Library Archive
-
School Magazine 2010
Posted on 30 September 2010 | No CommentsDownload the PDF version of The Loyolite 2010. Complete Zipped (51 MB) Pages 01-15 (7.4 MB) Pages 16-25 (4.3 MB) Pages 26-36 (5.0 MB) Pages 37-43 (6.6 MB) Pages 44-50... -
25 Years Ago: 1984-85
Posted on 15 February 2010 | 21 CommentsThird annual instalment, in the 25 Years Ago series. Typically, when a Loyolite is in his primary or upper primary classes, he views seniors with admiration. The good speakers and... -
Short Story: Where lies Mahabali?
Posted on 30 August 2009 | 12 CommentsFor this year’s feast online, here’s an unfamiliar dish: an Onam story set in Loyola. Thank you, Jiby for accepting my challenge. – Ashok Where lies Mahabali? by Jiby Kattakayam... -
G. Thrivikraman Thampi, Schoolteacher and Scholar, Dies at 79
Posted on 1 June 2009 | 20 CommentsDr G. Thrivikraman Thampi, who taught Malayalam in various schools including Loyola, died 29 May at his residence in Parvathipuram (in Kanyakumari District), the Mathrubhumi newspaper reported yesterday. Hat tip:... -
School Magazine 2009
Posted on 15 April 2009 | 6 CommentsDownload the PDF version of The Loyolite 2009 Cover and Table of Contents (3.1MB) Pages 01 to 15 (10.4MB) Pages 16 to 32 (7.7MB) Pages 33 to 50 (8.8MB) Pages... -
25 Years Ago: 1983-84
Posted on 30 December 2008 | 12 CommentsLast year on 30 December, I began the “25 Years Ago” series based on school magazines, by writing about 1982-83. Let’s move a year forward and see what Loyola was... -
Rejuvenating LENS
Posted on 15 September 2008 | 14 CommentsIn school, although a regular reader of LENS, I was never a member of the LENS squad that published the wallpaper. So, last fortnight (5 September), when I interacted with... -
School Magazine 2008
Posted on 30 May 2008 | 12 CommentsDownload the PDF version of The Loyolite 2008. Pages 01 to 21 (including cover; 9.5MB) Pages 22 to 40 (9.3MB) Pages 41 to 56 (class photos; 7.4MB) Pages 57 to... -
On Becoming a Four-year Old Boy
Posted on 30 April 2008 | 4 CommentsOn request, Bimal Rajasekhar (2004 ISC) wrote a poem about Loyola. He’s studying at the National Law School in Bangalore, and runs a blog Rabble Rabble Rabble, where you can... -
Essays on Schooling
Posted on 15 February 2008 | 5 CommentsLet’s take a break from Loyola and go on a picnic. Let’s read what others have written about their schooling. Here are two I liked, for different reasons. “Such, Such... -
Phantom of the Comics: Vineeth Abraham
Posted on 30 July 2007 | 43 CommentsIt is a Sunday morning in Delhi, and there’s only one place to catch Vineeth Abraham (1977): Daryaganj, home to one of India’s largest second-hand book markets. Vineeth has been... -
School Magazine 2007
Posted on 30 June 2007 | 24 CommentsIn school, you eagerly waited to lay hands on The Loyolite. Just because you left the school, why deny yourself the thrill? Download the 2007 School Magazine (.pdf; 4.1 MB).... -
Digitising the School Magazines
Posted on 15 June 2007 | 7 CommentsYesterday, the 2007 school magazine was released in the school assembly. While trying to get the PDFs for uploading here, I was reminded of a mail I received in January... -
A Book on Loyola’s Transformation
Posted on 30 May 2007 | 26 CommentsGautam Bhatia’s Laurie Baker: Life, Works and Writings, from which I quoted Baker last month, is not the only book that features Loyola. The school is discussed at length in...