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Charotar Education Society

Celebrating a Century of Excellence

Centenary Celebration

A hundred years of teaching in Anand, celebrated with 100 events and 8 Guinness World Records.

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Shatakotsav 2015 – 2016

A century of learning.
A year of celebration.

April 2015 – April 2016

Charotar Education Society turned 100 in April 2016. Shatakotsav brought together 100 events across academics, culture, social service, sports, health fairs and festivals.

Across 338 days and about 1,900 hours, 41,964 participants made it a year to remember. Students led much of the organising, building leadership and teamwork beyond the classroom.

  • 40 cultural programmes
  • 16 academic events
  • 13 social and awareness drives
  • 9 sports competitions
  • 6 health fairs
  • 5 get-togethers
  • 3 festivals
  • 8 record events

  • 100

    Events

  • 338

    Days of celebration

  • 41,964

    Participants

  • 8

    Guinness World Records

April 2015 — April 2016

Our Centenary Journey

A year of learning, service and celebration.

  1. April 2015

    The journey begins

    The first of 100 events across the centenary year.

  2. April 2016

    A century celebrated

    100 years, marked by 8 Guinness World Records.

  • Academic Events

    16 academic events for students across our schools and colleges.

  • Social Initiatives

    13 programmes supporting social causes and public awareness.

  • Cultural Festivals

    40 cultural programmes, 3 festivals and 5 community get-togethers.

  • Sports & Health

    9 sports competitions and 6 health fairs.

Centenary Achievements

Eight records. One remarkable year.

Set by CES students and staff during our centenary, and dedicated to the late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

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Guinness World Records · Centenary 2015–16

  1. Largest quiz competition

    3,832 participants

  2. Simultaneous Sudoku

    3,824 participants

  3. Simultaneous henna tattoos

    1,200 students

  4. Largest kite mosaic

    14,037 kites

  5. Longest human mathematical equation

    499 participants

  6. Simultaneous T-shirt signing

    500 participants

  7. Standing with linked arms

    118 participants

  8. Most signatures on a scroll

    14,120 signatures

Shatakotsav 2015 – 16

Distinguished Guests & Memorable Moments

The centenary brought well-known guests to Anand. Here is who came, and what for.

  • Independence Day, 15 August 2015

    Independence Day 15 August 2015

    Dr. Anil Kakodkar

    Nuclear scientist; former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

    Guest of honour when the Society celebrated Independence Day in its centenary year.

    Watch his speech
  • Teachers' Day, 22 September 2015

    Teachers' Day 22 September 2015

    Shahbuddin Rathod

    Gujarati humorist and retired principal

    Chief guest at Anand Town Hall as the Society honoured its best teachers and those retiring. He told his stories in his own style and had the hall in splits.

    Watch the programme
  • Mega Placement Fair, February 2016

    Mega Placement Fair February 2016

    Vijay Rupani

    Chief Minister of Gujarat, 2016–2021

    Addressed students at the centenary placement fair for commerce, management and computer graduates.

    Watch his address

Shatakotsav 2015 – 16

Celebration Gallery

47 photographs from the centenary year.

Shatakotsav 2015 – 16

Voices From Our Community

Students and former students, in their own words.

15,000

letters, every one answered

D.N. High School students wrote to Smriti Irani, then Union Minister of Human Resource Development, inviting her to the centenary. She wrote back to each of them. The replies reached the school in May 2015, in one parcel weighing over 100 kg.

Read the story

In their words

Former students wrote down their memories for the centenary blog in 2015.

  • Nothing compares with CES. Whatever I am today, I owe to CES.

    સીઈએસની કોઈ જ સરખામણી પણ શક્ય નથી આજે જે કઈ પણ છું એ સીઈએસને આભારી છે.

    Prajnesh Patel

    President, Anand Municipality (2015), and former student

    Read the full memory

  • I want to give the credit of my success to Vithal Kaka and will be indebted to him my whole life.

    Dr. Bharat J. Patel

    Former student

    Read the full memory

  • Here I did more than live my life. I enjoyed it.

    અહિયાં હું મારી જિંદગીને જીવ્યા કરતા માણી વધારે છે.

    R. B. Patel

    D.N. High School student, 1952–1959

    Read the full memory

  • My life began right here. Whatever I can say today, whatever I have achieved, was possible only because of D.N. and CES.

    મારા જીવનની શરૂઆત જ અહિયાથી થઇ હતી. આજે હું જે પણ કઈ બોલી શકું છું જે પણ સિદ્ધિઓ હાસિલ કરી શક્યો એ ડીએન અને સીઈએસને કારણેજ શક્ય બન્યું છે.

    Nirav Patel

    Chairman, CES, and former student

    Read the full memory
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1916 – today

The Legacy Continues

The centenary marked a hundred years since the Society began with 27 students in three classrooms in Anand. That one school, D.N. High School, has grown into 31+ institutes, from pre-primary to Ph.D., across three campuses. The next chapter belongs to the students who join us now.

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Line drawing of D.N. High School, Anand

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Celebration page cover?

Celebrations, cultural programmes and special events organised by CES and its institutions.

Which organisation organises them?

Charotar Education Society, Anand, Gujarat.