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Kochi: The yearlong

golden jubilee celebrations

of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) Kochi Kendra will culminate with a valedictory function on Friday, which would held online.

The Kochi Kendra was started in 1970 as part of the expansion of BVB, which was founded by educationist and Independence movement activist K M Munshi in 1938.

The event will also feature the golden jubilee goodwill message from Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu. Messages from president of BVB Mumbai Surendralal G Mehta and executive secretary and director general, BVB Mumbai, H N Dastur will also be read out.

The valedictory address will be delivered by C A Venugopal C Govind, chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi Kendra. Kochi Kendra director E Ramankutty will preside over the function. The toppers of CBSE Class X and Class XII exams will be felicitated online during the ceremony.

The event will also feature a dance by the alumni of Bhavan’s school in Kochi Kendra, a music programme by the current students of all the schools of the Kendra. There are seven CBSE schools and six nursery schools under Kochi Kendra.