Palmer House wins Golf Tournament

The results of the Golf Tournament associated with the 2007 Founders Day have been kindly sent to me by Cat Alumni President, 81er Rajiv Bhatia.

I am not a golfer, but I love to watch the game. I prefer to walk up to 20 km a day, but not swinging a club!

Palmer wins the 13th Annual
Cathedral Alumni Golf Tournament

The 13th Annual Cathedral Alumni Golf Tournament held at the Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai, on Sunday, 11th November 2007 was a runway success.

There were a total of 38 participants including six current students.

Palmer House won the Tournament with excellent showings from Akshay Kilachand, Siddharth Thakker, Mihir Doshi and Rohan Jacob.

The Chief Guest Mrs. M Kochar, the popular English teacher in school in the 60s & 70s, gave away the prizes.

The following were the results :

Akshay Kilachand Salver for Best Gross Score:
Winner Riaz Batliwala
Runner Up Nohar Nath
2nd Runner Up Jamsheed Mehta
3rd Runner Up Krishna Kilachand

Rohit Poddar Salver for Best Nett Score Medal:
Winner Rahul Sood
Runners Up Chirag Doshi
2nd Runner Up Navroze Marshall
3 rd Runner Up Jamsheed Pundole

Anil Goyal Cup for Best Gross Stableford:
Winner Sidharth Thakker
Runners Up Rohit Poddar
2nd Runner Up Anand Jhaveri
3 rd Runner Up Rishav Mehra

Meher Amersey Cup for the Best Nett Stableford:
Winner Mihir Doshi
Runners Up Akshay Kilachand
2nd Runner Up Shaan Mehta
3 rd Runner Up Anil Goyal

Best House:
PALMER

Present school boys:
Winner Dhruv Toshniwal
Runner Up Kunal Bhatia

Max Pars
Madhan Soi

Max Birdies
Rohan Jacob

Oldest Alumni present
Mr Ajay Bhatnagar

The Alumni Association would like to thank Mr. Gopal Vazirani for his generous contribution of golf balls, Rajiv Bhatia (Barham '81) for his gift of towels and Akshay Kilachand (Palmer '88) for the T-shirts and water bottles as give aways.

Also the Alumni Association would like to thank Mr. Rohit Poddar for donating a new prize for the Best Nett Score.

The efforts for organizing this wonderful tournament is thanks to Meher Amersey (Barham '60), Pushpa Bhatia (Barham '53), Akshay Kilachand (Palmer '88) and our Hon. Alumnus - Mrs. Kiran Kanwar, who every year does a sterling job in making this tournament a success.

A big thanks to all who played.

The list of participants this year were :

BARHAM:
Jamsheed Mehta, Rohit Poddar, Anand Jhaveri, Shaan Mehta, Vishal Jhunjhunwala, Harsh Amersey, Jamsheed Pundole, Krishna Kilachand, Rajiv Bhatia, Rishav Mehra

PALMER:
Akshay Kilachand, Rohan Jacob, Siddharth Thakker, Chirag Doshi, Anil Goyal, Mihir Doshi, Viral Doshi, Manoj Mehra

WILSON:
Pheroze Dubash, Riaz Batliwala, Nohar Nath, Dr Ajit Deodhar, Kaikushru Dinshaw, Behram Gamadia, Rahul Sood, Pankaj Kalra, Madhav Soi, Ravi Toshniwal

SAVAGE:
Navroze Marshall, Harit Mehta, Ajay Bhatnagar, Suneet Kothari

Congratulations to the winners. A great shout out to all who took part, organised and ran the event and also to all who have supported this tournament over the years.

57ers have a blast - Behram Style

I was so happy, and yet over-powered by a feeling of great sadness, when I received this input from 81er Rajiv, President of the Cat Alumni, from Mumbai.

A fitting tribute to a wonderful human being:

Dear Jacob

I guess the batch of 1957 is still asleep this morning as I write to you.

Dr. Ajay Bhatnagar was kind to invite my wife, Devayani, and me to the dinner last evening.

They rocked and remembered dear Behram all through the evening.

I once again did a solo with Sinatra's `My Way' just as on 18-Mar-07. It was for Doc Budni that evening on Mar-18 when he smiled and clapped. It was for him last evening too.

I couldn't see him smile but my heart felt him doing so. I could hear him clap, though. Through his friends who loved him so dearly.

Some photographs are enclosed.









Regards

_______________________________________________________________________
Rajiv Bhatia (Barham, 1981 ICSE)
President @ your service

Thank you 57ers and thank you, Rajiv.

Cat Alumni President checks in

Despite the hectic goings-on in Mumbai on Founders Day today, I was especially pleased that the President of the Cat Alumni, 81er Rajiv Bhatia, (son of outstanding Cathedralite 53er Pushpa Bhatia and nephew of the late 56er Kirtee Dungersee), took the trouble to let me know what was happening so that I could share it with Cathedralites around the world:

Hi Jacob

The Church Service was very well attended. House full 20 minutes prior to commencement at 9am.

