The meeting
About the Alumni Meet
A day for every batch of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vadavalli, the teachers who shaped us, and the school that raised us.
Why now
Chinmaya Mission turns 75 this year. The batches of 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 reach 35, 30, 25 and 20 years out of school, so it felt like the right moment to bring every batch from 1982 to 2010 back together.
The date, Sunday, 27 December 2026, was decided at the General Meeting held on 4 October 2026, and the venue is our own school, Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Vadavalli. We apologise for the short notice. The final contribution is still open. The food will be a vegetarian lunch. You can tell us your ideas in the registration form.
What is planned
- A flyer and a formal invitation for every batch, now being prepared.
- A yearly alumni membership of ₹500 per member, to organise the gathering every year in a more structured and lasting way. How to pay will be shared once the alumni bank account is open.
- Personal invitations to all our teaching and non-teaching staff.
- An invitation to the present Principals (Matriculation and CBSE) and the school management. We have already met both Principals.
- A vegetarian lunch with food tokens, photography, and a memento for everyone who comes.
- Batch coordinators confirming how many are coming from each batch, and a formal letter to the school.
- Invitations shared on Facebook and WhatsApp, so please help us spread the word among your batchmates.
- First priority for alumni who work in event management, catering, photography, decoration and gifting.
Meetings and key dates
What has happened so far, and what is coming. Last updated 15 November 2026.
- 4 October
General Meeting
The date, 27 December 2026, and batches 1982 to 2010 were decided, and a yearly alumni membership was announced.
- 11 October
Meeting at the Botanical Garden
We discussed how to go ahead and were glad to see more members joining. We agreed to meet again on 25 October with all the batch admins.
- 25 October
Planning meeting at the Botanical Garden
Headcount by batch coordinators, a letter to the school, the invitation on Facebook and WhatsApp, inviting our teachers, social media, the registration form and the tentative contribution of ₹500 were planned. Photography, lunch, food tokens and mementos were also discussed.
- 1 November
Online meeting (Zoom)
An online meeting was set for this Sunday to coordinate and share the preparations.
- 2 November
Met the Principals, and the venue is confirmed
We met both Principals. The Matriculation Principal welcomed us to hold the meet at our school.
- 11 November
Online planning meeting
A joint alumni bank account is being opened, an alumni community and WhatsApp groups by batch are being formed, and the annual membership was fixed at ₹500 per member. Working teams for food, registration, programme, venue, gifts, hospitality and the school's 75th year history were proposed.
- Now
Registrations are open
Fill in the short form so every batch has an accurate headcount.
- Next meeting
Sunday, 15 November 2026, 10:00 AM
Venue: TNAU Botanical Garden, Coimbatore. One person from every batch is requested to come forward. This is a collective effort, not an individual one. The date of the following meeting will appear here as soon as it is fixed.
- From 21 November
Inviting our teachers in person
Formal invitations to all teaching and non-teaching staff, in person wherever possible.
- December
Final details
The final contribution, how to pay the membership, and the batch-wise plan.
- 27 December 2026
The Alumni Meet
Sunday, 27 December 2026. Registration and networking from 10:30 AM, the meet from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, then lunch, at Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Vadavalli.
Takes about 2 minutes: name, batch and phone. Free, and it does not commit you.