Belgaum, July 23, 2013: Guru Poornima was celebrated with much fanfare in schools across the city.

At Jain Heritage School, students felicitated their teachers with flowers and greeting cards and thanked them for playing an important role in shaping their careers .

Other institutions which celebrated the occasion on Monday included the Sri Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and music organisations in the city and other parts of the district.

Anchored

Pallavi Nadkarni and Kusuma, students of Jain Heritage school, anchored the programme.

The students explained that the term ‘guru’ meant dispeller of darkness, where ‘gu’ stood for darkness or ignorance and ‘ru’ for its remover. Thus, a guru takes his disciples from darkness to light.

D.B. Aqhtar, the District Organiser of Bharat Scouts and Guides, director of the school Shraddha K., chief advisor Ameet Doshi, principal Suchitra Kurne and the teachers of the school were present on the occassion

Source: The Hindu, DT. July 23, 2013.