The service as usual was wonderful and moving. Reuniting classes of 1947, 57, 67 and 82 were there.

The Middle School Meeting was attended with the largest representation ever! Principal Mrs. Isaacs was in great `form' and we enjoyed having her with us.

An Alumnus from the Class of 1957 from London (prefers not to be named) has committed a sum of Rs. 1.5 million towards the corpus of the Association!!!!



The cricket score - School Boys went in to bat and in 25 overs made 179 for 7 wickets.

The Alumni were 58 for 3 after 8 overs at 2:40pm.

The President made efforts to `fix' the match and offered incentives to the School Boys to loose, who refused as they were `Cathedralites' !!!!!! (just kidding)

So the President has incentivised the Alumni Team with complimentary passes for the dinner on Nov-16th sponsored personally by the President, if they win the match !!!! (dead serious)

Regards


_______________________________________________________________________
Rajiv Bhatia (Barham, 1981 ICSE)
President @ your service

And as a Postscript Rajiv informed me that the Alumni won the cricket match:

TEAM ALUMNI WINS THE CRICKET

The cricket score - School Boys went in to bat and in 25 overs made 179 for 7 wickets.

The Alumni were 181 for 9 in 25 overs and won the match. Congratulations!

Team Alumni - Look forward to having you with us at the dinner on Nov-16 as the President's guests.

Well played School. Better fortune next time. But remember that leaving school and becoming and Alumnus is a wonderful thing too!

Regards

Rajiv

And here are some photographs from the cricket match:









Is it not truly great that the 60th Year Reunion of the 47ers and the 50th Year Reunion of the 57ers took place.

And that one 57er Alumnus, who wanted to remain anonymous pledged a sum of Rs. 1.5 million towards the corpus of the Association!!!!

Our late dear 57er Budni (Behram Badhniwalla) is watching and smiling down on us.

I can say that Budni's heroic effort to get the 57ers activated has more than been achieved.

Founders Day today

Lots of things are happening in Mumbai at the moment I write this entry.

But 59er Vijay Shivdasani took the time and trouble to share this very emotional email with all of us:

from: 59er Vijay Shivdasani
date: Nov 14, 2007 8:42 AM
subject: Founders Day Service --- I cannot even begin........

To all my Classmates & Schoolmates,

Even if I tried I could not express the quiet dignity, the peaceful beauty, the superb choral rendition and the warm friendly camaraderie of ole contemporaries at the Service from where I have just returned.....so I am going to send you all a quote..........

"A tree is judged by its fruit. We thank Thee for the fruit that is our School that has borne good fruit for these several years. Grant, that as the years pass by, there may go forth from this School, a great company of men and women who, inspired by Thy Spirit, shall serve faithfully in their different professions for the welfare their fellowmen and for the good of India........."

See you at our (59er 50th) Reunion if not before!

As ever

Shivi

Suchita and Vijay - 2007.
Photograph by Hasnain Chinwalla.

Vijay's lovely wife, Suchita, also a Cathedralite, is 62er.

Thank you Vijay for sharing this with us who could not be there.

Just hours away.....

This message from Prakash in Mumbai reached me via 59er Percy who is presently in London. He and Frainy have not missed a Founder's Day Dinner since 1972 if they have been in India, and unfortunately they are not in India this year!

Dear Cathedralite,

Please arrange to pick up your Invite for the Founder's Day Dinner from TENT Located at Meherabad Building. Between Samsonite & Barrista. On Warden Road ( B,. Desai Road). Phone : 23696173 (Geeta)

They are getting sold out fast.

Function starts at 8.00 pm

Invites are priced at Rs. 950.00 per Head.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Regards

Prakash A Thadani

I also had a message from 49er Yeshpal Kapadia in New Delhi.

Jacob,

Just a note to say that the Delhi Chapter of the Alumni Association will be celebrating Founder's Day with a dinner on 16.11. to be hosted by Jamshed Desai of the class of '49.

Kap

Have great reunions but spare a thought for poor Annikki and Jacob in the Arctic thinking of you gals and guys dancing the nights away!

57ers Reunion Programme - Final

57er Pramila Shivdasani has sent me the final version of their 50th Year Reunion programme. I hope that all of you will join me in wishing it a huge success.

I also hope the organisers will send me the report and the photographs to create a special web page to add to my collection of 50th year reunions.

