The Xavier’s College Alumni Association had been on a break for two years due to the pandemic’s foreshadowing. However, now is the time to change that. The alums are back with its event Alaap, held on the 22nd of October, 2022.
Alaap- Alor Utsav, Shobar Utsav. The event was held at St. Teresa, Lakurdi, where we met older people with some mental illness or TB. The main concern of the event was lighting up the lives of people who lost their own in the complexities of life.
Some alum members spent some time with the elderly and sisters living there. We sang songs, danced and talked a lot. We all shared that light inside us with each other.
The biggest thing we could give them was our time and some joy. However, we did also manage to provide them with some things. We provided them with 50kgs of rice and 5kgs of sugar donated by two of our members. We also gave them two sacks of potatoes, 5 litres of cooking oil, cakes, biscuits, a few ludo boards and a Saregama Carvaan Mini. We will forever be grateful to the XCAAB members who have donated to make this possible.
Watching them laugh, sing and dance their griefs away gave us all an immense feeling of peace and stability. We were looking for this when we first started planning the event. None of this would have been possible without the blessings of our President, Rev. Fr. Dr. G. Paul Arockiam, S.J. and the guidance of Sir Vishal Maheshwari. We would also be indebted to our XCAAB members and core committee for making the event a huge hit. Thank you for everyone’s efforts and blessings to make this Diwali bright.
