Graduation Day, 2026

On Sunday May 31, our South Bay Chinmaya family came together to celebrate another successful academic year with a grand Graduation ceremony. The event was such a whirlwind! So many amazing acts highlighting the learnings from the year, jam packed into a Sunday afternoon. Graduation truly is one of our favorite times of the year, because everyone is so proud of what they learned! 

We were so fortunate to have both Brni. Sandhyaji and Swami Ishwarananda in attendance. They thoroughly enjoyed the various acts presented by the graduating classes.

Our program was MC’d by Radhika Chugani (6 grader) and Anisha Joshi (7 grader). They did a fabulous job walking us through each amazing act. Kudos to Anisha for MC-ing the language presentations entirely in Hindi! Shabash! After the Hindi presentations, we dove into the Bala Vihar acts.  A first for our ceremony was having the Adult class perform a musical number based on the values of the Bhagavad Gita. It was so inspiring for the kids to see their parents also choosing to continue their spiritual growth. 

After all the wonderful performances, we heard from our three graduating seniors. We then proceeded to begin the Shishyaanushasanam ceremony. This was led by Swamiji as he lit the first lamp and then passed it down to representatives from each of our classes.

Thanks so much for the countless volunteers, teachers, and parents who have contributed to the success of our year. We truly have built a wonderful community for our children. This year our graduation had over 200 people in attendance!! Isn’t that amazing!?! We all look forward to another year of learning and growth after a relaxing summer break.

Here's a link to more photos of the event

--Sangeeta Joshi