On October 10th, 2025, Shiva Boys' Hindu College celebrated its 25th anniversary in grand fashion with a Ramayana Satsangh and a Recognition Ceremony, which took place at the car park area of the college under beautifully decorated tents housing the over five hundred people who were present to celebrate and reflect on the past twenty-five years at this most prestigious institution.

After Pundit Rickie Maharaj, Vice Principal of Shiva Boys' Hindu College, welcomed everyone to this event at 5:30 pm, a puja followed which was conducted by a past student of our college, Pundit Rohit Maharaj. This was followed by a discourse delivered by the Dharmacharaya of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Holiness Pundit-Doctor Rampersad Parasram, which ended at approximately 7:30 pm. It was truly an honour and privilege to have the Dharmacharaya whose presence and spiritually enlightening knowledge were greatly appreciated by all present that night. During these two sessions, bhajans were rendered by members of the school choir and by the kirtan group that accompanied the Dharmacharaya.

The Programme/Recognition Ceremony began at approximately 7:50 pm. Many distinguished speakers graced the stage with contributions bearing a mixture of good greetings, reflections capturing life at Shiva Boys' Hindu College over the past twenty-five years and memorable anecdotes, which all seemed to have interested and enthralled the appreciative audience.

Firstly, the Principal of Shiva Boys' Hindu College, Mr. Devenish Neeranjan, addressed the massive audience followed by the reflections of a past student, Mr. Ryan Badal, who was a student of the very first intake of students at this college in September of 2000. Pundit Rickie Maharaj, who started as a teacher at the very beginning and who is currently the Vice Principal of this school, then presented several sentimental reflections on his experiences at Shiva Boys' Hindu College, with immense pride.

This was followed by valued contributions by the two past principals of this college, Mr. Chaitnarine Lalla, who served this institution from 2000-2005, and Mr. Dexter Sakal, who served from 2005 to 2024. Their speeches were well received and appreciated by an attentive audience. Finally, the audience attentively listened to the President of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Pundit Krishna Rambally, who brought words of inspiration, praise and greetings on this most wonderful occasion.

With respect to the Recognition Ceremony aspect of the programme, teachers who served Shiva Boys' Hindu College for twenty-five years were presented with tokens in appreciation of their contributions to the college. Teachers who served the college for twenty years were also presented with tokens on this most memorable night.

Pundit Rickie Maharaj, Mrs. Atri Labban and Mr. Shane Lutchman who have served this institution for over twenty-five years, and Mr. Suren Neebar, Mr. Navin Lall, Mr. Roger Rampaul, Ms. Darleen Ragbir, Ms. Omatee Ramnarine, Ms. Anushka Maharaj, Mr. Suraj Gopaul, Mr. Sahadeo Rampersad, Mrs. Sharon Sookdeo-Jaglal and Mr. Doodnath Rampersad who have served for over twenty years must have felt an extra touch of nostalgia on this most memorable occasion.

In addition, those individuals who contributed to the school's successes in sport, specifically cricket and football, were presented with tokens of appreciation. Mr. Dexter Francis, Mr. Corey Browne and Mr. Hayden Ryan served our college as football coaches for several years and Mr. David Sultan contributed to our success in cricket for quite a number of years.

Finally, several well-wishers and businesses that made contributions to our school over the years were also recognized. Shiva Boys' Hindu College expressed its gratitude to Danny's Enterprises Company Limited of Claxton Bay, Tiger Tanks Trinidad Unlimited of Point Fortin, Mrs. Rajcoomar and the Siparia Coterie, Changoor's Hardware, Benco Limited, Mr. Edwin Ramsaran (former School Supervisor), Mr. T.N. Ramnath, Mr. Gowtam Maharaj (Chairman of the P.D.R.C), Mrs. Shanti Boodram (Councillor-Penal), and Mr. Nicholas Kanhai (Councillor-Barrackpore West) for their valued contributions.

Even though the event ended a little later than expected at approximately 10:10 pm, it turned out to be a tremendous success. It was truly a memorable, interesting, meaningful and great evening for everyone at Shiva Boys' Hindu College. The school's administration headed by Mr. Neeranjan and Pundit Rickie Maharaj, the teaching staff, the ancillary staff, students, PTA members, parents, well-wishers and the 25th Anniversary Committee led by Mrs. Meera Maharajh-Parasram truly did a superb job in putting together a programme of high quality.