Program for Reunion Week Cathedral Class of 1957

November 12 - 18, 2007

DAY	DATE	Time	FUNCTION	HOST
Monday	Nov 12		Free time to connect with classmates
Tuesday	Nov 13	8.00 pm	Dinner at Dome (Intercontinental Hotel, Marine Drive)	Ranjit and Namita Mathrani
Wednesday FOUNDERS DAY	Nov 14	9.00 am 10.15 am 10.30 am 1.00 pm 8.00 pm	Church Service Cricket Match (BGym) Tea at Middle School Tour of Schools Class Photos Lunch (Contributory) "Social" Dinner/Dance Band sponsored by Dinner hosted by	St Thomas' Cathedral School v/s Alumni Bombay Gym For classmates only Joss – Kala Ghoda Tom Holter and Biloo Bhatnagar Pramila Shivdasani, Saker Mistri, Charu Shah, Dharini Anand Rupa Shah
Thursday	Nov 15	8.00 pm	Dinner at Willingdon Club, Cabbage Patch	Sunil Sahni Bhup Anand
Friday	Nov16	8.30 pm	CATALUMNI Dinner & Dance	Blue Sea (Worli) Tickets can be collected from Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda
Saturday	Nov 17	8.00 pm	Dinner at The Rooftop (Taj Hotel)	Arjun and Judi Waney
Sunday	Nov 18	8.00 pm	Farewell Dinner at Petit Hall (66 Napean Sea Road)	Homi and Tan Commissariat

Bombay Contacts in case of need

Arun Mahimtura 98210 19772 Dharini Anand 93225 91328

Bhupinder Anand 93225 91202 Fleur Madnani 0 93731 37964

Pervez Antia 98200 70509 Pramila Shivdasani 98200 46783

Sunil Sahni 0 98232 17541 Saker Mistry 98200 99544

At the risk of repeating myself...

Founders Day Week is just ahead.

The 57ers will be holding their 50th year reunion, sans their primary organiser, who sadly left us in April - Dr. Behram Badhniwalla, known to all of us as Budni. I am sure he will grace the occasion with his humour as we remember this outstanding individual who gave us all much spirit.

The 67ers have also informed me that they will be having their 40th year reunion.

56er HS Uberoi, Ubi to all of us, asked me especially to extend his best wishes to all those who graced the 50th year reunion of 56ers last year - a truly great affair which was so brilliantly covered for posterity by the vast range of photographs taken to cover their nearly week long celebrations.

The Alumni have sent me the programme for the next week, which is given below for any who missed it earlier:

Founders Week Schedule - November 2007
Sunday November 11th, 2007
10 to 11:30am
Tee Off - Alumni Golf Tournament (includes present students) at Willingdon Club followed by a high tea and prize giving ceremony after the final group come in. Mrs. Isaacs, Principal of the School, has kindly consented to give away the prizes and join us for tea. Entrance fee: Rs. 500/- for Indian Golf Union Members and Willingdon Club Members. Rs. 950/- for those who are neither members of the Willingdon Club nor of the IGU.
For inquiries and registration contact:
Akshay Kilachand


Wednesday November 14, 2007
9:00am to 10:00am Founders Day Church Service at St. Thomas' Cathedral

10:15am onwards Cricket Match - Old Boys V/s Present Students at Elf Academy, Oval Maidan

10:30am to 11:30am Founders Day Tea and Alumni Association General Body Meeting at the Middle School & Release of the new Alumni Association Magazine


Friday November 16, 2007
8:30pm onwards Founders Day Dinner & Dance at the Blue Sea, Worli Seaface,AG Khan Road Worli, Mumbai

Contact Information

Sponsorships and Donations Rajiv Bhatia
E-mail: rajiv@catalumni.com
Contact No: +91-99203-21463

Cricket Match Sanjay Shah - +91-98210-15871

Golf Tournament Akshay Kilachand
E-mail: akshaykilachand@hotmail.com
Contact No: +91-98210-27000

Dinner Event & Branding Gopika Saran -+91-98195-13698

Decor Nazneen Gamadia - +91-98200-45100

Magazine Sunaina Murty
E-mail: sunaina001@hotmail.com
Contact No: +91-98190-75553

Dinner Dance Donor Passes:
Chitra Rajkumar +91-22-23519897
Shyla Boga E-mail: shyla_boga@yahoo.com
Rohita Doshi E-mail: rohita.doshi@gmail.com
Sonal Modi +91-98201-84762
Radhika Shums +91-98702-04615

Collection & payment points (please be prepared to pay cash on delivery)

Art Point Gallery,
Beach View Ground floor, Chowpatty Sea Face,
Mumbai 400007
Phone No: 23694417

Rhythm House Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai 1
Ms. Pushpa Balan,
Viral Doshi Associates, G-5, 8th floor, Everest, 156,
Tardeo Road, Tardeo, Mumbai 400 034, India
Tel. No. : +91-22-23522569 / 23522579
Fax No. : +91-22-666 3538
Email : viral@viraldoshi.com

Bharti Dsouza,
Swagelok Bombay Ltd, 305 Turf Estate,
Dr. E. Moses Road,Mumbai 400 011.
Tel: 6662 5984/83 Ext 112
Email: Bharti.Dsouza@bombay.swagelok.com

Gita
Tent
Between GAS & Samsonite on BB Desai Road,
Opp Dayaram Santdas Petrol Station,
2 / A. Mehrerabad,
Warden Road,
Mumbai 400 026
Tel: 23696173
Email: info@tentsphere.com , info@silkworksindia.com

All queries to Rita Vaswani
Administrative Help Desk
catalumni_helpdesk@yahoo.com or helpdesk@catalumni.com
Contact No: +91-99203-21463

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