30th year reunion of Abu Dhabi Indian School – in pictures

  • The Abu Dhabi Indian School class of 1992 in their primary school days. All photos: Tessy Koshy
    The Abu Dhabi Indian School class of 1992 in their primary school days. All photos: Tessy Koshy
  • Girls from the class of 92
    Girls from the class of 92
  • Class of 92 pupils hard at work
    Class of 92 pupils hard at work
  • Indian track and field star PT Usha, second right, visited Abu Dhabi Indian School in the mid-1980s
    Indian track and field star PT Usha, second right, visited Abu Dhabi Indian School in the mid-1980s
  • About 45 Abu Dhabi Indian School alumni from the class of 1992 will meet in the capital this month
    About 45 Abu Dhabi Indian School alumni from the class of 1992 will meet in the capital this month
  • Established in 1975, the school is among the oldest institutions in the UAE
    Established in 1975, the school is among the oldest institutions in the UAE
  • The school was first based in the modest premises of the India Social Centre – a community space for the Indian community on Mina Road
    The school was first based in the modest premises of the India Social Centre – a community space for the Indian community on Mina Road
  • The school's football team played Vasco SC of Goa, south-west India, in 1991
    The school's football team played Vasco SC of Goa, south-west India, in 1991
  • Mohan Jashanmal, head of the school's board of governors, makes a speech at India Republic Day celebrations in 1983
    Mohan Jashanmal, head of the school's board of governors, makes a speech at India Republic Day celebrations in 1983
  • Class of 92 pupils on a school trip
    Class of 92 pupils on a school trip
  • Pupils during a PE lesson at the India Social Centre. In 1980, UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, gifted a larger piece of land to relocate the school to its current address on New Airport Road
    Pupils during a PE lesson at the India Social Centre. In 1980, UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, gifted a larger piece of land to relocate the school to its current address on New Airport Road
  • William Langford, still an Abu Dhabi resident, has helped organise the reunion
    William Langford, still an Abu Dhabi resident, has helped organise the reunion
  • Former headboy Deepak D'Souza now works in the oil industry in Texas. He says the school gave pupils the opportunity to thrive
    Former headboy Deepak D'Souza now works in the oil industry in Texas. He says the school gave pupils the opportunity to thrive
  • Kavitha Srikanth, now a doctor in Scotland, cherishes her memories of Abu Dhabi Indian School
    Kavitha Srikanth, now a doctor in Scotland, cherishes her memories of Abu Dhabi Indian School