1984 BATCH GET TOGETHER - 21 FEB 2010

The 1984 batch finally took out time from their supposedly busy schedules to get together on 21 Feb 2010 at the Press Club Chandigarh, a venue kind courtesy Kuldeep Singh. The get together initially planned for 20 Feb evening could only materialise on 21 Feb afternoon and due to this last minute change some of the batch mates could not make it but sent their best wishes and hello. Some were not keen from the begining and decided not to attend but then the lucky 13 who met ensured that it became an afternoon to cherish. The afternoon was filled with laughter and reliving old times. We all were behaving exactly the way we used to 26 years back. The same back slapping, leg pulling and remembering of teachers, incidents and even heartthrobs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The afternoon had all that was needed to make it memorable. Some of us were meeting after March 1984; a period of about 26 years. The afternoon ended much later in the evening with the promise of meeting more regularly, ensuring attendance of those who did not attend this time and making it family affair.

(LEFT - RIGHT): Michael Balraj Bhatti, Jaspal Singh, Atul Jolly, Sandeep Nandra, Amit Dudeja, Pradeep Aggarwal, Atul Pandey, Kuldeep Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Harpreet S Manocha, Kanwarjeet S Nanda, Inderjeet Singh, Gurpreet Singh 

ANOTHER ONE FOR THE RECORDS

SCHOOL GET TOGETHER

         It's going to be a year since the school blog was started with the aim of reconnecting the school alumni and to fulfill the desire of meeting those we grew up with. In these few months this initiative has hopefully been able to deliver this wish, may be only in part. People have reconnected, shared reminisces from the past, and have even met; albeit in smaller groups. One gets to hear news of our alumni sitting as far away as US and Australia getting in touch with their batchmates and friends.

         At this juncture, one is a little perplexed as to where to take it from here because it is no more an individual effort. The data uploaded has been searched, compliled and forwarded by all of you with a lot of effort. One has all along, got the support of all of you in following something that few believed in, to begin with. Therefore, I would need your advice on how and what should be the next step. Some of you would say that obviously we should meet each other. I remember one or two OSA meets that I attended and the kind of lukewarm response they got and therefore I am very apprehensive about organising a simple get together. Therefore, can I request you all to give your suggestions and advice on where to take this effort from here. And, if we do decide to get together in chandigarh, when and how should we go about and who all can help in organising this get together. I look forward to your valuable suggestions and advice and hope that this effort would definitely move to the next pedestal and with all the "Elan and Participation" that it deserves.

 

PS: Some friends have suggested the date of 03 Apr 2010 for  organising the school get-together 02 & 04 Apr being holidays. The reason quite understandably cited is pre-occupation of parents with children exams in Mar. The venue suggested is some restaurant/resort/club and not the school premises.

CLASS OF 1987

Mr Kirpal Kanwal (1987 batch) has sent some names and contact details of 1987 batch. Hope the list grows:-

• Kirpal Kanwal - 519-496-4598 (canada)
• Ajay Dhawan - 09814063166 (India)
• Akhil Rana - 09888997170
• Arun Kumar- 09417600401
• Balbir - 09888438245
• Balraj - 09915031700
• Sanjiv Dua - 09780524324
• Jetly - 09872000798
• Rajbir - 09814411118
• Sandeep Bansal - 09814422122
• Vashisth - 09876668878
• Alok   +233-(0) 244327562 (Guina)
• Anurag Malhotra - 9888556646

35 MODEL- SOME NOSTALGIC REMEMBRANCES

35 MODEL- SOME NOSTALGIC REMEMBRANCES

(BY- MS GURMEEN SETHI)
CLASS OF 1978
voicemail62@gmail.com

      When I go down memory lane thirty-two years thence,a voice echoes in my mind ..... ,"BETAJI KITHE LAGE PHIRDE HO?". That was Mr. Harbans Singh, our Panjabi cum Class Teacher who graduated each class with us from class 8th to class 10th.He was an epitome of love and affection, a fatherly figure who didn't like the boys talking to the girls. And if he did see any boy doing that then "USKI KHAIR NAHI".He made us write the daily diary which was an ordeal for us......but nevertheless he was our "PETHA" sir.
      I joined the school in class 8th in 1976.....the transition from Carmel Convent Sector 9 Chd to GMHS 35 was initially quite painful but gradually the new school grew on me.Today I can say with pride that I learnt a lot in this "model school" which I wouldn't have in a "convent".
      In fact, we owe a lot to our teachers'......Mrs. G Surjit Singh (also our principal), Mrs. Surjit Kaur, Mr Grewal, Mr Goyal, Mr Shastri, Mr H C Sharma, Mrs Kapoor, Mrs S Aggarwal, Mrs Jasmine Gill and of course Mr Gurdev Singh who despite flogging the boys mercilessly and pinching and pulling the girls' plaits was quite unpredictably affectionate in his lighter moments.

