Seth M R Jaipuria School

On behalf of the Management I would like to congratulate the staff, the students and all the others directly and indirectly associated with Seth M.R.Jaipuria for the successful completion of a glorious tenure of 25 years. At this juncture, I would like to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have made significant contributions to turn a humble institution started 25 years ago into one of the premier institutions of the nation. Seth M.R. Jaipuria stands tall for it has successfully developed a holistic system where the nitty -gritty of formal education has been intricately woven with moral,spiritual,and social education. The dynamism of the young talent blooming in our garden is being tapped; the skills and the potentialities of its students are being mined out and chiselled. When Jaipurians leave the portals of their venerable mother- institution, they are ready to take on the world. 25 years in the life of an institution signifies the coming of age and maturity. Maturity, to objectively analyse its achievements and assess how much more needs to be done. As technology increasingly takes over knowledge based work, education must keep abreast with the ever changing world. Curriculum must be constantly redesigned to be consistent with its purpose of supporting its students’ personal and professional development. We are aware of the challenges that lie ahead and will leave no stone unturned to further enrich the rich legacy of this esteemed institution. May the Almighty shower His blessings on us all and give us the strength to face all the challenges that come our way.

We have often reiterated that our aim in life should be to become the perfect instruments of His will. Far-fetched, it seems! Instead of obscuring this aim from our thoughts, we must remind ourselves that humankind’s yearning to achieve more than the present is the edifice of all inventions, discoveries and evolution. If we are determined to fulfill the purpose of our life which seems unachievable, we can set it into tangible, easier to discern shorter goals. Two comprehensible goals are; a robust education to intensify the prospects of a respectable profession, and to earn enough money for satiating all desires to be happy. Let us ponder over these two goals and analyze all that can be achieved. Your approach to exams and not alone passing the exams determines the status of your profession. When you engross yourself wholeheartedly in your text book and excogitate upon the subject, the information mutates into knowledge. Inward pondering, over the acquired knowledge develops the power to ask meaningful questions and propels the quest to find answers. If this impatience to learn through your own reflections becomes your habit, you will soak the knowledge that abounds the world to expand in wisdom. This entire process happens, only when your commitment to the task at hand is unwavering and consistent. The onus is on you to find your imperfections, step up your effort, work with sincerity and dedication to reach the first goal. In a journey whose course is set with this attitude, transformation to a more perfect you is an established rule notwithstanding the goal. It goes without saying that all organizations grab committed, self-driven individuals who learn at each step and transform themselves to achieve their targets. Pause for a moment and think; a simple phenomenon of an apple falling on Newton’s head gave birth to the laws of gravity because Newton indulged to think rather than accepting it as a fact. If day and night and changes of seasons were accepted as a regular phenomenon by Kepler, the movements of earth and planets would have remained a mystery. From a young curious boy in a small village to being the coordinator in India’s first nuclear tests in 1974 to being the leader of Pokharan II, 24 years later and finally being the President of India is the journey of pious devotion of the missile man, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. His character and achievements can be your inspiration to aspire for your desired goal and prepare for a profession of your choice. In all the speeches Dr. Kalam delivered, I felt joy befriending him. His thoughts exhibited passion for the task at hand and actions revealed his obligation towards the society. We emphasize on value inculcation at school because it is a tool for you to go beyond the oft repeated second goal of being happy. Silent musings, compassion and humility can usher in the perception that your achievements are miniscule, in comparison with the vast horizon within you and the wide spectrum outside you that has to be fathomed. Gratitude for His grace and for all the links in your onward march towards your aim, lead you to joy which is a state higher than mere happiness; the second goal. My dear children, aren’t these two goals of joy and success within your reach? If you realize these two goals, you will have a brush with the aim of life as enumerated in the Gita. Missing steps and stumbling are inevitable but achievement is also inevitable if you resolve to move on undeterred.