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College Archives gets Facelift

A major renovation of the Archives Building has been in progress since June 2024. Though minor repairs were done occasionally, this is the first major renovation after establishing it in 2002. The following activities are being done.

• Renovating floor

During the initial construction parquet was used for the floor as it is elegant due to its wooden finish. However, termites damaged some parts of the parquet heavily. Also during the rainy season, the parquet floor pops up from certain places due to moisture. Therefore following the architect's advice it was decided to remove the parquet and cut and polish the floor to give it an ancient look. Also, tiled skirting is being removed and cement skirting is being added.

• Cutting and polishing cement sections around the doors and windows.
• Repairing and polishing doors and windows
• Painting inside
• Painting outside in white replacing the brick red colour on the request of the Principal
• Painting work of grills
• Painting steel H irons of the concrete roof
• Polishing of the name board
• Replacing LED daylight bulbs with warm white on the advice of architects
• Fitting steal electrical boxes to the electrical sockets on the floor
• Fixing a CCTV camera system

The Old Boys' Union is organizing Founders day

The OBU is organizing a series of activities with keynote speeches and a competition to increase awareness of the College's history commemorating the Founders Day of the College. The competition will be held online and open to Students, Staff and Old Boys. Prizes will be given to all four categories. Merit and participation certificates will also be given. The Welfare Committee of the OBU is organizing the activity. The Archives is helping to prepare the online delivery, questionnaire and to ensure the accuracy of the questions and answers.

Forming of the Archives Student Society is in progress

A presentation was made to invited and interested students about the past, present and future of the Archives and the role of the Student Society in collecting data on the present day activities.

The College Archives was introduced to the Old Boys' Union

A meeting and a presentation on the College Archives with the Old Boys' Union officials and invited old Rajans was held. With the Archives Sub Committee of the OBU, the President and the officials pledged to work to take the Archives to the next level.

Planning to have an Archives Rejuvenation Ceremony after completing the facelift

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79/80 Group decided to revive the Archives

At the last AGM, the Group decided to help revive the Archives as it is a flagship project of the group. It was decided to expand the existing Archives committee and form a New Archives Committee by adding more members. Following the initiative of the President and ExCo members, the group members of the group were invited to join the New Archives Committee. Actions are underway to improve the Archives Foundation Consitution and get the whole Rajans community on board for developing and maintaining the Archives.