Madhuram Narayanan Centre introduced a new event SAMYAM in 2013. Every year this event is being celebrated in July. This year it was celebrated on 20th July 2024. This project was conceived to bring the Past students, Present and the new entrants together into the Centre during the year. The present students and the new entrants find motivation in coming together with the past students and interacting with them. The past students find guidance and reassurance in meeting the teachers.
Samyam creates a platform by bringing all the children along with parents together for :
In keeping with the tradition of inviting parents of alumni as Chief Guest, this year we had invited Mrs. Revathi Sridhar, Parent of Sankalp, (alumnus 2001 Batch). Her address to the gathering was very motivating and well received by all parents who had assembled. She said that her son had cerebral palsy and she came to the centre when he was an infant. She took early intervention for 4 years which helped her know the nuances of special education and physiotherapy. They continued both for a long time at home and tutored the child to pursue his education. With physiotherapy the child’s motor level improved and he showed good results in academics too. They included him in all the normal activities of the family, going on picnics, taking him for pilgrimages, celebrating all festivals traditionally etc. It was very interesting when she said that out of the 108 Vaishnavaite Divya Kshetrams he has visited 100. There were temples where they had to carry him on their shoulders up a mountain or rough terrain but they took him all the same. Today he has a BA in English and is working in a private firm. The success story that she shared showed the part the parents had to play for a special child and how perseverance had is fruits.
The cultural show by the children was very well received. EIC children presented an action song on Flowers “மல்லிகை பூவே மல்லிகை பூவே” while the alumni children presented a action song “குளத்தின் கரை ஓரத்தில் கொக்கு ஒன்று நிக்குது” The parents presented a concluding dance which was a well appreciated by all.
The panel discussion among the parents focussed on the difficulties of special parents and remedies for the same.
The function came to end with the National anthem and light refreshments.
