Back to school: Heartwarming photos of Mumbai’s tiny tots returning to class after the summer break

Updated On: 16 June, 2025 09:38 PM IST | Divya Nair

Schools in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai reopened on Monday after the summer break. Authorities welcomed students with roses and stationery on the first day of the new term. (PICS/SATEJ SHINDE, TMC)

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A little girl gestures for silence as she sits with her classmates on the first day of school at Shri Krishna School (English Medium), Shri Krishna Nagar, Borivali (East), Mumbai, on Monday. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE

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Not everyone was excited to return to school—one student consoles his teary-eyed friend on Day 1 of reopening

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One student looks on as another naps in class on the first day after summer vacation

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Meanwhile, in neighbouring Thane district, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik and other officials welcomed students with stationery kits

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Officials also distributed sweets to the new batches of students

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Several civic officials visited TMC schools across the city to welcome the students. They presented the pupils with books

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The visit by the officials comes as part of the school adoption and inspection programme

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To coincide with the reopening and under the Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's 'Green Thane' campaign, TMC’s Garden Department and Tree Authority organised plantation drives across several schools

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Back to school: Heartwarming photos of Mumbai’s tiny tots returning to class after the summer break

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