"Every day is my birthday" - said a philosopher of yore. The implication is, a person should approach every day of his life with the same degree of enthusiasm as one approaches one's birthday. As I take up the reins of DAV Rourkela and other institutions, I am flooded with a similar sort of passion and vigour. I inherit a rich legacy - a heritage of good academic performances, rigorous discipline and a dream working environment. A school, in some ways, is a world in microcosm. There are divergent faiths, value systems, opinions, aims, cultures and traditions woven into it. But there is a common desire - the desire to excel, to triumph, to live. The path traversed has been a long, winding one. Is the journey over? No, my friends. It has just begun. DAV Rourkela cannot be merely one more school. It has to stand out in a crowd. Fortified with an excellent support staff the tasks ahead do not appear insurmountable. There is a conviction that I cannot fail - and if I do, tomorrow is always my birthday.

With best wishes for a glorious future.

 

Mr. L.N. Pradhan

Regional Director

Odisha (Zone - II)