Oikos'16 - Introductory Speech

Oikos'16 - Introductory Speech by Sreelakshmis Ashokan, ASAP, GHSS Cheruthazham.

             Honorable dignitaries, respected teachers, parents and my dear friends. A warm good morning to one and all. Neil Armstrong, Tenzing Hillary, Kalpana Chawla, Indira Gandhi and many more. All these names are associated with the first step. We were used to hear these names since our childhood. All those names are set as default in our mind. Yes! Standing in front of you I am proud to say that we are also stepping to be part of a history.

           "Oikos'16, Originating from the Original". This is the debut step of ASAP SDC Kottila to explore the multidimensional talent of the ASAP students. When we select this name, "Oikos" many of my friends asked me what does Oikos stands for. The term Oikos stands for Greek Etymology. It stands for the related multiplicity of concept. Here we consider it as root word for our mother ecosystem where we all are originated. 
             Being a human being we all are blessed with lots of talents. From where do these originated? From where we have originated? From where this entire universe originated? We can’t postulate an apt answer, but we know the fact.  We all are originated from the nature, originated from ecosystem. We are born here, brought up here, and being old here.

            Yes, let us originate from the original, that is Oikos, where everything is originated from the original. I welcome you all to Oikos'16, Be Original.

             Additional Skill Acquisition Program started its journey in 2012. In its initial stage, there were five institution under this Skill Development Center. But now it is mapped with 11 institutions. These institutions are full-fledged with the budding talents. It is not the additional skill we have attained, but in fact we have created add-ons to ourselves.

             It is not self praising, we have transformed. We could clearly define ourselves before and after ASAP.

            To be frank I was afraid to face the crowd when I was in plus one. But now, I am in front of this large audience.

            Oikos'16 is framed in such a way that to explore the status of Kottila SDC Asapians.

Once again welcome you all to Oikos, thank you.