought to the dais by a group of 5 escorts in slow march. He was then presented the scarf by the Scout Master, Mr. Sanjeev Singh. The Guide Captain Miss. K.K.Satya presented the scarf to Mrs. Murthy. Mr. Yogen Bokil, HoD of Extra Curricular Activities felicitated the investiture ceremony by calling out the names of each and every scout and guide student to whom the Chief Guest presented the scarf. The Chief Guest then gave away the Certificates of Participation to the students who had participated in the Republic Day Parade at the Parade Grounds on 26th January. After the presentation of scarf’s the Chief Guest administered the Promise of Scouts and Guides to all the newly invested students. The Chief Guest in his address to the students advised to adhere to the rules of scouts and guides and to do as much service as possible for self development and development of our country India. The program ended by all the participants and the audience singing National Anthem.
Mr. Rajeev Uttamchandani

On 27th January 2016, Abhyasites had a memorable evening with none other than Mr. Rajeev Uttamchandani who is an actor, an Astrophysicist, a professor at the New York Film Academy, Founder of a non-profit organization and above all a Human Rights Activist.

He has been travelling a lot recently and had visited Abhyasa to have an interactive session on exploring innovative and modern solution to the global human rights crisis. He had travelled more than half the globe to spread awareness about Human Rights. He spoke to students in detail about how his Society develops smart-phone applications, is involved with researching new technologies, and hosts conferences to investigate, promote, and implement, novel programs and initiatives that contribute towards solving global human rights crises. He also spoke about his goals as a Director of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) that is to foster a more creative collaboration between students and professionals in the Arts and STEM fields.

After over more than 4 hours of interaction with Mr. Rajiv and his team the Abhyasa Students literally are on a high and many of them have committed to uphold the Child Rights and to safeguard the lives of individuals most vulnerable to become victims of human rights abuses.

Mr. Rajiv and his team had dinner with the students and had group photographs with them before leaving the campus at around midnight.
World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day is celebrated all over the world on 22nd February each year. Abhyasa celebrated this day with full of activities. The Abhyasa Scouts and Guides started the day with Flag Hoisting at the Amphitheatre followed by All Faith Prayers in the Schools’ Prayer Hall. Later in the evening they visited local mosque and church to clean the areas and distributed food and sweets to the poor under the leadership of Mr. Sanjeev Singh, Scout Master and Ms. K.K.Satya, Guide Captain.
Science Fest-2016 (The Projects Fair)

Abhyasa is a place where children are encouraged to say “I see it, I get it and I can do it’. Children acquire skills and knowledge easily if we can make the surroundings stimulating and purposeful. In such surroundings when work and effort is valued, the child’s self-esteem is heightened, and from this, results self motivation. Science Fest-2016(Projects Fair) held on 21st February 2016, provided an opportunity to the Abhyasites to exhibit their innovative ideas in field of Sciences. Science Fest-2016 has become a great success and added another feather in the cap of Abhyasa.

Here are the highlights of “Science Fest-2016”

Physics Department

The exhibition displayed two kinds of models. They are experimental and display. All of them are working models. A project in Physics was an attempt to showcase the projects made by the students from classes IV to VIII. -Motivation-

A variety of models were displayed by the students to encourage Eco friendly sources of energy. The highlight of the exhibition is “SIMPLE IS COMPLEX” presented by a student of X grade, Srinidh Jilla, read the tag line: Copy rights reserved, which has been a motivating factor for the students from IV to VIII. He explained the way of processing grains and seeds without using electricity but using the concepts ‘lever and moment of force’ All the students from IV to VIII contributed a project and they were displayed in the exhibition. About 35 models were appreciated by the parents and the visitors. Parents were at their marvel after entering Physics room and left with pride.

The Department of Biology

The students received great appreciations for their models displayed at the exhibition. Various models of human organ systems exhibited demonstrate the deep subject knowledge of the students in Biology. The students made working models on Circulatory system, excretory system, urinogenital system and nervous system, and energy resource.

They demonstrated various agricultural practices through their models. The students of IV and V made models on their science topics and demonstrated which won the hearts of parents.

The Department Of Chemistry

The students exhibited projects made to explain the electroplating technique which is useful in preventing the metals from rusting. Various projects made on chromatography, synthetic and natural fibers and diffusion. Experiments on the concepts of non-blasting balloons, rain harvesting and usage of cellulose nitrates were also made. A working model of periodic table drew the attention of many.

Ms.Mrunmayi of VIII A demonstrated Ruthorford’s atomic model and filling up of the electron in different shells (KLMN). Many students undertook the projects on PH Values of various types of soils. A great number of students also demonstrated diffusion techniques practically. The centre of attraction in the chemistry projects is “Whether CPH4 (of Lucy movie) really function?” and the properties of CPH4 and its molecular structure.

The Department of Mathematics

Many exhilarating and useful exhibits were showcased such as the plain and solid figures, and the triangular method to measure the height of objects, and so on. The students of classes IV to VIII put up a brilliant display of their projects. All of them received positive feedback from the parents.

Inquisitive and curious puzzles tickled the brain cells of the viewers. The department of Mathematics was successful in holding the projects and spreading the awareness of mathematical puzzles.

Raspberry Pie (Robotics)

The exhibition of Raspberry Pie models were exhibited in an innovative way. A working model of elephant welcomed the parents and the visitors. A variety of models displayed drew the attention of the visitors. A smart reminder made by IX graders attracted a good number of visitors. It works on Raspberry Pi programmed by the programming language called ‘Python’. It’s got an IR sensor reminds us of our daily schedule and important tasks.

