The Echo That Keeps Growing

Written by: Aishwarya Sabnis

Edited by: Dhriti Jha

A decade is often measured in numbers - ten years, 120 months, 520 weeks. But at CHRIST University Bannerghatta Road Campus (BGR), a decade has never been about arithmetic. It has been about people: voices that shaped conversations, faces that built communities, footsteps that filled corridors, and countless memories quietly stitched into the fabric of this campus. When Echo presents its Decennial Edition, we are not simply marking ten years; we are honouring the journey of becoming.

To complete a decennial is to pause with purpose. It is to stand at a threshold where the past and the future greet each other. It invites us to look back with gratitude and forward with intention. In the story of BGR, these ten years represent resilience, reinvention, and the collective heartbeat of a campus that grew not only in infrastructure, but in spirit.

When the first stones of the Bannerghatta campus were laid, what existed was a vision- bold, hopeful, and rooted in the Christite belief that education is an evolving dialogue. Today, that vision has matured into a vibrant academic ecosystem. Classrooms that once echoed with the uncertainty of beginnings now ring with debates, discoveries, and dreams. Spaces once quiet now host festivals, research forums, student startups, cultural collectives, and stories that have travelled far beyond these gates.

This edition of Echo honours that arc of transformation. We also hear from the people who carried this campus through time, long-standing faculty who recall the echo of the first bell, alumni who remember muddy pathways and raw beginnings, and staff who watched brick by brick turn into belonging. These reflections remind us of a simple truth: a campus is built by hands, but defined by hearts.

Yet, the decennial is not just commemoration; it is continuity. For every batch that graduated, another entered with its own questions, energy, and courage. For every tradition begun, a newer one emerged. For every challenge faced, a stronger community rose. This edition celebrates the silent moments at the late-night rehearsals, the whispered pep talks before competitions, the shared anxieties during exams, the friendships formed over chai breaks, and the resilience that held us together through a global pandemic.

Ten years later, BGR stands as a mosaic of disciplines, cultures, identities, and dreams. And as we step into the next decade, Echo hopes this edition becomes both a reminder and a promise: that every Christite contributes a line to this story. That every moment lived here, loud or quiet, becomes part of the echo that continues long after we leave.

Here’s to the decennial.

Here’s to the journey.

Here’s to the echoes that shaped us, and the ones we are yet to create.