Tributes have poured in for a Year 5 pupil who died after being hit by a car in Sharjah.
Teachers at India International School fondly remembered Abdullah Zamir Kazi, 10.
He was taken to hospital after the accident on May 24, but succumbed to injuries on Wednesday.
Teachers at the school said they were in shock and deeply saddened by the loss.
His death was a big shock to the school. He was a very sweet child
Jilphy Susan, who taught Abdullah in Year 3, remembered him as an ideal pupil.
“He was very quiet and co-operative. He never missed any assignments,” Ms Susan said.
“He was active in academics and was one of the sweetest children. We were in shock when we got this news.”
Abdullah had gone out to buy school supplies at a shop near his home when he was hit by the car. He suffered head injuries.
The school’s principal Manju Reji described Abdullah as a quiet and disciplined child.
“His death was a big shock to the school,” Ms Reji said. “He was a very cute and sweet child.”
She said Abdullah’s older brother and younger sister also study at the school. Their family is from Mumbai, India.
The school directors and principal visited them to offer their condolences.
“We are there to support them. God give them strength to bear the loss,” Ms Reji said.
The school also offered condolences to the family on social media.
The post had more than 1,300 comments as people sent messages to the family.
“We miss him so much,” said Ahmar Fatima, Abdullah’s class teacher last year.
“He was a very active and cheerful child. He was a team player and was very good at sports.”
Abdullah was especially interested in football.
Ms Fatima said she did not get a chance to know Abdullah face to face but interacted with him during online lessons.
“It’s difficult accepting this, it seems surreal. It’s a great loss,” she said.
She said pupils in the class were extremely sad to hear about Abdullah’s death.
“It is a real loss for us,” said Shan Mathew, Abdullah’s English teacher. “He was very active in the class and was a smart child.
“Whenever I asked a question, he was ready to answer.”
Three-day coronation
Royal purification
The entire coronation ceremony extends over three days from May 4-6, but Saturday is the one to watch. At the time of 10:09am the royal purification ceremony begins. Wearing a white robe, the king will enter a pavilion at the Grand Palace, where he will be doused in sacred water from five rivers and four ponds in Thailand. In the distant past water was collected from specific rivers in India, reflecting the influential blend of Hindu and Buddhist cosmology on the coronation. Hindu Brahmins and the country's most senior Buddhist monks will be present. Coronation practices can be traced back thousands of years to ancient India.
The crown
Not long after royal purification rites, the king proceeds to the Baisal Daksin Throne Hall where he receives sacred water from eight directions. Symbolically that means he has received legitimacy from all directions of the kingdom. He ascends the Bhadrapitha Throne, where in regal robes he sits under a Nine-Tiered Umbrella of State. Brahmins will hand the monarch the royal regalia, including a wooden sceptre inlaid with gold, a precious stone-encrusted sword believed to have been found in a lake in northern Cambodia, slippers, and a whisk made from yak's hair.
The Great Crown of Victory is the centrepiece. Tiered, gold and weighing 7.3 kilograms, it has a diamond from India at the top. Vajiralongkorn will personally place the crown on his own head and then issues his first royal command.
The audience
On Saturday afternoon, the newly-crowned king is set to grant a "grand audience" to members of the royal family, the privy council, the cabinet and senior officials. Two hours later the king will visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the most sacred space in Thailand, which on normal days is thronged with tourists. He then symbolically moves into the Royal Residence.
The procession
The main element of Sunday's ceremonies, streets across Bangkok's historic heart have been blocked off in preparation for this moment. The king will sit on a royal palanquin carried by soldiers dressed in colourful traditional garb. A 21-gun salute will start the procession. Some 200,000 people are expected to line the seven-kilometre route around the city.
Meet the people
On the last day of the ceremony Rama X will appear on the balcony of Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall in the Grand Palace at 4:30pm "to receive the good wishes of the people". An hour later, diplomats will be given an audience at the Grand Palace. This is the only time during the ceremony that representatives of foreign governments will greet the king.