Another model that is helpful in reducing electricity consumption. This specific model understands our oral instructions received amazing appreciation from the parents. The other working model differentiates and identifies the colour scheme. A hydraulic ladder, home automation and many are the fine models displayed at the event.

Department of Social Studies

“History is a mending dialogue between past and present.” Realising the importance of this statement, the social studies department conducted creative, imaginative and pensive project on 17th February.

We welcomed our parents with an exhibition of early man and their life. It was followed by the historic salt satyagraha spearheaded by Gandhiji. There was an exhibition of Bhakthi movment where our students dressed up as various bhakthi students, and we arranged the topic pastoralism to counter culture. The classroom of IX A was a visual treat. We arranged collection of coins, models of monuments, working models of solar system .,etc.

A group of IX Class students made a fair “Sammakka Sarakka” which personifies the culture of Telangana.

In geography, we presented ocean currents and natural vegetation in various parts of the world. The project conducted by social studies underlined the school motto “Learning by doing” or from Known to Unknown.

All the projects drew the attention of the parents and visitors and have received a great number of appreciations.
Graduation and Farewell Ceremony - 2016

“All good things have to come to an end”. It was time to bid adieu two outstanding batches namely Agriya (X) and Anokhya (XII).

Another glorious year came to an end as the 107 students graduated from the realms of Abhyasa. The current batch of Class XI and Class IX students set the stage and decorated it for the evening. Prof. S. Satyanarayana Rao, Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi International Institute of Information Technology, Basara was the chief Guest & Abhyasa Chairperson Dr. R. Prabhakar Rao IPS presided over the function. The other distinguished guests were Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla, CEO and Founder Director of Abhyasa, Prof. Shastri, Abhyasa Governing Body Member and Dr. Kanta Rao. The program started with a procession of all the graduating students and the guests from the Administrative Block till the Amphitheater dais. The annual ‘Akshaya’ magazine was unveiled by the Chief Guest after the school song was sung by the students. Later the Akshaya magazine, testimonial and gifts were presented to all the Graduating students. The Oath was administered by Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla to all the students. This was followed by the speeches by Dr. Prabhakar Rao and Prof. Satyanarayana Rao. Some students and parents narrated their memorable experiences at school. Some of them even burst out in tears as they couldn’t come to terms to the fact that they were about to leave the school. Later a video comprising of all the wonderful memories of the 20 years of Abhyasa’s journey was shown to the audience which rekindled moments of Joy and was appreciated by one and all. This was followed by a couple of superb dances by 8th, 9th and 11th graders and a mouth watering delicious dinner. Prof. Shastri proposed vote of thanks and Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla felicitated the Chief Guest with a shawl, memento and gifts. The evening ended with the singing of National Anthem.
Summer Excursion 2016

Year on year we have been taking our students for Summer Excursion to different location throughout the country. This year it was Uttarakhand as our camp destination. We decided to visit the queen of hills Nainital which is surrounded by Nine lakes. The pristine beauty of the place and surrounding areas which are full of jungles, our students really were happy to have an opportunity to stay close to nature.

The Resort in Nainital: Temperature was also cool as compared to Delhi. We went for a trek to a nearby place which is famous for Bird watching (Pangot).

The trekking on mountains at Pangot: We had nice Darshans at Naina Devi Temple which is one of the Shaktipeeths. We had a nice boating experience in Nainital lake.

It was beautiful as we started in the early hours. Walking up on the mountains was little stressful for the students but when we reached the peak of the mountain everyone was spellbound by the beauty.

We also visited the Nainital Zoo: After Three days in Nainital we started our journey to Jim Corbett National Park where we had booked a Safari in the jungle. Enroute we visited Jim Corbett Museum and students purchased many souvenirs from the little shop in the museum. We visited Corbett waterfalls where students enjoyed in the water for some time. In Corbett we checked in a eco friendly resort named Hornbill adventure resort. Students were accommodated in Tents as well as Mud houses. It was in the middle of Jungle and while going we could see a glimpse of wildlife.

Everyone enjoyed the activities at the resort and nest day morning all went for Nature walk in the nearby Jungle where students clicked pictures of birds and animals. Our safari was booked in the afternoon from 3 to 6 PM. We were one of the lucky few who could watch a Tiger in its natural environment. It was such a thrilling moment as everyone watched this majestic animal move freely. Everyone enjoyed the safari and then we moved to our camp and had sumptuous dinner. The next morning we moved to Haridwar. We reached there in the evening and immediately proceeded for Ganga Harathi. The entire area was filled with people and fortunately our students got to sit in a place from where they could watch the Harathi.

It was mesmerizing to see the Harathi live. After that all students took a dip in the holy Ganges in the place called Har Ki Paudi. And then we returned to our Ashram. Next day we went to Rushikesh where we did River rafting in Ganges. The flow of water was medium and it was safe to do rafting. We chose the small session which was 9 Kms and it was completely safe.

Our students had a chance to take a dip in the middle where the flow of water was minimum and all students dived in the water.

After rafting we spent some time in Rushikesh and students did some shopping on the banks of Ganga and visited Ram Jhula which is a famous monument in Rushikesh. After we finished we came back to Haridwar and spent some time in the local market.

Next day morning we started for Delhi and reached by 5:30 in Delhi. After that we had some free time all students went to Palika Bazaar which is a famous shopping market in Delhi. We spent around 2 hours in the market and then proceeded to our railway station to Board the train for Hyderabad. All went well and students had lots of adventure as well memorable events, which will be remembered for years to come.