{"id":360,"date":"2016-02-13T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T05:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/?p=360"},"modified":"2017-09-02T14:13:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T08:43:36","slug":"time-to-serve-the-alma-mater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/time-to-serve-the-alma-mater\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Serve the Alma-Mater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you\u2019re young all you want to do is grow up. When you grow up into successful adults, all that you want to do is go back to the roots and relive your childhood. I have been a part of the best of educational institutions in India and abroad, acquainted with stellar professors but my alma-mater DAV School, Shalimar Bagh shall always be the one I would want to revisit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-361\" title=\"#ModiInDAV width=\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1.jpg\" alt=\"#ModiInDAV\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/post-image-template1-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Living away from my native land in USA always brought memories of my beautiful childhood in the playgrounds, classrooms, and canteen from DAV School. DAV laid the wreath for success and excellence, carving inch by inch of me, thereby making me a better person. I am so proud to be associated with one of the finest schools across the globe.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0As the CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/omlogic.com\">OMLogic<\/a>, I have always taken keen interest in activities related to educational sector in India, so when we were given the opportunity to work for DAV Society, we couldn\u2019t contain our excitement. \u00a040 Lac alumni, 20 Lac student, 800 campuses, 130 year old tradition, 60K teachers \u2013 Being a student of the very same institution, I had no clue about its larger than life size back then. It\u2019s a power demonstrated by the fact that PM Narendra Modi would be coming to unveil DAV\u2019s new vision (Nayi Disha, Naya Sankalp) at a large gathering at JLN stadium on 14th February 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We\u2019re trying to spread the word far &amp; wide about Nayi Disha, Naya Sankalp, the largest gathering of DAV Alumni, teachers, students and other influencers.\u00a0 \u00a0This event shall go down as the \u2018Largest Gathering of DAV Alumni\u2019 in the history of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davsociety.com\">DAV Society<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We\u2019ll be live feeding on Twitter during the event for those who cannot make it. Looking forward to meet teachers and fellow alumni at Nayi Disha, Naya Sankalp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow DAV Society on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davsociety\/?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&amp;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davsociety\">Twitter<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for regular updates.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re young all you want to do is grow up. When you grow up into successful adults, all that you want to do is go back to the roots and relive your childhood. 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