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An Impromptu Speech GITANJALI MURARI
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The school band struck up a tune and the principal ushered Amitav Mitra and a bearded man onto the stage. Students craned to get a better look at the stranger. He seemed familiar. “Dear students and staff,” the principal addressed the school, “while on
July 2021
he Metropolitan Institution wore a festive look. Gold and silver buntings fluttered overhead, merrily criss-crossing the blue sky. Colourful flowers bordered the wooden stage and students milled around, chattering happily. Shibu ran up to Naren, “Hari has prepared a farewell speech for Amitav sir!” “Oh good,” Naren beamed, “we owe a lot to sir…it’ll be nice to let him know how much he means to us.”
23 The Vedanta Kesari
PA G E D O N O R : S U B R A M A N I YA B H A R AT H I YA R R . , K A N C H E E P U R A M
A fictional narrative based on incidents from the childhood of Swami Vivekananda.
one hand we’ll celebrate the outstanding achievements of some students today, we’ll also bid goodbye to a beloved teacher,” he smiled at Mitra. Turning towards the bearded man, The author is a media professional and writer. The Crown of Seven Stars is her first novel. She lives in Mumbai. gitanjalimurari@yahoo.com Illustrator: Smt. Lalithaa Thyagarajan. lalithyagu@gmail.com
