Educational Tour of Class VIII to Bangalore, Mysore & Hassan Oct 2013: Cadets' of class VIII numbering 117 went on an educational tour of Bangalore, Mysore & Hassan from 06 to 11 Oct 2013 in two KSRTC buses. They were fortunate to be guests of prestigious 2 Rajputana Rifles, the battalion that evicted the enemies from Tololing Knoll, Three Pimples in the Kargil war in June 1999. Accomplished Ajeet Col MB Ravindranath,VrC, the then Commanding Officer , who lead the 2 Raj Rif to victory in the Kargil war addressed the cadets. Cadets visited Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, High Court complex, Vishweshwaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, ISKON Temple at Bangalore. Next day cadets visited places like Chamundi Hills, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens,Dasara Exhibition Ground, Amba Vilas Palace and KRS gardens. Later cadets moved to the heritage town Srirangapatna, an island fortress of the warrior king, Tipu Sultan, who fought valiantly against the British.
In the last leg of their tour, the enthusiastic students reached Hassan to learn from their senior Shri Vasanth Karichannavar,1571, Wod, Senior Scientist at Master Control Facility, the technology of monitoring and controlling the satellites launched by ISRO. They also visited the Hoysala temples at Halebidu and Belur and finally landed in the school campus to participate in the Parents' Day Celebrations and break off for vacation. Happy vacation.