      I specially remember our librarian,Ms Sanyogita Kalia, who had a "mast" gait.She was more like a friend to me and knowing my passion for reading books, she would issue to me, two "Hardy Boys" or "Nancy Drews", instead of the usual quota of "one". To show my gratitude,I made tons of quotation charts for the library in calligraphy, which I'd learnt from Mr H C Sharma.

      Today when I behold the well-kept lush lawns of the school, I am reminded of the dry, uneven ground of the yester years where we sat for hours together, studying in groups for our board exams. In fact this idea was also of Harbans Sir , which we followed 50% of the time and the rest of the time was spent telling jokes and singing songs.

     "GARMEEN".........Oh, its Sandhu sir....telling me while practising shot put,"EH BAAL(ball)THODA HOR DOOR SUTTAYA KAR"......and I would meekly try to correct him"SIR....ITS GUR---- NOT GAR----"but he was deaf to my pleas and would continue with the same pronunciation even in a more louder pitch.

      "HEY CHIBU SIR  AA GAYE!!!! HOMEWORK KIA?? COPY DE DE PLEASE MONA??"......We all used to dread the maths period but were fond of Mr Goyal in our own ways. He was a grim man, who would ,without any warning , burst into a million dollar smile, showing his "beautiful 32" and the class would finally relax.     

      The Annual Function every year was an event I used to look forward to.....the English play practice, the Hindi play practice, the group song....missing classes ....practising in the porch outside the principal's office for hours....and then returning to the classes with a tired yet triumphant look as if we had returned after fighting a battle..... those were wonderful moments and the teachers' would also excuse our incomplete home-work with an understanding look and treat us with importance. "The Dear Departed ", "Mother's Day" and "Mera Gaon" are the plays we staged in the Tagore theatre....and guess who directed our plays? ......Harry Baweja ,the well known film director of today. Our theatre team included Rajesh Dhiri, Sanjay Mehta, Raminder Kaur, Sangita Aggarwal, (Late)Vandana Malik, Vivek Shauq, Lalit(1977 batch)besides me.

      I cannot pen off without mentioning the shoot of two panjabi movies "Sat Sri Akal" and "Giani Ji".The actors Prem Nath,Kamini Kaushal,and Monty (Prem Nath's son) were accompanied by Sardar Malik and his son Anu Malik(music director) to shoot a"prayer scene" and a "band scene" in our school premises .A few of us were taken to Art Gallery, Sector 10 to feature in a song sequence with Prem Nath. I vividly remember Kamini Kaushal cootchie-cooing persistently to a small baby pigeon perched up on her first finger , throughout the shoot.She was also continuously feeding the small birdie with a mashed banana and I'm sure the lil' one must've died of loosies.

      There's so much I can share and the memories are endless.....but who care's to read wat I write.....hey....any 1978 batch students who would like to share their experiences???? I'm reminded of the old song..... "BACHPAN KE DIN BHI KYA DIN THE..UDHTE, PHIRTE,GIRTE.....HUM",

CLASS OF 1978

I am putting down the names of 1978 batch students forwarded by Ms Gurmeen Sethi. Hope the list gets updated in terms of names as well as contact details:-

• MONA GUPTA (ORISSA)
• SANGEETA AGGARWAL (GYNAECOLOGIST AT CHD)
• PAYAL CHHIBBER
• RAMINDER KAUR
• JAYA ROY(DPS CALCUTTA) ALSO THE LATA MANGESHKAR OF OUR CLASS
• NEELIMA LAKHANPAL(NASIK)
• PARAMJIT KAUR
• (Late) VANDANA MALIK, IPS
• POONAM SETH
• DR ANDESH CHEEMA
• KULVINDER KAUR SIDHU
• RAMA SHARMA (HOMEOPATHY DOC CHD)
• SUMAN
• NAVJOT KAUR
• ANITA GAUR
• SURINDER SINGH
• SANJAY MEHTA (BANGLADESH)
• RAJESH DHIRI (CHD)
• DAVINDER SINGH (SHAM FASHION MALL CHD)
• SUPINDER SINGH (NEW ZEALAND)
• GURINDER SINGH JOSAN (ARMY KAPURTHALA)
• RAMAN MALIK (ARMY)
• RAJNISH ANAND (BOSTON)
• RAJIV GOYAL (CHD)
• (LATE) RAJESH SINGLA
• VIPIN KHOSLA (CHD)
• ANIL SHARMA
• HARISH SHARMA (NEW ZEALAND)
• JASWINDER SINGH (CHD)
• AMRIT PAL SINGH BINDRA (MERCHANT NAVY)
• SHARAT SAWHNEY (SINGAPORE)
• MOHINDER PAL SINGH
• SUKHWINDER SINGH (BILLA)
• RAJIV BHATNAGAR (BOY PREFECT)
• GURMEEN SETHI (GIRLS PREFECT) - voicemail62@gmail.com
• AVINASH KAUR
• GEETA MEHTA
• JAYANT JHAMB