56er Meena has info for YOU

With so many pictures about the Boys'School, I redress the balance. Here is a picture of the Girls' School, maybe in the year 1956 or 1957. It was published in the School prospectus for 1958, kindly sent to me by 69er Barbara Rossi in Italy.



I received this email from 56er Meena Bhatt (née Lele)

Dear Jacob,

We have managed to trace quite a few of our classmates, we are even trying to get David Haskell who left school before graduating, whose last known address was a kibbutz in Israel.

We have got affirmative answers from over 24 of the class girls and I think Ubi is working hard to get more. Pauline Pitman was last heard of in Australia, but Vera Harris and Joyce Wilkie disappeared into England a long time ago.

If you have any method of getting hold of people in Australia, could you try?

I have now retired and am reveling in doing nothing all day long! Perhaps I will tire in a month or so!!

With warm regards,

Meena

Meena sent me her last circular letter addressed to all 56ers, so if you know one, please direct them to this info.

Dear All,

Things are slowly falling into place, but we need everyone to help find "lost" people. So far, untraceable are:

1. Pauline Pitman,


2. Vera Harris,


3. Razia Quamarain,


4. Yasmin Batliwala,


5. Neela Mehta,


6. Rakshi Gupta,


7. Joyce Wilkie,


8. Padma Abichandani.

Among the boys, we would appreciate it if anyone can contribute helpful links to :

1. R. Gokern,


2. Sudhir Grover,


3. Ernest Haskell,


4. Isaac Hyaem,


5. A. Jaffer,


6. D. J. Kripalani,


7. A. Kumar,


8. A. Rohira,


9. R. Shah,


10. R. Banatwala,


11. M. Tayabji.

We have traced Michael Tahseem. (Ed: I have informed Ubi about Ernest Haskell's email contact.)

Ubi has managed to get an affirmative answer from 8 boys, so some beginning has been made.

The plan stands confirmed:

Arrive in Mumbai any time before Tuesday 7th Nov. evening.
Dinner that night, 1930, will be hosted by Rima and Khadija. All spouses are invited.
Wed.8th & Thurs 9th is the outing to Pune only for the girls. Hostess in Pune is Patsy.
Wednesday night dinner hosted by Silloo at the ABC Farms.
Thursday night dinner hosted by Meena at her Pune home.
Thursday lunch is at Patsy's Stud Farm.
Friday 10th return to Mumbai after breakfast. Travel time is around 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
Saturday 11th is High Tea at Chitra's, with all spouses--boys' and girls'
Sunday 12th 0800 departure by launch from Gateway of India for Mandwa/Alibaug for day long picnic with all spouses. Hostess Rajni. Return to Mumbai after 1730.
Monday 13th Cocktails at 1900 with Uberoi and his wife at 1900. Girls/boys/spouses.
Tuesday 14th Founder's Day. Church Service at 0900 (plan on getting to the church by 0830-0845). Contributory tea in the Middle School followed by group photographs. Lunch at the Bombay Gym will be a Dutch treat with food being ordered previously.
Farewell dinner at Patsy's Sterling Bay home for grils/boys/spouses.

Could you all scan and send photographs of any school related group or function. DO NOT send hard copies. Also, could you think of writing small articles not more than 200 words. We also need information about yourselves -- likes, interests, ambitions, achievements that might have changed since school and will therefore help us in preparing the momento Year Book. We are not going beyond a Year Book and a souvenir mug unless you all feel the need for it.

I will be making an update of lists for the boys as soon as Ubi gets somemore names.

Sheila, could you please mail Jayalakshmi yourself, and send me her last known email address again?

Please do try and search your memories for the people I have named, and mail any information to me.

Lots of love,

Meena

I wish the 56ers a grand time at their reunion, but watch this space as news develops about this reunion.