Historic SB college to celebrate 100 years
The Hindu
Over the years, the institution produced two Chief Ministers and a number of writers, artists and other luminaries
The year was 1922 and the occasion a momentous one. V.V. John, former Vice Chancellor of the Jodhpur university, had just enrolled in a junior intermediate class of 125 students that functioned from a multi-storey building in the vicinity of the Parayil Church in Changanassery. Feeling slightly nervous, he proceeded straight to a classroom where a man called Kulandaiswami Pillai was teaching English. “We admit boys till the benches break,” remarked Mr. Pillai, welcoming the youngster to his class.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.