Girl gangs reunited for MODERNITE 2017, with The Telegraph
TT Bureau
Published 19.01.18, 12:00 AM
What: Modernite 2017, in association with The Telegraph
When: December 23
Where: Modern High School for Girls grounds
Squeals of delight, gasps of recognition and shouts of “Arrey, tui?!” drowned out the music at Modernite 2017, the reunion organised by the alumni association of Modern High School for Girls. Students from the 1957 matriculation batch to the 2017 ISC batch and even some former teachers met up on the school lawns, lit up with paper lanterns and fairy lights. The girls enjoyed a multi-cuisine high tea spread that included phuchka, chaat, pasta and Thai savoury dishes. Also on the agenda were selfies and dancing to Chaiyya chaiyya and Cheap Thrills.
FAMILY TRADITION
Priyanka Mullick of the 2009 batch attended with her mother, Monideepa Mullick of the 1981 batch. “Mom told me to hurry up and get the passes. I’m glad she did, because I wouldn’t have missed the chance to revisit the peepul tree, our meeting point, and sit on the jungle gym, where we used to eat our tiffin,” said the English teacher at British Council.
Both Anvita Tantia of the 2001 batch and her mother Anuradha Halwasiya of the 1968 batch were head girls of the school. “I grew up listening to my mother’s stories of the school and the responsibilities of the office, and now my daughter, Vaani, is studying here in Lower KG! Perhaps she’ll uphold the family tradition,” laughed Anvita, a graphic designer.
PARTY TIME
The school grounds became a dance floor, grooving to the tunes of the band, Wagah Road.
The old gals formed a conga line to the tune of Jambalaya by The Carpenters.
(From left) Vanita Rungta, Ipsita Banerjee, Nita Diwan, Sushma Newatia, Ritu Agarwal, Urmi Basu, Amritaparna Basu, Ritu Singhania, Deepa Bagla, Sayantani Sen, Lily More and Joyita Lakhmani of the working committee cut the cake to start the evening on a sweet note.
SQUAD GOALS
(L-R) Ananya Chhaochharia, Shubholaxmi Roy, Oishi Roychoudhury and Tilottama Chatterjee of the 2014 batch caught up after three years. “We were the first batch to have a sleepover in the school, so it was great to come back at night and rekindle those memories,” said Ananya.
Twelve members of this girl gang, known as the ‘Thundering Thirteen’, from the “notorious” Class XII batch of 2001 posed for pictures with props at the selfie corner.
(L-R) Pallavi Gupta, Supriya Agarwal and Shruti Modi of the 2003 batch tucked into phuchkas, just like old times. “The school now has a proper auditorium instead of the shed, and an elevator, which I wish we had too,” quipped Supriya.
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